KC 4, MIN 5 | May 24, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 24, 2025•Target Field•63°F, Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Jhoan Duran

LOSS

Daniel Lynch IV

The Twins edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Vinnie Pasquantino3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Brooks Lee3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Brooks Lee singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Carlos Correa scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd.

Weather: 63°F, CloudyWind: 4 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:48Att: 30,720Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Nestor Ceja

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90.3%C

15 missed calls

+8.4% KC

+1.03 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	11	0
MIN	0	0	0	0	3	1	0

Game 777788 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jonathan India2B	4	1	0	0	1	2	.226/.327/.299	102.3	.297	.565
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	0	1	0	0	4	.301/.362/.495	107.1	.494	.453
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	2	3	1	0	1	.244/.291/.400	108.7	.636	.617
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	2	1	1	2	.229/.266/.349	98.4	.740	.709
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	1	2	0	2	.312/.375/.473	97.7	.267	.263
Mark CanhaRF	4	0	2	0	1	1	.292/.365/.323	100.1	.369	.349
Drew WatersCF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.268/.308/.382	101.3	.124	.120
Michael MasseyLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.209/.227/.273	107	.236	.230
Freddy FerminC	3	1	1	0	1	2	.240/.284/.292	97.8	.542	.516
Bench
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Angel ZerpaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	4	11	4	4	18	-	-	-	-

2B:Pasquantino

TB:12

RBI:Perez; Pasquantino; Garcia 2

SB:Jr. 2

Team LOB:12

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ryan JeffersPH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272/.365/.412	88.6	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Wacha	5.0	7	4	4	1	1	2	62-41	86.7	3.21
Angel Zerpa	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-10	94.3	5.59
John Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	92.9	2.57
Lucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	92.6	1.96
Daniel Lynch IVL	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0	21-10	86.4	1.57
Steven Cruz	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	97.3	1.62
Totals	8.2	9	5	5	3	3	2	125-82	-	-

HBP:Castro (by Wacha); Bader (by Erceg)

Inherited runners-scored:Cruz 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 62-41; Zerpa 12-10; Schreiber 8-6; Erceg 15-11; IV 21-10; Cruz 7-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 3-10; Zerpa 1-1; Schreiber 3-0; Erceg 1-1; IV 0-1; Cruz 1-0

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zebby Matthews	4.0	5	2	2	1	9	0	81-57	92.7	7.71

Top 3 • KC

2-0

Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Willi Castro. Freddy Fermin scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

EV: 97.7 mph276 ftLA: 15°

Top 5 • KC

4-0

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.

EV: 97.3 mph202 ftLA: 13°

3-0

Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. Jonathan India scores.

EV: 107.2 mph333 ftLA: 13°

Bot 5 • MIN

4-1

Harrison Bader homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 110.7 mph💣 417 ftLA: 23°

4-3

Ty France singles on a line drive to right fielder Mark Canha. Willi Castro scores. Christian Vázquez scores.

EV: 91.7 mph231 ftLA: 15°

Bot 6 • MIN

4-4

Kody Clemens homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 374 ftLA: 40°

Bot 9 • MIN

4-5

Brooks Lee singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Carlos Correa scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd.

EV: 86.3 mph20 ftLA: -6°

Bench
Trevor LarnachDH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.243/.319/.400	106.9	.278	.295
DaShawn Keirsey Jr.LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.107/.123/.161	101.8	.008	.008
Zebby MatthewsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin TopaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge AlcalaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brock StewartP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Griffin JaxP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jhoan DuranP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-