Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

66-55, 28-30 Away

Final

67-53, 36-24 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
A. Frazier2B	3-4	0	0	0	.205
M. GarciaPR-2B	0-1	1	0	0	.236
B. Witt Jr.SS	2-4	1	1	1	.349
V. PasquantinoDH	1-4	0	0	1	.259
S. Perez1B	0-5	0	0	0	.277
H. RenfroeRF	0-4	0	0	0	.227
M. MelendezLF	0-4	0	0	0	.203
P. DeJong3B	3-3	2	1	1	.320
F. FerminC	2-4	0	0	0	.301
K. IsbelCF	0-3	0	0	1	.234

pitchers	IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Ragans	7.0	5	1	8	106-67	3.18
S. Long	0.2	2	0	0	9-6	2.30
L. Erceg	1.1	0	0	0	13-10	3.05

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Target Field

1:10 PM, August 14, 2024Coverage: MLBN

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 27,560

Game Time:2:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Carlos Torres
First Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Third Base Umpire - Ben May

Witt homers on shoulder-high pitch, Royals beat Twins 4-1 to avoid sweep

— Bobby Witt Jr. homered on a pitch outside the strike zone for the fourth time this season and Paul DeJong finished a triple short of the cycle, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Wednesday to avoid a series sweep.

Aug 14, 2024, 05:10 pm - AP


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	11	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0

Scoring Summary

		KC	MIN
2nd	Isbel grounded out to pitcher, DeJong scored, Fermin to second.	1	0
3rd	Witt Jr. homered to left center (398 feet).	2	0
4th	Santana homered to left (404 feet).	2	1
6th	DeJong homered to left center (435 feet).	3	1
7th	Pasquantino doubled to left, Garcia scored.	4	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
3
Twins
8

Game 1

8/12

Royals
3
Twins
13

Game 2

8/13

Royals
4
Twins
1

Game 3

8/14

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

The Mariners lost starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning on Sunday afternoon, but the Seattle bullpen allowed just four hits the rest of the way, en route to a convincing 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

Win Probability

Game Information

Witt homers on shoulder-high pitch, Royals beat Twins 4-1 to avoid sweep

C. Ragans10-7

L. Varland0-5

L. Erceg5

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year