Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
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France's 2-run homer in 9th lifts Twins over Royals 3-1 for 15th win in 17 games
With the score 1-1, Carlos Correa reached on an infield single off Lucas Erceg (1-1) and France hit a first-pitch slider 403 feet into the bullpen in left-center for his fourth homer this season.
Correa, who passed concussion protocol and was activated from the 7-day injured list, hit a 429-foot homer in the second against Noah Cameron. Fans at the game received Carlos Correa Jedi bobbleheads.
Cole Sands (3-1) pitched a perfect ninth.
Vinnie Pasquantino had two hits for the Royals, while Cavan Biggio had a double and drove in a run.
Cameron, a 25-year-old left-hander making his third major league start, allowed one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings while striking out eight and walking one. He has a 0.93 ERA in 19 2/3 innings.
Pablo López gave up one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Biggio's first-inning double scored Jonathan India.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | France homered to left center (403 feet), Correa scored. |
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9th Inning | Correa reached on infield single to third. |
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9th Inning | Larnach struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Erceg relieved Schreiber |
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9th Inning | Isbel flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Massey grounded out to first. |
Statistics
 KC |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 6 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 5 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 19 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 139 | Pitches | 108 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created | 2.5 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .194 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .303 | Slugging Percentage | .419 |
| .121 | Secondary Average | .258 |
| .306 | On Base Percentage | .219 |
| .609 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .638 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 3.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.6 |
| 17.0 | Batter Rating | 26.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.86 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.38 |
| .061 | Isolated Power | .226 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.09 |
| .028 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .031 |
| -.121 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .065 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 72.3 | MLB Rating | 75.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 22,391 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
 Detroit |
87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City |
82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota |
70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
 Chicago |
60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |