Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
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Royce Lewis hits walk-off triple as Twins rally past Royals 3-2 after Buxton exits with sore hip
Taj Bradley threw six strong innings for the Twins (54-54), who have won three in a row and five of six. They are third in the AL Cental, just two games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox.
Kody Clemens doubled for Minnesota in the fourth and scored on Josh Bell's single. But center fielder Byron Buxton left in the fifth with right hip soreness after running to first base. It's the same joint that caused him to miss the All-Star Game this month.
Kansas City went ahead 2-1 in the sixth when Josh Rojas stole home on the front end of a double steal and Salvador Perez had an RBI single.
Victor Caratini singled against Alex Lange (1-6) leading off the ninth and Brooks Lee walked with one out. Lange struck out No. 9 hitter Ryan Kreidler but Lewis, who entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh, drove a 1-1 cutter off the top of the right-center fence to win it.
It was Lewis’ second career walk-off hit, and Lange's third blown save this season.
Jack Anderson (1-0) struck out two in a scoreless inning for his first major league win. Anderson was optioned to the minors Sunday and then recalled Tuesday from Triple-A St. Paul when Minnesota placed right-hander Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 27) with a right elbow strain.
The 25-year-old Bradley struck out 10 and walked three while giving up two runs and three hits. It was his fourth double-digit strikeout game this season.
Royals starter Seth Lugo allowed one run in six innings and Kansas City turned five double plays, most by a big league team in one game this year.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Lewis tripled to right, Caratini scored and Lee scored. |
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9th Inning | Kreidler struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Lee walked, Caratini to second. |
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9th Inning | Keaschall lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Caratini singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Lange relieved Cruz |
Statistics
 KC |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 14 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 10 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 2 |
| 7 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 153 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.0 | Runs Created | 4.1 |
| .133 | Batting Average | .313 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .133 | Slugging Percentage | .438 |
| .233 | Secondary Average | .250 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .405 |
| .390 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .843 |
| 1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.1 |
| 12.0 | Batter Rating | 28.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.37 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.73 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .125 |
| 0.36 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.00 |
| .143 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .108 |
| .100 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.063 |
| 3.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 0.5 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 61.8 | MLB Rating | 83.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 21,518 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 76 | L1 | 0.51898736 | 82 |
 Chicago |
1 | 77 | L1 | 0.51265824 | 81 |
| Minnesota |
7.5 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
 Detroit |
8.5 | 85 | L2 | 0.4654088 | 74 |
| Kansas City |
14 | 90 | W1 | 0.43037975 | 68 |