Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
2
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
— Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota 4-2 Saturday night to open a 1 1/2-game lead over the Twins for the second AL wild card.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Melendez singled to center, Pham scored, Witt Jr. thrown out at home.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Witt Jr. singled to center, Isbel scored, Pham to second.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pham reached on infield single to shortstop, Blanco scored on throwing error by shortstop Lee, Isbel safe at third on error.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Isbel singled to left, Fermin scored, Blanco to second.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Wallner doubled to right, Miranda scored.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Miranda tripled to right, Julien scored.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Jeffers struck out swinging.
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Lucas Erceg pitches to Ryan Jeffers
Lee fouled out to catcher.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Lucas Erceg pitches to Brooks Lee
Lewis lined out to left.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Lucas Erceg pitches to Royce Lewis
Erceg relieved Lynch IV
Blanco as designated hitter.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th inning
Melendez singled to center, Pham scored, Witt Jr. thrown out at home.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Griffin Jax pitches to MJ Melendez
Perez lined out to center.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Griffin Jax pitches to Salvador Perez
Witt Jr. singled to center, Isbel scored, Pham to second.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Griffin Jax pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
Showing the last 40 of 475 events.
KC wins series 3-0
Tommy PhamRF28
Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
Salvador Perez1B13
MJ MelendezLF1
Paul DeJong3B18
Michael Massey2B19
Freddy FerminC54
Robbie GrossmanDH8
Kyle IsbelCF28
Dairon BlancoDH97
Edouard Julien2B6
Trevor LarnachLF9
Jose MirandaDH64
Matt WallnerRF38
Royce Lewis3B23
Brooks LeeSS22
Ryan JeffersC27
Carlos Santana1B41
DaShawn Keirsey Jr.CF49
Willi Castro2B3
Michael HelmanLF23
Kyle Farmer1B52
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