MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/26/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 788 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (15-13) 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 15 0
Kansas City Royals (13-18) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Twins Deal Royals 8-1 Defeat
Kansas City had no answer for Minnesota Twins hurler Bailey Ober, who overwhelmed Royals hitters as the Twins coasted to victory, 8-1. The loss drops Kansas City to 13-18.

Michael A. Taylor, the 32-year old left fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Taylor contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the fourth inning to put Minnesota up, 3-1.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Minnesota skipper Jim Double Dip #1.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Correa SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .241 4 9
J. Miranda 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .321 5 22
B. Buxton CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .232 10 15
J. Gallo RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .178 3 12
M. Kepler DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .253 4 7
J. Polanco 2B 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 .283 5 13
K. Farmer 3B 5 0 2 3 0 3 4 .218 1 6
C. Vázquez C 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .275 1 6
M. Taylor LF 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 .109 0 2
   a-Y. Severino PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 0 1
   b-K. Garlick LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 5
Totals 42 8 15 7 3 9 22      
a - Y. Severino pinch hit for M. Taylor in the 9th
b - K. Garlick substituted for Y. Severino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kepler (6, 2nd Inning off B. Keller, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Farmer (2, 2nd Inning off B. Keller, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Correa (7, 4th Inning off B. Keller, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Gallo (4, 5th Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Buxton (5, 9th Inning off D. Coleman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Vázquez (1, 6th Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Correa 3 , J. Miranda , B. Buxton 2 , J. Gallo 2 , M. Kepler 3 , J. Polanco 2 , K. Farmer 3 , C. Vázquez 7
2-out RBI: C. Correa , J. Miranda , K. Farmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Buxton , K. Farmer , M. Taylor , Y. Severino
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Polanco-Miranda)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .258 4 10
M. Massey DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .229 2 9
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .233 4 14
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 3 16
M. Melendez RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .200 4 11
K. Isbel CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .222 3 15
N. Loftin 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .238 0 3
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .196 0 10
D. Blanco LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 13 15      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Loftin (2, 2nd Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Melendez (5, 4th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Massey , V. Pasquantino , M. Melendez 3 , K. Isbel , N. Loftin 2
2-out RBI: N. Loftin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Perez , K. Isbel , N. Lopez 3
GIDP: S. Perez
Hit by Pitch: B. Witt Jr.
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Isbel (5)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober W (1-5) 5.1 3 1 1 0 9 0 93 6.42   
C. Sands 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 35 3.86   
T. Mahle 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 5.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 67
Batters Faced: B. Ober 19, C. Sands 9, T. Mahle 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 4-3, C. Sands 1-2, T. Mahle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 93-63, C. Sands 35-21, T. Mahle 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mahle 1-0
WP: T. Mahle
Hit Batsmen: C. Sands
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Keller L (2-3) 3.2 7 6 6 1 3 0 70 6.55   
J. Lyles 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 37 5.84   
J. Taylor 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.79   
Z. Greinke 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 5.64   
D. Coleman 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 24 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Keller 23
Batters Faced: B. Keller 19, J. Lyles 11, J. Taylor 2, Z. Greinke 6, D. Coleman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Keller 5-3, J. Lyles 3-2, J. Taylor 1-1, Z. Greinke 1-1, D. Coleman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Keller 70-44, J. Lyles 37-24, J. Taylor 5-4, Z. Greinke 27-14, D. Coleman 24-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lyles 1-1
Balk: B. Keller , J. Lyles
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bailey Ober
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 15358
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