Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
0
Kansas City Royals
11
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KC | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
— Bobby Witt Jr. finished a double shy of the cycle, Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia hit back-to-back home runs, and the Kansas City Royals routed Minnesota 11-0 on Sunday to avoid a second straight season-opening sweep by the Twins.
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Velázquez homered to left (388 feet).
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Witt Jr. homered to center (434 feet).
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Fermin grounded into fielder's choice to first first, Velázquez scored, Fermin to first on error by pitcher Funderburk, Frazier out at second.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Frazier singled to left, Melendez scored and Perez scored, Velázquez to second.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Perez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Garcia homered to left center (422 feet).
Jeffers struck out swinging.
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Jordan Lyles pitches to Ryan Jeffers
Castro walked.
Pitch 8 : Ball 4
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Jordan Lyles pitches to Willi Castro
Santana flied out to right.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Jordan Lyles pitches to Carlos Santana
Wallner struck out swinging.
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Jordan Lyles pitches to Matt Wallner
Lyles relieved Sauer
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th inning
Hampson flied out to right.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
Showing the last 40 of 560 events.
MIN wins series 2-1
Maikel Garcia3B11
Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
Vinnie PasquantinoDH9
Salvador Perez1B13
MJ MelendezLF1
Nelson VelazquezRF30
Adam Frazier2B20
Freddy FerminC54
Kyle IsbelCF28
Nick Loftin3B12
Garrett HampsonCF53
Dairon BlancoLF97
Edouard Julien2B6
Alex KirilloffLF19
Byron BuxtonDH25
Carlos CorreaSS1
Matt WallnerRF38
Carlos Santana1B41
Willi CastroSS3
Ryan JeffersC27
Austin MartinCF16
Manuel MargotDH7
Kyle Farmer3B52
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