Major League Baseball

FINAL Sunday, September 8, 2024
Minnesota Twins 0
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Kansas City Royals 2
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Match Report

Wacha tosses 7 innings of 4-hit ball, Royals top Twins 2-0 for sweep of closest AL wild-card pursuer

— Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday to complete a series sweep of their closest pursuers in the AL wild-card race.

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Top Performers

MIN

  • Matt Wallner H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Jose Miranda H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Royce Lewis H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Trevor Larnach H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

KC

  • Bobby Witt Jr. H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Tommy Pham H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Salvador Perez H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Paul DeJong H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Larnach flied out to left.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  5. · 9th Inning Lucas Erceg pitches to Trevor Larnach
  6. · 9th Inning
  7. · 9th Inning Miranda grounded out to third, Vázquez to second.
  8. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

Head to Head

KC wins series 3-0

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Minnesota Twins

  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL
  • Cole Sands 60-Day-IL

Lineups

KC

  1. 21Tommy PhamDH
  2. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 13Salvador Perez1B
  4. 18Paul DeJong3B
  5. 16Hunter RenfroeRF
  6. 1MJ MelendezLF
  7. 54Freddy FerminC
  8. 11Maikel Garcia3B
  9. 53Garrett HampsonCF

Substitutes

  1. 19Michael Massey2B
  2. 28Kyle IsbelCF

MIN

  1. 6Edouard Julien2B
  2. 64Jose Miranda1B
  3. 9Trevor LarnachLF
  4. 38Matt WallnerRF
  5. 23Royce Lewis3B
  6. 3Willi CastroCF
  7. 27Ryan JeffersDH
  8. 22Brooks LeeSS
  9. 2Christian VazquezC

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