Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Royals

48-70

0-9

Final

Twins

60-55

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MIN	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	3	X	9

Who won: Twins 9-0

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-0 on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 3-0. The Twins outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 7th inning. Gio Urshela went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Twins. Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-3 for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 16

Gray fans 10, Urshela 4 hits as Twins blank Royals 9-0

Sonny Gray matched his season high with 10 strikeouts and Gio Urshela had four hits as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-0 on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 3-0.
Royals 19-36 on the road; Twins 33-25 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 26

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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

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 3.68 ERA, 73 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.3B
3Salvador PerezC
4Vinnie PasquantinoDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Michael A. TaylorCF
7Nick Pratto1B
8Kyle IsbelLF
9Nicky LopezSS

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Sonny Gray SP

Probable starter · 8-5, 3.08 ERA, 117 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Luis Arraez2B
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Byron BuxtonDH
4Jose Miranda1B
5Max KeplerRF
6Gio Urshela3B
7Nick GordonLF
8Gilberto CelestinoCF
9Sandy LeonC

The series

MIN wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Twins 4, Royals 2 (Aug 15)

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 23,093
Officials: Dan Merzel (Home Plate Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (First Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire)