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Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

MLB
Royals
15-29
7-10
Final
Twins
28-18
Target Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Twins 10-7

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 10-7 on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Target Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Twins outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 1st inning. Jorge Polanco went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Twins. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 28
Polanco, Correa power Twins past struggling Royals 10-7

Jorge Polanco homered in a four-run first inning and Carlos Correa hit a go-ahead homer in the fourth to power the Minnesota Twins to a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

What it means

  • Season series: Series tied 2-2.
  • Royals 7-14 on the road; Twins 16-10 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Royals3rd in AL Cent
  • Steven Cruz RP
    Personal
    Out
  • Mitch Spence RP
    Undisclosed
    Day-To-Day
  • Connor Seabold RP
    Lat, Strain, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Nick Loftin 3B
    Personal
    paternity
  • Tony Gonsolin SP
    Illness
    15-Day-IL
Twins3rd in AL Cent
  • Walker Jenkins CF
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    Out
  • Byron Buxton CF
    Hip, Surgery, right
    10-Day-IL
  • Jeff Hoffman RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Mike Paredes SP
    Oblique, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Trevor Larnach LF
    Wrist, Sprain, left
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent
Brad Keller SP
Probable starter · 6-14, 5.09 ERA, 102 K, 1.50 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Whit MerrifieldCF
  2. 2Andrew BenintendiLF
  3. 3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  4. 4Hunter DozierRF
  5. 5MJ MelendezC
  6. 6Carlos Santana1B
  7. 7Ryan O'HearnDH
  8. 8Emmanuel Rivera3B
  9. 9Nicky Lopez2B
Twins3rd in AL Cent
Bailey Ober SP
Probable starter · 2-3, 3.21 ERA, 51 K, 1.05 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Luis Arraez1B
  2. 2Carlos CorreaSS
  3. 3Jorge Polanco2B
  4. 4Max KeplerRF
  5. 5Gary SanchezDH
  6. 6Trevor LarnachLF
  7. 7Gio Urshela3B
  8. 8Nick GordonCF
  9. 9Ryan JeffersC

The series

Series tied 2-2
Last meeting: Royals 3, Twins 2 (May 26)

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Game info

Venue
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 21,841
Officials
Jordan Baker (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Beck (First Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Second Base Umpire), Bill Welke (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2

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