Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022, 8:10 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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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Bobby Witt Jr. and Nicky Lopez led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnDH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Gary Sánchez and Gio Urshela led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Max KeplerRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary SánchezDH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor LarnachLF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gio Urshela3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick GordonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Pitching
Brad Keller went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 6 ER); Bailey Ober went 3.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (5 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brad Keller | 4.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Coleman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Collin Snider | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Payamps | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Peacock | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Bailey Ober | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Megill | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Smith | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhoan Duran | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yennier Cano | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Emilio Pagán | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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