Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

4-8, 2-4 Away

Final

5-5, 5-4 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Polanco2B	1-3	0	0	0	.214
C. CorreaSS	1-4	0	0	0	.190
G. Urshela3B	0-4	0	0	0	.257
K. GarlickRF	1-2	0	0	0	.222
M. KeplerPH-RF	1-1	0	0	0	.189
G. SanchezC	0-4	0	0	0	.216
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Sánchez flied out to right. 4th: Sánchez grounded out to first, Garlick to second. 6th: Sánchez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kepler out at second. 9th: Sánchez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Kepler out at second.
T. LarnachLF	0-3	0	0	0	.174
M. Sano1B	1-3	0	0	0	.091
R. JeffersDH	0-3	0	0	0	.148
G. CelestinoCF	0-1	0	0	0	.125
L. ArraezPH	0-1	0	0	0	.313
N. GordonCF	0-0	0	0	0	.231

pitchers	IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Paddack	5.0	5	2	4	71-52	5.00
C. Thielbar	1.0	1	0	2	15-12	17.18
C. Stashak	2.0	0	0	2	21-15	6.75

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, April 20, 2022

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 8,969

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
First Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight

Royals bullpen backs up Daniel Lynch in 2-0 win over Twins

— Daniel Lynch was pitching so well into the sixth inning Wednesday night that Royals manager Mike Matheny would've left him in the game against Minnesota had the Kansas City offense provided a little more support.

Apr 20, 2022, 11:30 pm - AP


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	2	6	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				MIN	KC
		1st	Witt Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Merrifield scored, Lopez out at second.	0	1
		5th	Mondesi reached on bunt single to first, Benintendi scored, Dozier to second.	0	2

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Twins
3
Royals
4

Game 1

4/19

Twins
0
Royals
2

Game 2

4/20

Twins
1
Royals
0

Game 3

4/21

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	51	45	.531	-	W4
Cleveland	51	46	.526	0.5	W4
Minnesota	49	49	.500	3	W3
Detroit	45	52	.464	6.5	W1
Kansas City	39	59	.398	13	W1

D-backs fall as Marte fails to challenge game-ending strike 3

The D-backs' Ketel Marte failed to challenge a called strike three for the final out in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals, though replays showed the pitch was high and out of the strike zone.

Andrés Chaparro racks up 8 RBIs as Nationals hand A's their 10th straight loss with 23-4 rout

— Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBI as the Washington Nationals handed the Athletics their 10th straight defeat in a 23-4 romp Friday night.

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Royals bullpen backs up Daniel Lynch in 2-0 win over Twins

D. Lynch IV1-1

C. Paddack0-2

S. Barlow1

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

D-backs fall as Marte fails to challenge game-ending strike 3

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