Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Royals

25-60

4-8

Final

Twins

43-43

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Twins 8-4

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Monday, July 3, 2023 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 3-0. The Twins outscored the Royals 5-1 in the 8th inning. Edouard Julien went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins. Nick Pratto went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 4

Julien's pinch-hit homer starts 5-run inning; Twins beat Royals 8-4

Edouard Julien hit a pinch-hit, solo homer to start a five-run eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 3-0.
Royals 12-29 on the road; Twins 24-19 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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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

Royals5th 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

Royals5th in AL Cent

Austin Cox SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 4.54 ERA, 33 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Nick Pratto1B
4Edward OlivaresDH
5MJ MelendezLF
6Freddy FerminC
7Drew WatersRF
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Nicky Lopez2B

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Joe Ryan SP

Probable starter · 11-10, 4.51 ERA, 197 K, 1.17 WHIP

Lineup

1Carlos CorreaSS
2Donovan Solano1B
3Byron BuxtonDH
4Kyle Farmer2B
5Willi Castro3B
6Jose Miranda3B
7Christian VazquezC
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Max KeplerRF

The series

MIN wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 28,218
Officials: Shane Livensparger (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Ripperger (First Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Second Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Third Base Umpire)