MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/23/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1338 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (25-27) 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 13 1
Minnesota Twins (26-25) 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 12 0
Minnesota 9-6 Losers to Royals
Rafael Devers impressed in the 9-6 Kansas City win over Minnesota. Devers, who finished 2nd in the AL in home runs with 46 last year, went 4 for 4 with 3 doubles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Jhoan Duran earned the save, his 16th, for the Royals. The loss makes Minnesota 26-25.

Second Baseman David Hamilton made an impact for Kansas City, when he swatted a 2-run home run off Tyler Glasnow in the top of the second. For the contest, Hamilton was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Devers said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 3 1 0 1 1 3 .217 5 17
J. Merrill CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .262 15 40
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 .286 12 35
R. Devers 3B 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 .273 8 33
P. Alonso DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .222 11 36
W. Adames SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .246 6 26
D. Varsho LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .210 4 17
J. Realmuto C 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .283 3 19
D. Hamilton 2B 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .226 1 9
Totals 40 9 13 8 4 12 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Devers 3 (11, 2nd Inning off T. Glasnow, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off T. Glasnow, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Foley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Merrill (15, 2nd Inning off T. Glasnow, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Hamilton (1, 2nd Inning off T. Glasnow, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll , J. Merrill 4 , P. Goldschmidt , R. Devers 7 , W. Adames 2 , D. Varsho 2 , J. Realmuto , D. Hamilton 4
2-out RBI: J. Merrill , R. Devers 2 , D. Hamilton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , P. Alonso 3
Hit by Pitch: C. Carroll
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll 2 (13) , D. Varsho (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adames (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. De La Cruz SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .228 5 27
D. Blanco LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .251 2 15
O. Cruz CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .295 12 30
M. Yastrzemski DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .286 3 18
T. Casas 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .287 10 33
J. Westburg 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .214 4 22
E. Carter RF 4 2 2 0 1 2 3 .283 6 19
J. Rogers C 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .289 4 18
K. Campbell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 6 20
Totals 40 6 12 5 2 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. De La Cruz 2 (21, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Barlow, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Yastrzemski (12, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Cruz (14, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Carter (9, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Carter (1, 8th Inning off B. Graterol, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. De La Cruz 5 , D. Blanco , O. Cruz 4 , M. Yastrzemski 2 , T. Casas , J. Westburg , E. Carter 5
2-out RBI: E. De La Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Cruz 2 , M. Yastrzemski , J. Westburg , E. Carter , J. Rogers
Hit by Pitch: D. Blanco
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (18)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola W (6-2) 5.0 8 5 4 1 4 0 79 3.93   
S. Barlow H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.63   
B. Graterol 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 27 1.35   
J. Duran SV (16) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 28 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 36
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, S. Barlow 5, B. Graterol 7, J. Duran 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 6-5, S. Barlow 0-1, B. Graterol 2-2, J. Duran 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 79-52, S. Barlow 19-10, B. Graterol 27-18, J. Duran 28-15
Hit Batsmen: J. Duran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Glasnow L (5-5) 3.2 9 7 7 1 5 2 97 5.96   
J. Oviedo 2.1 0 1 1 1 3 0 27 4.56   
L. Varland 0.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 28 1.97   
J. Foley 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.00   
D. Jameson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Glasnow 17
Batters Faced: T. Glasnow 22, J. Oviedo 8, L. Varland 6, J. Foley 5, D. Jameson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Glasnow 1-5, J. Oviedo 1-3, L. Varland 0-0, J. Foley 0-2, D. Jameson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Glasnow 97-58, J. Oviedo 27-15, L. Varland 28-15, J. Foley 17-11, D. Jameson 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Oviedo 1-0 , L. Varland 1-1 , J. Foley 3-0
WP: T. Glasnow , L. Varland
Hit Batsmen: T. Glasnow
Balk: T. Glasnow
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Devers
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (44 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 36169
Special Notes: Rafael Devers ties the KC regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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