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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
May 26, 2022
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 26, 2022 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Daniel Lynch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Devin Smeltzer |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 17,657 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Carlson 1B: Jordan Baker 2B: Adam Beck 3B: Ryan Additon |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Right Fielder |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Witt | Shortstop |
| Hunter Dozier | DH |
| MJ Melendez | Catcher |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Emmanuel Rivera | Third Baseman |
| Nicky Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Brewer Hicklen | Center Fielder |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Byron Buxton | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Kyle Garlick | Left Fielder |
| Gary Sanchez | Catcher |
| Giovanny Urshela | Third Baseman |
| Luis Arraez | Second Baseman |
| Jose Miranda | First Baseman |
| Ryan Jeffers | DH |
| Gilberto Celestino | Right Fielder |
| Rocco Baldelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
May 26, 2022
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Smeltzer
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Smeltzer
Benintendi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
vs. Smeltzer
hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Arraez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Smeltzer
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Lynch
Buxton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Lynch
Correa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garlick vs. Lynch
Garlick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Lynch
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Smeltzer
Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Smeltzer
Santana hits a line drive towards third. Urshela reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Smeltzer
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Urshela vs. Lynch
Urshela takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arraez vs. Lynch
Arraez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Lynch
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Arraez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffers vs. Lynch
Jeffers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Arraez scores. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Celestino vs. Lynch
Celestino hits a line drive into center field. Hicklen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buxton vs. Lynch
Buxton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Smeltzer
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hicklen vs. Smeltzer
Hicklen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Smeltzer
Merrifield hits a fly ball into left field. Garlick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Lynch
Correa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Garlick vs. Lynch
Garlick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Lynch
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Urshela vs. Lynch
Urshela hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Smeltzer
Benintendi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Smeltzer
hits a ball on the ground towards third. Urshela fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Smeltzer
Dozier hits a fly ball into right field. Celestino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Arraez vs. Lynch
Arraez hits a line drive towards first. Santana reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Lynch
Miranda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Miranda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jeffers vs. Lynch
Jeffers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Celestino vs. Lynch
Celestino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miranda scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buxton vs. Lynch
Buxton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Smeltzer
Melendez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Smeltzer
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Smeltzer
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Lynch
Correa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garlick vs. Lynch
Garlick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Lynch
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. throws to second for one, and Lopez throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Urshela vs. Lynch
Urshela strikes out. Melendez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Urshela out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Smeltzer
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Celestino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hicklen vs. Smeltzer
Hicklen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Smeltzer
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Celestino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Arraez vs. Lynch
Arraez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Lynch
Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffers vs. Snider
Collin Snider now pitching.
Jeffers hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kepler vs. Snider
Max Kepler pinch hits for Gilberto Celestino.
Kepler hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Smeltzer
Trevor Larnach now playing left field. Max Kepler now playing right field.
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
vs. Smeltzer
hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Smeltzer
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Smeltzer
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Larnach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Staumont
Josh Staumont now pitching.
Buxton hits a line drive into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Staumont
Correa strikes out. Melendez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Correa out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larnach vs. Staumont
Larnach strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Duffey
Tyler Duffey now pitching.
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first, with Duffey covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Duffey
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Duffey
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Larnach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. Duffey
Ryan O'Hearn pinch hits for Brewer Hicklen.
O'Hearn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Merrifield vs. Duffey
Dairon Blanco pinch runs for Ryan O'Hearn.
Merrifield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buxton. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. Rivera scores. Blanco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Benintendi vs. Duffey
Benintendi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
vs. Duffey
hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Larnach. reaches second base with a double. Merrifield scores. Benintendi moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dozier vs. Duffey
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Payamps
Dairon Blanco now playing center field. Joel Payamps now pitching.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Urshela vs. Payamps
Urshela hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Arraez vs. Payamps
Arraez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to third. Urshela moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Miranda vs. Barlow
Scott Barlow now pitching.
Miranda strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Barlow
Nick Gordon pinch hits for Ryan Jeffers.
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Kepler vs. Barlow
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kepler for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Cano
Yennier Cano now pitching.
Melendez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Cano
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arraez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Cano
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Urshela fields it and throws to first for the out. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Cano
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Barlow
Buxton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana fields the ball and throws to Barlow covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Barlow
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Larnach vs. Barlow
Larnach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Barlow
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Larnach moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Urshela vs. Barlow
Urshela hits a ball on the ground towards short. fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/2022 -- KCA at MIN (N)
KCA AB R H RBI MIN AB R H RBI
Whit Merrifield, rf 4 1 1 2 Byron Buxton, cf 5 0 1 0
Andrew Benintend, lf 2 0 1 0 Carlos Correa, ss 5 0 2 0
Bobby Witt Jr., ss 4 0 1 1 Kyle Garlick, lf 3 0 1 0
Hunter Dozier, dh 4 0 1 0 Trevor Larnach, lf 2 0 0 0
MJ Melendez, c 3 0 0 0 Gary Sanchez, c 5 0 2 0
Carlos Santana, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gio Urshela, 3b 4 0 1 0
Emmanuel Rivera, 3b 4 1 1 0 Luis Arraez, 2b 3 1 1 0
Nicky Lopez, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jose Miranda, 1b 4 1 2 0
Brewer Hicklen, cf 2 0 0 0 Ryan Jeffers, dh 3 0 1 1
Ryan O'Hearn, ph 1 0 1 0 Nick Gordon, ph-dh 1 0 0 0
Dairon Blanco, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Gilberto Celesti, rf 2 0 1 1
Max Kepler, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 39 2 12 2
KCA 000 000 030 -- 3
MIN 010 100 000 -- 2
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Daniel Lynch 5.1 7 2 2 2 6
Collin Snider 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Staumont (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Joel Payamps* 0.0 3 0 0 0 0
Scott Barlow (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
MIN IP H R ER BB SO
Devin Smeltzer 7.0 2 0 0 1 6
Tyler Duffey (L) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0
Yennier Cano 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Nicky Lopez
DP -- MIN 1
LOB -- KCA 5, MIN 12
2B -- Jose Miranda, Whit Merrifield, Bobby Witt Jr.
T -- 3:05
A -- 17657
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