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Royals 3, Twins 2 — May 26, 2022 Recap
Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota Twins 3-2 on May 26, 2022.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins on May 26, 2022?
Kansas City Royals won 3-2 on May 26, 2022.
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Betting Results
Spread
Royals covered
Twins -1.5
Total
Under
5 / 8.5
Moneyline
Royals
+154
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Starting PitchersConfirmed
Royals3.92 ERA2-339.0 IP37 K1.41 WHIP
vs
Twins1.04 ERA1-017.1 IP8 K0.81 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ Melendez | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brewer Hicklen | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Twins| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Garlick | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sánchez | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Larnach | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Miranda | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Jeffers | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilberto Celestino | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Gordon | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Box Score — Pitching
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IV | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 94 |
| Josh StaumontW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Collin Snider | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Joel Payamps | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Scott BarlowS | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
Twins| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Smeltzer | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 80 |
| Tyler DuffeyL | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Yennier Cano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Royals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Twins
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0