The Kansas City Royals were defeated by the Minnesota Twins, 8 to 6, on May 15, 2002.

Final

Twins

24-17

8

Royals

13-24

6

MIN

KCR

1

2

0

2

0

3

1

4

0

2

5

0

1

6

4

0

7

0

2

8

1

0

9

0

R

8

6

H

10

11

E

1

2

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

MIN

KCR

Home run by Jacque Jones.

1

0

Single by Bobby Kielty; Torii Hunter scored.

2

0

Top 3rd

MIN

KCR

Single by Bobby Kielty; Torii Hunter scored.

3

0

Bottom 3rd

MIN

KCR

Wild pitchSome( by Eric Milton); A.J. Hinch scored.

3

1

Bottom 4th

MIN

KCR

Single by Carlos Febles; Joe Randa and Mark Quinn scored.

3

Bottom 5th

MIN

KCR

Home run by Mike Sweeney.

3

4

Top 6th

MIN

KCR

Denny Hocking grounded out; Brian Buchanan scored.

4

Home run by Jacque Jones; A.J. Pierzynski and Casey Blake scored.

7

4

Bottom 7th

MIN

KCR

Home run by Neifi Perez; Chuck Knoblauch scored.

7

6

Top 8th

MIN

KCR

Denny Hocking grounded out; Error by Carlos Febles; A.J. Pierzynski scored.

8

6

Twins

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Jacque Jones LF	5	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	8
Cristian Guzman SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Torii Hunter CF	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
David Ortiz 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Bobby Kielty RF	3	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	2
Brian Buchanan DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A.J. Pierzynski C	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Casey Blake 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Denny Hocking 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
Totals	38	8	10	7	2	2	4	1	16

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
Eric Milton (W)	6.1	8	6	5	0	2
Mike Trombley	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Jackson	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Guardado (S)	1.0	2	0	0	1	0
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	1	2

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	SB	TB
Chuck Knoblauch LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Neifi Perez SS	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	4
Mike Sweeney 1B	5	1	4	1	1	0	0	9
Michael Tucker PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carlos Beltran CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Randa 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Quinn DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Berger RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Raul Ibanez PH,RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A.J. Hinch C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Febles 2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	2
Totals	39	6	11	5	2	1	3	19

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Blake Stein	4.0	6	3	3	1	4	1
Dan Reichert (L)	1.2	1	3	0	1	0	0
Brian Shouse	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Cory Bailey	2.0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	10	8	3	2	4	2

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More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Perez

RBI

26

Perez

AVG

.350

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Lugo

K

37

Ragans

ERA

1.66

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

29

10th

R

132

12th

SO

204

28th

ERA

3.14

4th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	19	8	.704
Royals	17	11	.607	2.5
Tigers	15	12	.556	4.0
Twins	13	13	.500	5.5
White Sox	5	22	.185	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	KCR	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 4/29	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Tue 4/30	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Wed 5/1	KCR	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Fri 5/3	TEX	@	KCR	7:40 PM

Last Game

Tigers

15-12

6

Final

5

Royals

17-11

Sat 27 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Bohm

26

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.354

Ozuna

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

40

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Betts

25

Kwan

24

Cruz

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.443

Soto

.434

Bohm

SLG Leaders

.698

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Suárez

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Greene

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.80

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Kirby

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

515.3

Betts

457.8

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

393

Betts

347

Cruz

342

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0