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Kansas City Royals
29 - 25 .537
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May 25, 2025, 2:10 PM
Target Field
1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
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Minnesota Twins
29 - 23 .558
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
KAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 0
MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
W: Carlos Estévez (W, 2-0)
1.1 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
L: Jhoan Duran (L, 3-1)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
S: Taylor Clarke (S, 1)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
Top Performers
Kris Bubic
Bubic
7.0 IP, ER, 9 K, 2 BB
Bailey Ober
Ober
6.2 IP, ER, 3 K, BB
Drew Waters
Waters
3-4 | 2B, K, R
Kansas City Royals Batting
OrderPlayerABRHRBIBBKAVG
1 Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .311
2 Bobby Witt Jr. SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .299
3 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .249
4 Salvador Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224
5 Mark Canha RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279
a- Cavan Biggio PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174
6 Drew Waters CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 .283
1- Dairon Blanco PR-CF-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
7 Nick Loftin LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Kyle Isbel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
8 Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .205
9 Freddy Fermin C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .240
Totals 37 2 9 2 1 6 .246
a-Struck out for Canha in the 9th.
1-Ran for Waters in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Loftin (1, Ober) Witt Jr. (20, Ober) Waters (6, Ober) Fermin (3, Ober).
TB Fermin 2 Garcia, M Loftin 2 Pasquantino 2 Waters 4 Witt Jr. 2.
RBI Fermin (7) Garcia, M (25).
2-out RBI Fermin Garcia, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Massey Witt Jr. Perez, S 3 Garcia, M.
Team RISP 2-for-12.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
CS Blanco (2, 2nd base by Sands/Jeffers).
PO Waters (1st base by Jeffers).
FIELDING
DP (Pasquantino-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRERA
Kris Bubic 7.0 2 1 1 2 9 0 1.45
Jonathan Bowlan 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.59
Carlos Estévez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.96
Taylor Clarke 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Totals 10.0 3 1 1 3 12 0 3.03
Pitching/Game Notes:
Balk Ober.
Pitches-strikes Bubic 91-54 Bowlan 14-9 Estévez 16-11 Clarke, T 14-8 Ober 89-65 Varland 12-10 Sands 12-8 Duran, J 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts Bubic 6-3 Bowlan 0-1 Estévez 0-0 Clarke, T 2-0 Ober 2-4 Varland 3-0 Sands 0-0 Duran, J 2-0.
Batters faced Bubic 24 Bowlan 3 Estévez 3 Clarke, T 4 Ober 27 Varland 4 Sands 3 Duran, J 4.
Inherited runners-scored Estévez 1-0 Varland 1-0.
Umpires HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: James Jean. 2B: Adam Hamari. 3B: Nestor Ceja.
Weather 67 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 4 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:11 PM.
T 2:35.
Att 32,501.
Venue Target Field.
May 25, 2025
Minnesota Twins Batting
OrderPlayerABRHRBIBBKAVG
1 Ryan Jeffers C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .273
2 Ty France 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251
3 Carlos Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237
4 Royce Lewis DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .155
5 Jonah Bride 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .193
a- Kody Clemens PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
6 Harrison Bader CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276
7 Brooks Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237
8 Carson McCusker RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
b- DaShawn Keirsey Jr. RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
Trevor Larnach PH-RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .247
9 Willi Castro LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .232
Totals 31 1 3 1 3 12 .239
a-Singled for Keirsey Jr. in the 8th.
b-Walked for Bride in the 10th.
BATTING
2B Jeffers (11, Bubic).
TB France, T Jeffers 2 Larnach.
RBI France, T (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Bader Lee 2.
GIDP France, T.
Team RISP 1-for-6.
Team LOB 4.
BASERUNNING
SB Bader (6, 2nd base off Clarke, T/Fermin).
CS Larnach (2, 2nd base by Estévez/Fermin).
FIELDING
E Castro, W (5, throw).
Pickoffs Jeffers (Waters at 1st base).
Minnesota Twins Pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRERA
Bailey Ober 6.2 7 1 1 1 3 0 3.41
Louis Varland 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.59
Cole Sands 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.38
Jhoan Duran 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.11
Totals 10.0 9 2 1 1 6 0 3.20
Pitching/Game Notes:
Balk Ober.
Pitches-strikes Bubic 91-54 Bowlan 14-9 Estévez 16-11 Clarke, T 14-8 Ober 89-65 Varland 12-10 Sands 12-8 Duran, J 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts Bubic 6-3 Bowlan 0-1 Estévez 0-0 Clarke, T 2-0 Ober 2-4 Varland 3-0 Sands 0-0 Duran, J 2-0.
Batters faced Bubic 24 Bowlan 3 Estévez 3 Clarke, T 4 Ober 27 Varland 4 Sands 3 Duran, J 4.
Inherited runners-scored Estévez 1-0 Varland 1-0.
Umpires HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: James Jean. 2B: Adam Hamari. 3B: Nestor Ceja.
Weather 67 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 4 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:11 PM.
T 2:35.
Att 32,501.
Venue Target Field.
May 25, 2025