Lopez shuts down Royals as Twins begin defense of AL Central title with 4-1 win
— Pablo Lopez admitted to feeling some anxiety when the Twins ace stepped on the mound to face the Royals on opening day.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
4
Kansas City Royals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Correa reached on infield single to third, Buxton scored on error, Julien to second, Julien safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Garcia.
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Single 4-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Play Result 3-1
Julien walked, Kirilloff scored on Stratton wild pitch, Buxton to third on wild pitch by Stratton.
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Passed Ball 3-1
Kirilloff scored, Buxton to third on passed ball by Perez.
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Wild Pitch 3-1
Kirilloff scored on Stratton wild pitch, Buxton to third on wild pitch by Stratton.
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Passed Ball 3-1
Kirilloff scored, Buxton to third on passed ball by Perez.
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Correa doubled to left, Margot scored, Lewis to third.
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Double 2-1
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 1-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 1-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 1-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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End Inning 4-1
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Melendez flied out to left.
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Fly Out 4-1
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Griffin Jax pitches to MJ Melendez
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Perez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Griffin Jax pitches to Salvador Perez
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Pasquantino grounded out to second, Witt Jr. to second.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Griffin Jax pitches to Vinnie Pasquantino
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Witt Jr. walked.
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Griffin Jax pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
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Play Result 4-1
Jax relieved Stewart
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Start Inning 4-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-1
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Wallner popped out to third.
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Pop Out 4-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Chris Stratton pitches to Matt Wallner
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Showing the last 40 of 552 events.
Head to Head
MIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Maikel Garcia3B11
Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
Vinnie Pasquantino1B9
Salvador PerezC13
MJ MelendezLF1
Hunter RenfroeRF16
Adam Frazier2B20
Nelson VelazquezDH30
Kyle IsbelCF28
Substitutes
Dairon BlancoCF97
MIN
Byron BuxtonCF25
Ryan JeffersC27
Royce Lewis3B23
Carlos CorreaSS1
Carlos Santana1B41
Max KeplerRF22
Kyle Farmer3B52
Willi CastroLF3
Manuel MargotDH7
Substitutes
Edouard Julien2B6
Matt WallnerRF38
Alex KirilloffDH19
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