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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2023-07-05 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 19692 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph L to R · 2:17
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 5–0. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Edouard Julien homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Alex Kirilloff singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Ryan Jeffers scores. Carlos Correa scores. Alex Kirilloff to 3rd. Throwing error by left fielder MJ Melendez — worth 17% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
W: Pablo Lopez L: Alec Marsh SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Phil Cuzzi · 1B: Dan Bellino · 2B: Shane Livensparger · 3B: Mark Ripperger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Pratto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Massey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Drew Waters | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Duffy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Correa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Edouard Julien | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Byron Buxton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Alex Kirilloff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Max Kepler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Donovan Solano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willi Castro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joey Gallo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan Jeffers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alec Marsh | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
 Amir Garrett | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pablo Lopez | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: K
- MJ Melendez: D39/L9LS
- Salvador Perez: 5/L5
Bot 1
- Carlos Correa: K
- Edouard Julien: HR/F9D
- Byron Buxton: 7/F78D+
- Alex Kirilloff: K
Top 2
- Nick Pratto: K
- Michael Massey: 43/G34
- Drew Waters: S7/L78
- Kyle Isbel: PO1(13)
Bot 2
- Max Kepler: 3/G3+
- Donovan Solano: 9/F9L
- Willi Castro: HP
- Joey Gallo: SB2
- Joey Gallo: K
Top 3
- Kyle Isbel: 7/F7
- Matt Duffy: 53/G5
- Maikel Garcia: S9/G4+
- Bobby Witt: K
Bot 3
- Ryan Jeffers: S9/L89
- Carlos Correa: W.1-2
- Edouard Julien: K
- Byron Buxton: K
- Alex Kirilloff: S7/L7.2-H;1-H(E7/TH)(NR)(UR);B-3
- Max Kepler: 43/G34
Top 4
- MJ Melendez: 8/L8D
- Salvador Perez: K
- Nick Pratto: 8/F89XD
Bot 4
- Donovan Solano: 9/F89
- Willi Castro: W
- Joey Gallo: PO1(13)
- Joey Gallo: 9/F89S
Top 5
- Michael Massey: K
- Drew Waters: K
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 5
- Ryan Jeffers: 53/G56S-
- Carlos Correa: 3/L34D+
- Edouard Julien: W
- Byron Buxton: PO1(13)
Top 6
- Matt Duffy: K
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: K
Bot 6
- Byron Buxton: W
- Alex Kirilloff: 36(1)/FO/G34S.B-1
- Max Kepler: 9/L89
- Donovan Solano: WP.1-2
- Donovan Solano: K
Top 7
- MJ Melendez: 7/F78S
- Salvador Perez: 7/F78S
- Nick Pratto: K
Bot 7
- Willi Castro: 43/G4+
- Joey Gallo: K
- Ryan Jeffers: HR/F8XD+
- Carlos Correa: W
- Kyle Farmer: 8/F89XD
Top 8
- Michael Massey: 9/F9LSF/FL
- Drew Waters: 4/L34D
- Kyle Isbel: D9/F89XD
- Matt Duffy: 9/L9LS
Bot 8
- Byron Buxton: W
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Max Kepler: K
- Donovan Solano: D9/L9L.1-H
- Willi Castro: 4/P34D
Top 9
- Maikel Garcia: 53/G56S
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
- MJ Melendez: 8/L78XD+
Notes & reviews
- Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.
- Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.
- Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.