Monday's Twins-Kansas City game recap

Former Royal Michael A. Taylor had an RBI bloop single and an RBI bunt single for the Twins, and he helped prevent a rally with a running grab in the left-center gap in the seventh inning.

July 4, 2023 at 3:20AM

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Michael A. Taylor, Twins

The former Royal had an RBI bloop single and an RBI bunt single, and he helped prevent a rally with a running grab in the left-center gap in the seventh inning.

By the numbers

21 Season-high number of swings and misses recorded by Twins starter Joe Ryan. Against his fastball, the Royals whiffed on 13 of their 26 swings.

8 Hits from Carlos Correa in four games since he was moved into the leadoff spot.

7 Game homerless streak from Royals hitters before Maikel Garcia's leadoff homer.

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about the writer

Bobby Nightengale

Minnesota Twins reporter

Bobby Nightengale joined the Star Tribune in May, 2023, after covering the Reds for the Cincinnati Enquirer for five years. He's a graduate of Bradley University.

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