Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
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Ober, Buxton, Clemens leads Twins to 5-1 win, drop Royals 2 back for last AL wild card
Buxton led off the game against Michael Lorenzen (5-10) with his 30th homer, extending his career high. He was hit by a 91.8 mph sinker in the fifth inning and was replaced for the bottom of the sixth because of what the Twins said was a bruised left knee.
Clemens hit his 16th homer in the fourth, a 451-drive that gave Minnesota a 3-0 lead. Minnesota padded its advantage in the fourth with a double steal, with Royce Lewis on first and Luke Keaschall on third.
Kansas City (73-69) fell two games behind Seattle (75-68) for the third AL wild card.
Bailey Ober (5-7) gave up one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings,
Lorenzen allowed four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Kansas City scored on Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single in the sixth.
Royals: RHP Ryan Bergert (2-1, 2.61) will be on the mound Monday for the start of a four-game series at Cleveland, which starts RHP Slade Cecconi (5-6, 4.78)
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Yastrzemski flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Jensen walked. |
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9th Inning | Isbel to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Cabrera relieved Topa |
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9th Inning | Jensen hit for Maile |
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9th Inning | Isbel grounded into fielder's choice to first, Caglianone out at second, Massey to third. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 7 |
| 3 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 151 | Pitches | 157 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created | 3.4 |
| .273 | Batting Average | .226 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .485 | Slugging Percentage | .323 |
| .364 | Secondary Average | .258 |
| .351 | On Base Percentage | .351 |
| .836 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .674 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 6.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.5 |
| 38.0 | Batter Rating | 17.0 |
| 16.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.08 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.24 |
| .212 | Isolated Power | .097 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.71 |
| .054 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .135 |
| .091 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .032 |
| 9.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 85.8 | MLB Rating | 71.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 26,505 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit |
- | 62 | L1 | 0.5694444 | 82 |
| Kansas City |
8.5 | 70 | L1 | 0.5104895 | 73 |
 Cleveland |
9 | 70 | W3 | 0.5070422 | 72 |
| Minnesota |
18.5 | 80 | W1 | 0.44055945 | 63 |
 Chicago |
27 | 89 | W1 | 0.38194445 | 55 |