Royals' Ninth-Inning Surge Falls Short Against Twins at Target Field

The Kansas City Royals, with a record of 34-21, faced off against the Minnesota Twins, who stood at 29-24. The game concluded with a final score of 6-5 in favor of the Twins.

The Royals began the game quietly, failing to score any runs in the first five innings. However, their bats came alive in the sixth inning when they managed to get three hits and scored their first run. Despite this effort, they still trailed behind as the Twins had already put up five runs by that point.

Kansas City's pitching staff had a challenging outing. Alec Marsh started on the mound and pitched for seven innings but allowed five earned runs on eight hits. The bullpen took over from there and managed to keep things tight by allowing only one unearned run over two innings.

Offensively for Kansas City, it was a mixed bag until late in the game. They accumulated ten hits overall but struggled to convert those into runs early on. Their fortunes changed dramatically in the ninth inning when they rallied with five hits and four runs, bringing them within one run of tying the game. Unfortunately for Royals fans, this late surge was not enough to overcome their deficit.

On defense, Kansas City committed one error which contributed to an unearned run for Minnesota. Their fielding percentage stood at .969 with seven assists and twenty-four putouts.

For Minnesota's part, Joe Ryan delivered an effective performance from the mound across six innings where he allowed just one earned run while striking out seven batters. Jhoan Duran closed out the game successfully earning his seventh save of the season despite giving up four runs in his single inning pitched.

Minnesota's offense was spearheaded by timely hitting during key moments including two home runs that significantly contributed to their total score of six runs from seven hits overall.

Looking ahead, Kansas City will travel back home as they prepare for another matchup against Minnesota scheduled on May 28th at Target Field in Minneapolis starting at 6:40 PM Central Time (CT). Fans can catch all live action broadcasted on BSKC network.