Saturday's Twins-Kansas City game recap

A quick look at Saturday's game.

April 2, 2023 at 1:17AM
Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton runs past Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez to score on a sacrifice fly hit by Kyle Farmer during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Twins designated hitter Byron Buxton ran past Royals catcher Salvador Perez to score on a sacrifice fly hit by Kyle Farmer on Saturday. (Charlie Riedel, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Byron Buxton, Twins

A single, a double and some aggressive baserunning provided the game's only two runs.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 Hits against the Twins bullpen in the first two games, over eight total innings.

3 Runs scored by Buxton in the first two games, of the Twins' four total scored.

2 RBI provided by Twins pinch hitters (Donovan Solano and Kyle Farmer) in two games; Twins pinch hitters had only 10 in all of 2022.

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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