Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Twins 2-0
The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Twins win the series 3-0. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 for the Royals.
Recap · Apr 1
Twins open with 2 shutouts for 1st time, beat Royals 2-0
Sonny Gray and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Saturday to open with consecutive shutouts for the first time in franchise history.
What it means
- Season series: MIN wins series 3-0.
- Twins 2-0 on the road; Royals 0-2 at home.
Latest headlines
ESPN · Sep 29
Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins
Recap · Sep 27
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Preview · Sep 27
Royals host the Guardians on home losing streak
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins
Recap · Sep 26
Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals
Preview · Sep 26
Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2
Recap · Sep 26
Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs
Injuries and inactives
Twins3rd in AL Cent- OutWalker Jenkins CFElbow, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILByron Buxton CFHip, Surgery, right
- 15-Day-ILJeff Hoffman RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Paredes SPOblique, Strain, left
- 10-Day-ILTrevor Larnach LFWrist, Sprain, left
Royals5th in AL Cent- OutSteven Cruz RPPersonal
- Day-To-DayMitch Spence RPUndisclosed
- 60-Day-ILConnor Seabold RPLat, Strain, right
- paternityNick Loftin 3BPersonal
- 15-Day-ILTony Gonsolin SPIllness
Probable starters
Twins3rd in AL Cent
Sonny Gray SP
Probable starter · 8-8, 2.79 ERA, 183 K, 1.15 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Max KeplerRF
- 2Carlos CorreaSS
- 3Byron BuxtonDH
- 4Trevor LarnachLF
- 5Jose Miranda3B
- 6Nick Gordon2B
- 7Joey Gallo1B
- 8Christian VazquezC
- 9Michael A. TaylorCF
Royals5th in AL Cent
Jordan Lyles SP
Probable starter · 6-17, 6.28 ERA, 120 K, 1.24 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Bobby Witt Jr.SS
- 2MJ MelendezRF
- 3Salvador PerezC
- 4Vinnie Pasquantino1B
- 5Franmil ReyesDH
- 6Hunter Dozier3B
- 7Kyle IsbelCF
- 8Nate EatonLF
- 9Nicky Lopez2B
The series
MIN wins series 3-0
Last meeting: Twins 2, Royals 0 (Mar 30)
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Game info
- Venue
- Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 16,633
- Officials
- Brian Knight (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Tosi (First Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Second Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
