Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
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Cole Ragans strikes out 11 as the Royals beat the sloppy Twins 2-1
Kansas City won for the fourth time in five games despite managing just two unearned runs and three hits.
Bobby Witt Jr. scored the go-ahead run on Vinnie Pasquantino’s soft grounder in the eighth. Witt reached when he went all the way to third on a throwing error on Griffin Jax (0-1).
Ragans was charged with one run and four hits. John Schreiber (1-0) escaped a jam in the eighth, and Daniel Lynch IV got one out for his first save.
Minnesota had runners on the corners in the top of the eighth when Carlos Correa bounced into an inning-ending double play.
Twins right-hander Pablo López pitched 4 2/3 innings of three-hit ball before departing because of right hamstring tightness. López struck out six and walked one.
The Royals jumped in front in the fourth. Witt hit a one-out double and Pasquantino reached on an error on second baseman Micky Gasper. Witt then scampered home on Salvador Perez’s grounder.
The Twins responded in the fifth. Ty France doubled and scored on Harrison Bader’s single off left fielder Mark Canha’s glove at the top of the wall.
This version corrects the score in the headline.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Julien grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Lynch IV relieved Schreiber |
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9th Inning | France grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Wallner flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Wallner hit for Miranda |
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8th Inning | Perez flied out to right. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 0 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 28 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 1 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 8 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 142 | Pitches | 134 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 4 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 31 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created | -0.1 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .107 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .303 | Slugging Percentage | .143 |
| .091 | Secondary Average | .143 |
| .235 | On Base Percentage | .194 |
| .538 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .336 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.5 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.1 |
| 17.0 | Batter Rating | 13.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.18 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.32 |
| .091 | Isolated Power | .036 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .097 |
| -.121 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .036 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 68.8 | MLB Rating | 62.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,008 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit |
11 | 8 | .579 | - | W1 |
 Cleveland |
9 | 9 | .500 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Kansas City |
8 | 12 | .400 | 3.5 | L4 |
| Minnesota |
7 | 12 | .368 | 4 | W2 |
 Chicago |
4 | 14 | .222 | 6.5 | L4 |