
Royals @ Twins – Fri, May 23
Game Status: Final – Score: 3-1 Twins
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| Royals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India – 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .330 | .306 |
| 2 | Witt Jr. – SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .303 | .366 | .502 |
| 3 | Pasquantino – 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .279 | .388 |
| 4 | Garcia, M – 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .315 | .379 | .481 |
| 5 | Biggio – DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .176 | .300 | .250 |
| 6 | Waters – RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .271 | .312 | .390 |
| 7 | Fermin – C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .276 | .290 |
| 8 | Massey – LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .232 | .280 |
| 9 | Isbel – CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 | .281 | .431 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| Royals |
|---|
| BATTING: 2B: Biggio (2, López, P); Fermin (2, López, P). TB: Biggio 2; Fermin 2; Garcia, M; Massey 2; Pasquantino 2; Witt Jr. RBI: Biggio (4). 2-out RBI: Biggio. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Biggio; India; Waters 3. GIDP: Pasquantino. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 8. |
| FIELDING: E: India (9, fielding). DP: (India-Pasquantino). |
| Twins Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffers – C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .361 | .412 |
| 2 | Lewis, R – DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .176 | .236 | .275 |
| 3 | Larnach – RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .243 | .320 | .403 |
| 4 | Correa – SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .280 | .355 |
| 5 | France, T – 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 | .318 | .368 |
| 6 | Lee – 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .230 | .280 | .361 |
| 7 | Bride – 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .274 | .224 |
| 8 | Bader – CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .366 | .425 |
| 9 | Castro, W – LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .314 | .368 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Twins |
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| BATTING: 2B: Jeffers (10, Cameron). HR: Correa (3, 2nd inning off Cameron, 0 on, 0 out); France, T (4, 9th inning off Erceg, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Bader; Castro, W; Correa 5; France, T 4; Jeffers 2. RBI: Correa (14); France, T 2 (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lewis, R; Jeffers. GIDP: Correa. Team RISP: 0-for-2. Team LOB: 4. |
| FIELDING: Pickoffs: Jax (Garcia, M at 1st base). DP: (Correa-France, T). |
| Royals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 82-57 | 0.93 |
| Schreiber | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-11 | 2.70 |
| Erceg (L, 1-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-10 | 2.05 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Twins Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| López, P | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 102-74 | 2.31 |
| Stewart | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 3.72 |
| Varland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 2.74 |
| Jax | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.76 |
| Sands (W, 3-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 2.49 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Game Info |
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| HBP: India (by López, P); Garcia, M (by López, P). |
| Pitches-strikes: Cameron 82-57; Schreiber 14-11; Erceg 12-10; López, P 102-74; Stewart 3-2; Varland 9-4; Jax 11-8; Sands 14-9. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Cameron 5-5; Schreiber 2-0; Erceg 0-0; López, P 2-6; Stewart 0-0; Varland 1-1; Jax 1-0; Sands 2-1. |
| Batters faced: Cameron 25; Schreiber 4; Erceg 3; López, P 26; Stewart 1; Varland 3; Jax 3; Sands 3. |
| Inherited runners-scored: Schreiber 1-0; Stewart 1-0. |
| Umpires: HP: Adam Hamari. 1B: Nestor Ceja. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: James Jean. |
| Weather: 62 degrees, Partly Cloudy. |
| Wind: 6 mph, In From LF. |
| First pitch: 7:11 PM. |
| T: 2:14. |
| Att: 22,391. |
| Venue: Target Field. |
| May 23, 2025 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1 | Cavan Biggio doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Harrison Bader. Jonathan India scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. | 1-0 KC |
| Bottom 2 | Carlos Correa homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. | 1-1 |
| Bottom 9 | Ty France homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Carlos Correa scores. | 3-1 MIN |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Decisions
- Winner: Cole Sands (3-1, 2.49)
- Loser: Lucas Erceg (1-1, 2.05)
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Next Royals Game: Sat, May 24, 01:10 PM CDT @ Twins
Last Updated: 05/23/2025 10:12:28 PM CDT
31 comments
Just no pop anywhere to be seen have to string so many hits together to get 3+ runs
literally never pitch to ty france again
Can’t expect the entire pitching staff to be perfect every single game. The position players should be freaking embarrassed.
Suddenly Noah Cameron gets fucked more than anyone else in KC. Can we get a crumb of run support?
Cameron deserved a LOT better than his last two starts. C’mon boys. Turn around the series tomorrow.
I’m not gonna pretend I wasn’t hoping Certified Royals Killer™ Ty France was still on the IL for this series.
The Twins made 25 outs in this game. They struck out 11 of them. 44% of their outs the Royals didn’t even have to work for. And they still fucking lost because the offense is beyond pathetic and couldn’t muster up more than 1 run.
JJ and the rest of the front office failed this team and continue to fail this team by not addressing the lineup
Maybe if we didn’t go 1-10 with RISP. Same shit every damn day with this team
Everyone but Bobby and Maikel need to line up on a wall and let the pitching staff throw dodgeballs at them
I wonder if Erceg is hurt, hasn’t been as sharp the past few outings
would be cool to get through games without errors from 2nd or 3rd (and the Maikel misplay at 3rd gave the Twins the momentum)
anyone else feel like an alarming amount of the small number of runs we give up are coming from home runs?
You know what, it happened.
I’d rather Erceg does it now rather than in October.

its just allergies
RENFROE WAS DUE! Just Kidding
Bring up Jack in 25 AAA GAMES if his numbers are good our OFFENSE is lacking he can DH if nothing else
It’s the twins, of course we lost. We can never beat the twins
That one hurts. Can’t keep wasting great pitching with gross base running mistakes and inability to bring guys home. Did really well against Lopez tonight, yet had nothing to show for it. Really hope this isn’t one we look back on at the end of the season. Let’s get it tomorrow
The one run Royals strike again…
Win or lose our pitching is crazy consistent and dominant, and I’m extremely happy about that.
Most predictable ending
“Fun” with splits
Royals in games with Maikel leading off: 5-1, 4.17 runs per game
Royals in games with India leading off: 23-23, 3.22 runs per game
Elite starting pitching. Again. Erceg isn’t perfect. It happens.
Also I’ve got some serious questions as to our base running. That’s 4 unforced outs (at least) this road trip by poor base running decisions. Forever Royal.
P.S Jac homered again.
Jac and Devanney back to back on back to back days.
What’s the story on Devanney? Is he just position locked?
Another impressive pitching performance wasted, sorry Cameron. It sucks they walked it off but I am more mad at the offense. 1 run is not going to cut it. Go Royals.
Cameron has a .71 ERA and averaging less than 1 hit every 2 innings pitched as a starter, and this is how we support him? What an absolute tragedy of an offense.
the next 3 games being day games is a test of Jonathan India’s huge day/night split (his OPS is 300 points better in day games)
Salvy has an even larger day/night split which you may have noticed on Wednesday
The 2025 Royals are gonna be one of those teams we look back on and think what could’ve been if they could hit even a little
On the bright side the Rockies beat the Yankees lol
Good pitching until the 9th inning. Massey and Pasquatch 2 hits each. Massy‘s hitting getting better.
Unusual score Colorado 3 Yankees 2.😀😀😀
It feels like nearly all our losses are exactly like this this year. Feels like Groundhog Day at this point