Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Thursday, May 26th, 2022 6:40PM CST

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Game Recap

The Kansas City Royals secured a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night, scoring three runs during the eighth inning rally. That late surge was fueled by Whit Merrifield, who doubled to drive in two runs before crossing the plate himself on a double hit by Bobby Witt Jr.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, May 26th, 2022

Time: 6:40PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 17,657

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Minnesota TwinsMIN 010100000
Kansas City RoyalsKC 000000030

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Miranda (5, Lynch)

Runs Batted In: Celestino (4), Jeffers (12)

2-out Runs Batted In: Celestino

Team Left On Base: 12

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Kepler 0-1, Buxton 0-1, Urshela 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Arraez 1-1, Miranda 0-1, Celestino 1-2, Jeffers 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 2; Buxton 1; Urshela 2


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffey 5/8; Cano 3/4; Smeltzer 15/23

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffey-4-3-4-7; Cano-5-1-2-2; Smeltzer-17-7-12-16

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffey 2-1; Cano 2-0; Smeltzer 4-10

Game Scores: D Smeltzer 78


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Urshela-Arraez-Miranda)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Merrifield (8, Duffey); Witt Jr. (10, Duffey)

Runs Batted In: Merrifield 2 (20), Witt Jr. (19)

2-out Runs Batted In: Merrifield 2, Witt Jr.

Ground Into Double Play: Witt Jr.

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (Merrifield 1-1, Dozier 0-1, Lopez 0-1, Witt Jr. 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dozier 2; Lopez 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Payamps pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Barlow 5/8; Staumont 1/3; Payamps 2/3; Lynch 16/25; Snider 0/2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Barlow-6-5-8-6; Staumont-2-5-1-1; Payamps-3-0-2-3; Lynch-12-16-17-17; Snider-0-0-1-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Barlow 4-0; Staumont 0-1; Lynch 4-6; Snider 0-2

Game Scores: D Lynch IV 50


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Errors: Lopez (5, throw)


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