Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022, 7:40 PM ET | Target Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2022Kansas City RoyalsMinnesota Twins
.686
OPS.718
138
HR178
640
Runs696
4.70
ERA3.98
1.47
WHIP1.24
1191
Strikeouts by pitchers1336
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ MelendezRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate EatonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent RookerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorPH/CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Max Kepler led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez1B/2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jose F MirandaDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Beckham1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick GordonLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilberto CelestinoPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gio Urshela3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary SánchezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake CavePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy LeónC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Kris Bubic went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 4 ER); Joe Ryan went 5.1 innings for Minnesota Twins (6 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Kris Bubic | 5.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jose Cuas | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amir Garrett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Joe Ryan | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Griffin Jax | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhoan Duran | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge López | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- H
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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