Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins: game summary
Final · July 4, 2023 at 2:10 p.m.
Target Field
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
 Minnesota TwinsMIN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Decisions
- WinnerKenta Maeda
- LoserZack Greinke
Scoring plays
- Bot 1Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Byron Buxton scores. Alex Kirilloff to 2nd.0-1
- Bot 3Max Kepler homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Correa scores. Donovan Solano scores.0-4
- Top 4Bobby Witt Jr. homers (13) on a line drive to left center field. Maikel Garcia scores.2-4
- Bot 5Donovan Solano homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.2-5
- Bot 5Byron Buxton homers (15) on a fly ball to left field.2-6
- Bot 7Alex Kirilloff singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Donovan Solano scores. Byron Buxton scores.2-8
- Bot 7Willi Castro walks. Alex Kirilloff scores. Max Kepler to 3rd. Kyle Farmer to 2nd.2-9
- Top 9Nick Pratto out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Max Kepler. Maikel Garcia scores.3-9
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel GarciaDH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Dairon BlancoRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Nicky Lopez3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 82-51 | 5.44 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36-20 | 6.00 |
| Jonathan Heasley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-9 | 4.91 |
Minnesota Twins
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos CorreaSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Donovan Solano2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Joey GalloLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 |
| Byron BuxtonDH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Alex Kirilloff1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Max KeplerRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| Jose F Miranda3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| Kyle Farmer2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Willi Castro3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| Christian VázquezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Maeda | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 87-59 | 5.18 |
| Oliver Ortega | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.60 |
| Jorge López | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 5.14 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Target Field
- Attendance
- 25,033
- Duration
- 2 h 20
- Weather
- 79 °F, Overcast · wind 9 mph, Out To CF
- Umpires
- Mark Ripperger (Home plate) · Phil Cuzzi (First base) · Dan Bellino (Second base) · Shane Livensparger (Third base)
About this game
Who won Royals vs Twins?
Twins won 9-3 over Royals on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
When was Royals vs Twins played?
On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at 2:10 PM ET at Target Field.
Where was Royals vs Twins played?
At Target Field.