Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
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Kyle Isbel goes 3 for 4 with a home run as the Royals beat the Twins 4-2
Vinnie Pasquantino had an early RBI double for the Royals. Lorenzen (1-1) permitted five hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
Carlos Estévez got three outs for his third save. He gave up a two-out RBI single to Harrison Bader before retiring pinch-hitter Edouard Julien on a grounder with two on to end it.
Pasquantino hit a high fly down the left-field line that dropped in front of Bader for a double that drove in Jonathan India — who doubled leading off the first — to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.
Willi Castro hit a two-out RBI double in the second for the Twins.
Isbel drove in a run with an infield single in the bottom half, and Maikel Garcia scored when Bobby Witt Jr. grounded out to give the Royals a 3-1 lead.
Isbel, batting ninth, added a solo shot in the sixth for his first homer this season.
Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli was ejected in the bottom of the sixth for arguing a pitch-clock violation — which came on a full count and resulted in a walk to India — against Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Julien grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Julien hit for Vázquez |
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9th Inning | Bader singled to left, France scored, Castro to second. |
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9th Inning | Castro walked. |
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9th Inning | France to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Miranda struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 3 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 150 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created | 5.2 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .303 | Slugging Percentage | .469 |
| .152 | Secondary Average | .281 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .361 |
| .581 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .830 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.8 |
| 21.0 | Batter Rating | 34.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.17 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.83 |
| .091 | Isolated Power | .188 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .056 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .111 |
| -.061 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 73.0 | MLB Rating | 84.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 12,041 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit |
- | 8 | L2 | 0.5555556 | 10 |
 Cleveland |
0.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.5294118 | 9 |
| Kansas City |
2.5 | 11 | L3 | 0.42105263 | 8 |
| Minnesota |
3.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.36842105 | 7 |
 Chicago |
5.5 | 13 | L3 | 0.23529412 | 4 |