New Twin Dylan Floro entered for the first time he surrendered an RBI single to Witt Jr. Relievers of all shapes, arm angles, and assorted offerings entered, acquired their needed outs, and left the game where they found it, but missing a few remaining outs. The ensuing bullpen battle didn’t move the needle in either direction. Melendez broke the tie, guiding a single into right-center. It started with a Maikel Garcia triple to right field-no problem Gray just needed one more out anyways-before Witt Jr. His early command wasn’t quite sharp, but it quickly came around, leading to a trio of 1-2-3 innings leading into the sixth.Īnd it seemed that this would be the game’s blueprint it didn't matter that Salvador Perez (playing first base!) robbed Matt Wallner of a multi-RBI knock in the fifth, the Twins-being the better team-owned the win by birthright, and all they needed to do was count down the outs until they could add another W to their collection.īut, no one apparently consulted the Royals in this matter, as they suddenly decided that the bottom of the sixth, with two outs, would be the best time for their stagnant, sleeping offense to break out. While Singer fired far too many bullets in 97-degree weather, sweating, walking, and hitting batters, Gray could seemingly only find quick innings-even the run he allowed early was in a frame that took only 10 pitches. In comparison, Sonny Gray was smooth, efficient. just long enough to allow Willi Castro to dash home. Minnesota scored a pair of runs, though Ryan Jeffers stayed on a slider and punched it up the middle to plate the first score before another expertly executed double steal tangled up Bobby Witt Jr. It all worked out fine for him the Twins could only square up a few offerings as they stared at sinkers and whiffed at sliders, leading to a season-high 10 strikeouts for Kansas City’s young righty. Following a relatively breezy start to the game, the former first-round pick labored, utilizing the entirety of home plate and its accompanying space in the third, fourth, and fifth as his pitch count climbed.
With Brady Singer and his 5.55 ERA on the mound, the game barely needed to be played. At just 29-75-bad in ways even the A’s can admire-Kansas City represented a fine opportunity for Minnesota to rack up some wins, potentially separating themselves more from the sad melee that is the best of the AL Central.
Twins score from last night series#
The Twins started their warm, sweaty foray into the state of Missouri with a weekend series against the dreadful Royals.
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