IMPACT PLAYER
Thursday's Twins-Kansas City game recap
Byron Buxton broke out of a slump with an infield single in the ninth inning. He previously had 30 consecutive at-bats without a hit.
May 27, 2022 at 3:56AM
Whit Merrifield, Royals
Drove a two-out double to deep right-center, tying the game and setting up Bobby Witt's go-ahead double.
BY THE NUMBERS
30 Consecutive at-bats without a hit by Byron Buxton, a career-longest skid that ended with an infield hit in the ninth inning.
16 Consecutive games reaching base at least once by Carlos Correa, the shortstop's third-longest streak ever.
2 Hits by Jose Miranda, his third two-hit game in his last four starts.
Pablo López completed six innings with a 3-1 lead, and Griffin Jax rescued him from a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, but Cleveland rebounded to move to 7½ games ahead of the Twins.
