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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, MLB Opening Day

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Twins
1-0
2-0
Final
Royals
0-1
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Twins 2-0

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 in MLB Opening Day on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Twins win the series 3-0. The Twins outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 6th inning. Trevor Larnach went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Twins.

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Play by play

  1. Bot 9thMichael Massey

    Struck out swinging

    Massey struck out swinging.

    M. Massey · 0-4

  2. Bot 9thFranmil Reyes

    Grounded out to second

    Reyes grounded out to second, Pasquantino to second.

    F. Reyes · 0-4

  3. Bot 9thVinnie Pasquantino

    Walked

    Pasquantino walked.

    V. Pasquantino · 0-3

  4. Bot 9thSalvador Perez

    Flied out to left

    Perez flied out to left.

    S. Perez · 1-4

  5. Bot 9thJhoan Duran

    Duran relieved Jax

  6. Bottom of the 9th inning
  7. Top 9thJose Miranda

    Flied out to right

    Miranda flied out to right.

    J. Miranda · 0-3

  8. Top 9thTrevor Larnach

    Singled to right

    Larnach singled to right.

    T. Larnach · 2-4, 1 RBI

  9. Top 9thByron Buxton

    Struck out swinging

    Buxton struck out swinging.

    B. Buxton · 2-5

  10. Top 9thCarlos Correa

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Correa grounded out to shortstop.

    C. Correa · 1-5

  11. Top 9thCarlos Hernandez

    C. Hernández relieved Cuas

  12. Top of the 9th inning
  13. Bot 8thMJ Melendez

    Grounded into double play

    Melendez grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Witt Jr. out at second.

    M. Melendez · 0-3

  14. Bot 8thBobby Witt Jr.

    Walked

    Witt Jr. walked.

    B. Witt Jr. · 0-2

  15. Bot 8thEdward Olivares

    Lined out to center

    Olivares lined out to center.

    E. Olivares · 0-2

  16. Bot 8thGriffin Jax

    Jax relieved J. López

  17. Bottom of the 8th inning
  18. Top 8thMax Kepler

    Struck out swinging

    Kepler struck out swinging.

    M. Kepler · 0-5

  19. Top 8thMichael A. Taylor

    Taylor struck out swinging

    Taylor struck out swinging.

    M. Taylor · 1-4

  20. Top 8thChristian Vazquez

    Vázquez struck out swinging

    Vázquez struck out swinging.

    C. Vazquez · 2-4

  21. Top 8thJose Cuas

    Cuas relieved Coleman

  22. Top of the 8th inning
  23. Bot 7thKyle Isbel

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Isbel grounded out to shortstop.

    K. Isbel · 1-2

  24. Bot 7thHunter Dozier

    Struck out looking

    Dozier struck out looking.

    H. Dozier · 0-3

  25. Bot 7thJorge Lopez

    J. López relieved Thielbar

Season seriesMIN wins series 3-0

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