Summary
12/28/2023 6:14PM PST
W: Caleb Thielbar (5-3, 3.49), L: James McArthur (0-1, 0.00), SV: Bailey Ober (2-3, 3.21)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Twins batting. Greinke pitching. Duran in bullpen. Jax in bullpen. Thielbar in bullpen. Paddack in bullpen. Polanco struck out on a low slider. Correa doubled to left. Correa was caught stealing. Buxton struck out chasing a curveball low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Gray pitching. Witt Jr. doubled (ground rule double). Witt Jr. stole 3rd. Pasquantino struck out chasing a low slider (KD2-3-2-5-2 DP). Witt Jr. out. Perez flied out to Taylor (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Twins batting. Lewis lined out to Velazquez (L7). Kepler grounded out to Witt Jr. (6-3). Kirilloff lined to left for a single. Gallo grounded and deflected off center fielder Blanco for a single. Kirilloff advances to 3rd. Clarke pitching. Jeffers grounded out to Witt Jr. (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 2
Royals batting. Massey struck out chasing a slider low and in. Garcia tripled to left. Blanco bunted out to Gray (L1). Melendez struck out swinging early at a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Twins batting. Taylor lined to left for a single. Polanco lined into a double play (L8-3 DP). Taylor out. Correa flied out to Blanco (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Velazquez grounded out to Correa (6-3). Waters flied out to Taylor (F8). Witt Jr. struck out on a 3rd strike bunt.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Twins batting. Buxton was called out on strikes looking on an outside changeup. Lewis grounded out to Garcia (5-3). Kepler flied out to Velazquez (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Pasquantino flied out to Kepler (F9). Perez grounded out to Polanco (4-3). Massey batted out to Kirilloff (L3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Twins batting. Davidson pitching. Kirilloff struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Gallo walked. Jeffers lined to right for a single. Gallo advances to 2nd. Cruz pitching. Taylor bunted to third baseman for a single. Gallo advances to 3rd. Jeffers advances to 2nd. Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to Velazquez (SF7). Gallo scores. Jeffers advances to 3rd.* Correa popped out to Perez (P2).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 2
Royals batting. Garcia bunted to first baseman for a single. Blanco sacrificed to Kirilloff (3U SH). Garcia advances to 2nd. Melendez bunted to third baseman for a single. Garcia advances to 3rd. Velazquez reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Garcia scores. Melendez advances to 2nd. Waters grounded out to Lewis (5-3). Melendez advances to 3rd. Velazquez advances to 2nd. Witt Jr. grounded out to Correa (6-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 6:
Twins batting. Buxton struck out chasing a high fastball. Lewis batted out to Garcia (L5). Zerpa pitching. Kepler bunted to the pitcher for a single. Kirilloff grounded out to Massey (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 1
Royals batting. Pasquantino grounded out to Correa (6-3). Perez doubled to right, out while advancing extra bases (9-6-5). Massey bunted to the pitcher for a single. Massey stole. Garcia doubled to right. Massey scores.* Gray throws wild at first. Blanco popped out to Gray (P1).
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 7:
Twins batting. Gallo grounded out to Garcia (5-3). Jeffers grounded out to Witt Jr. (6-3). Taylor flied out to Melendez (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Melendez grounded out to Kirilloff (3U). Paddack in bullpen. Paddack pitching. Isbel pinch hit for Velazquez. Isbel flied out to Gallo (F7). Waters struck out on a fastball down the middle.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 8:
Twins batting. Hernandez pitching. Polanco flied out to Blanco (F8). Correa grounded out to Massey (4-3). Buxton struck out on a low fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Witt Jr. grounded out to Polanco (4-3). Ober in bullpen. Thielbar in bullpen. Thielbar pitching. Pasquantino grounded out to Kirilloff (3U). Perez grounded out to Correa (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Twins batting. Lewis flied out to Melendez (F9). Kepler struck out on a 3rd strike bunt. McArthur pitching. Kirilloff reached first on a fielding error by Pasquantino (E3). Gallo homered to right (387 feet). Kirilloff scores. Jeffers struck out chasing a curveball low and in.
Runs: 2 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Massey lined to right for a single. Garcia struck out chasing a curveball low and in. Blanco popped out to Polanco (P4). Melendez struck out chasing a curveball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 10:
Twins batting. Taylor bunted to shortstop for a single. Jeffers advances to 3rd. Polanco lined to center for a single. Jeffers scores. Taylor advances to 2nd.* Correa grounded out to Pasquantino on a deflected hit (3-1). Taylor advances to 3rd. Polanco advances to 2nd. Buxton struck out but reached first after it was dropped (E0). Lewis reached first on fielder's choice (6-4 FC). Buxton out. Taylor scores. Polanco advances to 3rd. Kepler flied out to Melendez (F9).
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 2
Royals batting. Ober in bullpen. Melendez was out. Isbel bunted to the catcher for a single. Jax in bullpen. Ober in bullpen. Ober pitching. Isbel stole 2nd. Waters lined to left for a single (7-2). Isbel out. Waters advances to 2nd. Witt Jr. struck out on a 3rd strike bunt.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Witt Jr.: 89 mph (Witt Jr. doubled (ground rule double). )
Kirilloff: 83 mph (Kirilloff lined to left for a single. )
Gallo: 103 mph (Gallo grounded and deflected off CF Blanco for a single. )
Taylor: 104 mph (Taylor lined to left for a single. )
Polanco: 91 mph (Polanco lined to center for a single. 1 RBI)
Kauffman Stadiumâ„¢ (750 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Veteran.
Pitching Difficulty is Veteran.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 29,181 (77% capacity)
Weather: 63 degrees, Cloudy
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:00pm
Game Scores: 46 (Greinke), 59 (Gray)
UMPIRES
HP: Joe MacDonald. 1B: Carl Dixon. 2B: Eric Summersgill. 3B: Freddie Ferguson.