KC 6, MIN 8 | Apr 28, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Friday, April 28, 2023•Target Field•48°F, Overcast

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Pablo López

LOSS

Jordan Lyles

SAVE

Jorge López

The Twins defeated the Royals 8-6.

★Salvador Perez3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Edward Olivares3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Nick Pratto3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

Weather: 48°F, OvercastWind: 12 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 2:38Att: 11,754Venue: Target Field

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89.4%C

16 missed calls

+29.7% MIN

+2.54 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

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

Game 718387 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	1	1	0	0	.241/.281/.426	103.7	.363	.618
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	5	0	0	0	0	2	.268/.355/.495	106.5	.468	.531
Salvador PerezC	4	1	3	3	0	0	.266/.307/.436	105.5	.508	.538
MJ MelendezRF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.176/.276/.318	93.3	.362	.348
Edward OlivaresLF	4	2	3	0	0	1	.276/.321/.461	107.6	.625	.623
Nick Pratto1B	5	0	3	2	0	2	.333/.333/.333	98.9	.500	.472
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.195/.235/.312	95.8	.134	.125
Hunter Dozier3B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.172/.226/.241	69.5	.134	.123
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	0	0	3	.173/.169/.187	101.1	.632	.588
Bench
Jordan LylesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh TaylorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	6	12	6	2	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Perez (6th off López, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Olivares 2; Jr.

3B:Olivares

TB:20

RBI:Perez 3; Pratto 2; Jr.

SB:Jr.

SF:Perez

Team LOB:9

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max KeplerRF	2	2	1	2	1	1	.236/.290/.473	109.3	.937

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jordan LylesL	4.0	7	7	7	4	4	2	94-52	83.6	6.11
Josh Taylor	2.0	1	1	1	0	5	1	32-20	87.4	3.86
Amir Garrett	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8-3	93.7	2.53
Taylor Clarke	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	87.1	5.25
Totals	8.0	8	8	8	5	10	3	144-83	-	-

WP:Lyles

Pitches-strikes:Lyles 94-52; Taylor 32-20; Garrett 8-3; Clarke 10-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Lyles 0-8; Taylor 1-0; Garrett 1-1; Clarke 1-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Pablo LópezW	6.0	8	6	6	1	7	1	92-68	87.6	4.00

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Max Kepler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 91.0 mph310 ftLA: 34°

Bot 1 • MIN

1-1

Max Kepler homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 109.3 mph💣 412 ftLA: 33°

Bot 2 • MIN

1-2

Michael A. Taylor walks. Trevor Larnach scores. Jose Miranda to 3rd. Joey Gallo to 2nd.

1-3

Max Kepler out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Edward Olivares. Jose Miranda scores.

EV: 87.9 mph289 ftLA: 25°

Top 4 • KC

2-3

Nick Pratto singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 98.9 mph198 ftLA: 12°

Bot 4 • MIN

2-4

Michael A. Taylor doubles (3) on a soft bunt ground ball to catcher Salvador Perez. Joey Gallo scores.

EV: 36.1 mph3 ftLA: -78°

2-7

Jorge Polanco homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 379 ftLA: 23°

Bot 5 • MIN

2-8

Jose Miranda homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 106.2 mph💣 363 ftLA: 22°

Top 6 • KC

4-8

Nick Pratto singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 70.1 mph61 ftLA: 4°

3-8

Salvador Perez homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 416 ftLA: 35°

Top 7 • KC

6-8

Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 103.6 mph277 ftLA: 11°

5-8

Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Carlos Correa to second baseman Jorge Polanco. Hunter Dozier scores. Michael Massey out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st.

EV: 89.9 mph7 ftLA: -23°

HR:Kepler (1st off Lyles, 0 on, 0 out); Polanco (4th off Lyles, 2 on, 2 out); Miranda (5th off Taylor, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Miranda; Taylor; Buxton

3B:Gallo

TB:22

RBI:Miranda; Kepler 2; Polanco 3; Taylor 2

SB:Taylor

SF:Kepler

GIDP:Miranda

Team LOB:4

Bench
Trevor LarnachLF	2	1	1	0	1	1	.241/.356/.391	87.9	.318	.286
Donovan SolanoPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.281/.343/.359	88	.008	.010
Pablo LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Griffin JaxP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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