KC 3, MIN 9 | Jul 4, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, July 4, 2023•Target Field•79°F, Overcast

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Kenta Maeda

LOSS

Zack Greinke

The Twins cruised past the Royals 9-3 in a dominant performance.

★Donovan Solano3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Max Kepler4 RBI

★Byron Buxton3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Alex Kirilloff singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Donovan Solano scores. Byron Buxton scores.

Weather: 79°F, OvercastWind: 9 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:20Att: 25,033Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Mark Ripperger

View full →

90.5%C

12 missed calls

+12.4% KC

+0.32 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

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

Game 717500 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel GarciaDH	4	2	1	0	0	2	.297/.349/.406	104.6	.350	.325
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	2	2	0	1	.254/.296/.430	106.8	.677	.995
Nick Pratto1B	3	0	0	1	0	2	.257/.343/.410	95.6	.216	.263
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0	0	1	1	.250/.290/.447	96.7	.019	.019
MJ MelendezLF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.209/.294/.334	101.2	.242	.222
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.188/.229/.304	88.8	.075	.081
Michael Massey2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.219/.280/.316	105.6	.337	.319
Dairon BlancoRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.239/.310	78.8	.110	.109
Nicky Lopez3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.226/.351/.315	97.1	.354	.394
Bench
Zack GreinkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick WittgrenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	29	3	5	3	1	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (4th off Maeda, 1 on, 0 out)

TB:8

RBI:Pratto; Jr. 2

SF:Pratto

GIDP:Perez; Blanco; Isbel

Team LOB:1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carlos CorreaSS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.227/.298/.410	106.5	.249

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zack GreinkeL	5.1	7	6	6	0	3	3	82-51	85.3	5.44
Nick Wittgren	1.2	3	3	3	2	1	0	36-20	86.4	6.00
Jonathan Heasley	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-9	90.2	4.91
Totals	8.0	10	9	9	2	6	3	129-80	-	-

HBP:Kirilloff (by Greinke); Farmer (by Wittgren)

Pitches-strikes:Greinke 82-51; Wittgren 36-20; Heasley 11-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Greinke 9-4; Wittgren 1-3; Heasley 0-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kenta MaedaW	7.0	3	2	1	1	9	1	87-59	84	5.18

Game Notes

📺

T2Replay review: Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Kyle Isbel grounds into a double play, second baseman Donovan Solano to shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Kyle Isbel out at 1st.

Bot 1 • MIN

0-1

Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Byron Buxton scores. Alex Kirilloff to 2nd.

EV: 96.2 mph112 ftLA: 3°

Bot 3 • MIN

0-4

Max Kepler homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Correa scores. Donovan Solano scores.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 417 ftLA: 27°

Top 4 • KC

2-4

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (13) on a line drive to left center field. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 106.8 mph💣 432 ftLA: 23°

Bot 5 • MIN

2-5

Donovan Solano homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 101.8 mph💣 365 ftLA: 25°

2-6

Byron Buxton homers (15) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 100.3 mph💣 373 ftLA: 28°

Bot 7 • MIN

2-8

Alex Kirilloff singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Donovan Solano scores. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 84.7 mph109 ftLA: 9°

2-9

Willi Castro walks. Alex Kirilloff scores. Max Kepler to 3rd. Kyle Farmer to 2nd.

Top 9 • KC

3-9

Nick Pratto out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Max Kepler. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 95.4 mph371 ftLA: 35°

Bench
Donovan Solano2B	4	3	3	1	0	0	.277/.376/.411	105.6	.424	.663
Jose F Miranda3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.209/.262/.302	69.8	.033	.031
Kenta MaedaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Oliver OrtegaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-