MIN 7, KC 10 | Jul 29, 2023 | The Best Box Score

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Saturday, July 29, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•85°F, Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Jordan Lyles

LOSS

Bailey Ober

SAVE

Scott Barlow

The Royals defeated the Twins 10-7.

★Byron Buxton3-for-3, 2 RBI

★Kyle Isbel4-for-5, 2 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.4-for-5, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Drew Waters triples (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Willi Castro. Kyle Isbel scores.

Weather: 85°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:13Att: 20,643Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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91.8%C

14 missed calls

+2.5% KC

+0.29 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	7	12	0
KC	1	3	2	0	0	1	3

Game 717207 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carlos CorreaSS	5	0	1	0	0	2	.228/.304/.399	96.3	.453	.443
Edouard Julien2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	.300/.388/.539	101.8	.346	.394
Alex Kirilloff1B	5	1	1	0	0	2	.270/.357/.442	96.9	.433	.412
Max KeplerRF	4	2	2	1	1	1	.233/.297/.447	104.3	.377	.639
Jorge Polanco3B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.248/.292/.442	98.4	.249	.254
Byron BuxtonDH	3	2	3	2	0	0	.206/.295/.436	111.8	.429	.624
Matt WallnerLF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.254/.380/.492	101.3	.163	.156
Christian VázquezC	4	0	1	2	0	1	.227/.296/.313	90.8	.127	.116
Willi CastroCF	2	0	1	1	1	1	.243/.328/.368	109.7	.516	.479
Bench
Bailey OberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan BalazovicP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	7	12	7	3	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Kepler (6th off Cuas, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Kepler; Buxton 3

TB:19

RBI:Castro; Kepler; Polanco; Buxton 2; Vázquez 2

GIDP:Correa

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	1	1	2	0	2	.272/.321/.384	95.1	.248

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bailey OberL	4.0	11	6	6	0	5	2	90-60	87.3	3.19
Jordan Balazovic	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	33-20	89.8	3.12
Jovani Morán	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	11-8	81.4	5.44
Josh Winder	1.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	40-26	87.3	3.97
Totals	8.0	18	10	10	2	7	2	174-114	-	-

WP:Balazovic

HBP:Waters (by Ober)

Inherited runners-scored:Winder 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Ober 90-60; Balazovic 33-20; Morán 11-8; Winder 40-26

Groundouts-flyouts:Ober 3-4; Balazovic 2-3; Morán 0-0; Winder 3-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jordan LylesW	5.0	4	3	3	2	4	0	100-61	86.2	6.15

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (18) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 103.0 mph💣 392 ftLA: 34°

Bot 2 • KC

0-2

Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 415 ftLA: 27°

0-3

Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Max Kepler. Kyle Isbel scores. Drew Waters to 3rd.

EV: 95.1 mph337 ftLA: 37°

0-4

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Matt Wallner. Drew Waters scores. Matt Duffy to 3rd.

EV: 107.6 mph24 ftLA: -8°

Bot 3 • KC

0-6

Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Matt Wallner. Salvador Perez scores. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 67.6 mph22 ftLA: -3°

Top 4 • MIN

3-6

Byron Buxton doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Alex Kirilloff scores. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 104.7 mph342 ftLA: 20°

1-6

Jorge Polanco grounds out softly, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Matt Duffy. Edouard Julien scores. Alex Kirilloff to 3rd. Max Kepler to 2nd.

EV: 45.2 mph5 ftLA: -42°

Top 6 • MIN

5-6

Christian Vazquez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Byron Buxton scores. Matt Wallner to 2nd.

EV: 90.8 mph19 ftLA: -4°

4-6

Max Kepler homers (15) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 424 ftLA: 26°

Bot 6 • KC

5-7

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 84.0 mph154 ftLA: 11°

Bot 7 • KC

5-8

Drew Waters triples (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Willi Castro. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 101.4 mph341 ftLA: 19°

5-9

Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Drew Waters scores.

EV: 91.1 mph84 ftLA: 3°

5-10

Bobby Witt Jr. triples (7) on a fly ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 104.4 mph403 ftLA: 27°

Top 8 • MIN

7-10

Willi Castro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew Waters. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 87.9 mph132 ftLA: 8°

6-10

Christian Vazquez grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Matt Duffy. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 85.4 mph33 ftLA: -2°

Bench
MJ MelendezLF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.217/.293/.353	96.3	.290	.357
Jordan LylesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dylan ColemanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor ClarkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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