Twins 9-3 Royals (Jul 4, 2023) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

44-43, 25-19 home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0
1	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	-	9	10	1

K. Maeda2-5

7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB

Z. Greinke1-9

5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- K. Maeda pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Slider 80
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  3
  Ball
  Slider 80
  4
  Ball
  Slider 82
  5
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  6
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 82
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- K. Maeda pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- K. Maeda pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- K. Maeda pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
TwinsBottom 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- K. Maeda pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- K. Maeda pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- N. Wittgren pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- K. Maeda pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Farmer at third base.
  2
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- N. Wittgren pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- Buxton stole second.
  2
  6
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- O. Ortega pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Gallo in left field.
  2
  9
- Farmer at second base.
  2
  9
- Castro at third base.
  2
  9
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- J. Heasley pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Slider	80
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	89
3 Ball	Slider	80
4 Ball	Slider	82
5 Ball	Four-seam FB	90
6 Strike Swinging	Slider	82

Royals
4
Twins
8

Game 1

7/3

Royals
3
Twins
9

Game 2

7/4

Royals
0
Twins
5

Game 3

7/5

Target Field

2:10 PM, July 4, 2023

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 25,033

Game Time:2:20

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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K. Maeda2-5

Z. Greinke1-9

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