Twins 3-1 Royals (May 23, 2025) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

28-22, 17-7 home


KC
MIN

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

C. Sands3-1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

L. Erceg1-1

0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Hit By Pitch
  Sinker 93
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- B. Stewart pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 7th
- L. Varland pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- G. Jax pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Garcia picked off first.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Sands pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	94
2 Hit By Pitch	Sinker	93

Regular Season Series

KC leads 3-2

Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 1

4/7

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 2

4/8

Twins
4
Royals
0

Game 3

4/9

Twins
2
Royals
3

Game 4

4/10

Royals
1
Twins
3

Game 5

5/23

Royals
Twins

Game 6

5/24

Royals
Twins

Game 7

5/25

Royals
Twins

Game 8

8/8

Royals
Twins

Game 9

8/9

Royals
Twins

Game 10

8/10

Twins
Royals

Game 11

9/5

Twins
Royals

Game 12

9/6

Twins
Royals

Game 13

9/7

Target Field

8:10 PM, May 23, 2025

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Line: MIN -180

Over/Under: 7.5

Attendance: 22,391

Game Time:2:14

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adam Hamari
First Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - James Jean

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	33	19	.635	-	L2
Cleveland	28	22	.560	4	W3
Minnesota	28	22	.560	4	W1
Kansas City	28	24	.538	5	L1
Chicago	16	35	.314	16.5	W1

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