Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
2
Kansas City Royals
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
— Twins manager Rocco Baldelli leaned forward in his visiting office, turned over his lineup card for opening day against the Royals and began reading the blue marker scribbled down the back.
MIN 
Trevor Larnach LF
H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
Byron Buxton CF
H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
Christian Vazquez C
H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
Donovan Solano 1B
H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
KC 
Kyle Isbel CF
H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
Salvador Perez DH
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
Bobby Witt Jr. SS
H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
Edward Olivares RF
H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
MIN wins series 3-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Solano singled to left, Larnach scored, Farmer to second.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Larnach singled to center, Buxton scored.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
End of the 9th inning
Massey struck out swinging.
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Jhoan Duran pitches to Michael Massey
Reyes grounded out to second, Pasquantino to second.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Jhoan Duran pitches to Franmil Reyes
Pasquantino walked.
Pitch 7 : Ball 4
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Jhoan Duran pitches to Vinnie Pasquantino
Perez flied out to left.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Jhoan Duran pitches to Salvador Perez
Duran relieved Jax
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th inning
Miranda flied out to right.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Carlos Hernandez pitches to Jose Miranda
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