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Final Royals beat Twins 8-6 The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Thursday at Target Field.
The Royals came back from 2 down after the fifth inning. The big inning was the sixth, when the Royals scored 3.
The Royals improve to 25-38. The Twins fall to 29-35.
Attendance: 17,802.
Full recap at ESPN: Josh Rojas has go-ahead, 2-run single as pinch hitter in Royals debut as Kansas City tops Twins 8-6 Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.
Box score Scoring Matchup
Royals TwinsStats H-AB AB R H RBI HR BB K #P AVG OBP SLG C. Jensen C 1-6 6 1 1 2 0 0 3 24 .214 .292 .374 B. Witt Jr. SS 1-5 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 24 .281 .356 .462 V. Pasquantino 1B 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 .210 .301 .339 S. Perez DH 1-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 .208 .258 .351 T. Tolbert SS 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 J. Caglianone RF 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 20 .245 .319 .396 L. Thomas RF 1-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 .223 .355 .313 I. Collins LF 1-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 18 .214 .330 .310 M. Massey 2B 2-4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 12 .266 .287 .477 M. Garcia 3B 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .268 .328 .384 S. Marte RF 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .324 .311 A. Lange RP 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 N. Loftin 3B 1-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 .220 .323 .341 J. Rojas 3B 1-1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 1.000 1.000 1.000 K. Isbel CF 2-4 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 18 .245 .298 .361 Team 12-39 39 8 12 6 1 6 7 175
Stats IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA PC S. Lugo SP 5.0 6 5 5 1 4 3 92-60 3.91 92 J. Schreiber RP 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15-12 2.96 15 D. Lynch IV RP 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12-9 1.78 12 M. Strahm RP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-7 3.93 10 A. Lange RP 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20-12 4.18 20 Team 9.0 9 6 6 2 7 4 149-100 149
Stats H-AB AB R H RBI HR BB K #P AVG OBP SLG B. Buxton CF 2-4 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 19 .258 .320 .551 B. Lee 3B 0-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .247 .300 .409 K. Clemens 2B 2-4 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 10 .236 .311 .460 A. Martin RF 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 .251 .353 .337 T. Larnach LF 1-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 .261 .373 .389 J. Bell DH 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .227 .289 .345 L. Keaschall 2B 0-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 .245 .321 .316 V. Caratini C 3-4 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 20 .207 .299 .290 R. Kreidler SS 1-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 .255 .345 .510 T. Gray SS 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .298 .394 J. Outman CF 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .156 .229 .250 O. Arcia SS 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .281 .303 .313 Team 9-36 36 6 9 6 4 2 7 149
Stats IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA PC A. Morris RP 2.0 5 2 2 1 2 0 48-32 4.44 48 M. Paredes SP 3.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 50-32 4.91 50 A. Banda RP 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8-6 5.13 8 E. Orze RP 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16-10 3.64 16 Y. Gomez RP 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 18-10 3.82 18 T. Rogers RP 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 11-10 4.63 11 J. Lawrence RP 0.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 24-10 4.94 24 Team 9.0 12 8 7 6 7 1 175-110 175
First inning Play Result Perez hit sacrifice fly to right, Witt Jr. scored.
1-0 Play Result Buxton homered to center (430 feet).
1-1 Second inning Wild Pitch Loftin scored on Morris wild pitch, Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Morris, Isbel to third on wild pitch by Morris.
2-1 Play Result Loftin scored on Morris wild pitch, Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Morris, Isbel to third on wild pitch by Morris.
2-1 Play Result Caratini doubled to center, Keaschall scored.
2-2 Third inning Play Result Clemens homered to center (414 feet).
2-3 Fourth inning Play Result Massey homered to right (360 feet).
3-3 Play Result Kreidler tripled to center, Larnach scored.
3-4 Fifth inning Play Result Clemens homered to right (379 feet).
3-5 Sixth inning Play Result Jensen doubled to left, Collins scored and Isbel scored, Jensen to third.
5-5 Play Result Jensen scored on error, Witt Jr. safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Kreidler, Witt Jr. safe at second on error.
6-5 Play Result Caratini homered to right (364 feet).
6-6 Ninth inning Play Result Rojas singled to center, Thomas scored and Tolbert scored, Garcia to second.
8-6 RoyalsTwins Line KC -118 (DraftKings) Over/under 9 Season series KC wins series 3-1 Royals injuries Mitch Spence RP Out, Undisclosed Nick Mears RP Out, Shoulder Ryan Bergert SP Out, Elbow Cole Ragans SP Out, Elbow Luinder Avila SP Out, Elbow Twins injuries Trevor Larnach LF Out, Wrist Cole Sands RP Out, Elbow David Festa SP Out, Shoulder Mick Abel SP Out, Elbow Anthony Banda RP Out, Lat