Wednesday's Twins-Kansas City game recap
Pablo López struck out a career-high 12 batters in a complete-game shutout
July 6, 2023 at 2:20AM
Pablo López, Twins
The righthander struck out a career-high 12 batters in 100 pitches and tossed the first complete game of his career.
By the numbers
1 Royals batter reached base against López after the third inning. He retired 19 of his last 20.
2011 The last season the Twins had multiple pitchers throw a complete game (Brian Duensing, Francisco Liriano and Carl Pavano).
18 Stolen bases by Willi Castro this season, the most by a Twins player before the All-Star break since Eduardo Núñez in 2016.
Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night.
