Twins at Royals March 28, 2024

Game Time: 4:10 ET

Stadium: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 38,775

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MIN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	0
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1

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MIN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10	0
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:29

Umpires: HP-Laz Díaz, 1B-Tripp Gibson, 2B-Mike Estabrook, 3B-Erich Bacchus

Weather: 65 degrees. Clear

Wind: 16 MPH Right to Left

News From March 28, 2024

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Pablo Lopez

Goes seven strong to earn win

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March 28, 2024

Lopez (1-0) tossed seven innings, allowing one run on four hits with seven strikeouts to earn the victory in Minnesota's 4-1 win at Kansas City on Thursday.

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Brock Stewart

Earns first hold

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March 28, 2024

Stewart threw a scoreless eighth inning to earn his first hold of the season in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.

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Griffin Jax

Records first save

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March 28, 2024

Jax threw a scoreless inning with a walk and strikeout to record the save in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.

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Carlos Correa

Three hits in Opening Day win

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March 28, 2024

Correa went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a walk in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.

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Ryan Jeffers

Bats second in season opener

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March 28, 2024

Jeffers started at catcher and went 0-for-5 in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City. He hit No. 2 in the lineup for the second time in his career.

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Max Kepler

X-rays clear on right leg

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March 28, 2024

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli noted after Thursday's 4-1 win over the Royals that X-rays on Kepler's right leg came back negative, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

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Trevor Larnach

Day-to-day with undisclosed injury

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March 28, 2024

Saints manager Toby Gardenhire said Thursday that Larnach is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

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Royce Lewis

Awaiting MRI results

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March 28, 2024

Lewis (quadriceps) underwent an MRI and is awaiting results after exiting Thursday's game against the Royals, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

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Max Kepler

Exits with possible injury

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March 28, 2024

Kepler was removed from Thursday's game against the Royals after fouling a ball off his right leg, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

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Royce Lewis

Leaves game with quad injury

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March 28, 2024

Lewis was removed from Thursday's game against the Royals in the third inning due to a right quadriceps injury, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

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Brooks Lee

Out 3-4 weeks with back injury

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March 28, 2024

Saints manager Toby Gardenhire said Thursday that Lee will not join Triple-A St. Paul for 3-to-4 weeks as he gets treatment for back spasms, Patrick Borzi of MinnPost.com reports.

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Manuel Margot

In lineup at designated hitter

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March 28, 2024

Margot (hand) is will start at designated hitter and bat ninth in Thursday's season opener versus the Royals.

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Matt Wallner

Out of lineup versus lefty

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March 28, 2024

Wallner is out of the lineup for Thursday's season opener in Kansas City.

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Alex Kirilloff

Takes seat against lefty

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March 28, 2024

Kirilloff is out of the lineup for Thursday's season opener against the Royals.

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Kyle Farmer

Getting start against southpaw

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March 28, 2024

Farmer is starting at second base and batting seventh for the Twins in Thursday's opener versus the Royals.

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Edouard Julien

On bench versus lefty

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March 28, 2024

Julien is out of the lineup for Thursday's season opener in Kansas City.

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Zack Weiss

IL move official

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March 28, 2024

The Twins placed Weiss (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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Justin Topa

Lands on IL

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March 28, 2024

Minnesota placed Topa on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left patellar tendinitis.

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Caleb Thielbar

Goes on IL

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March 28, 2024

The Twins placed Thielbar (hamstring) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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Josh Staumont

Hits IL with calf strain

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March 28, 2024

The Twins placed Staumont on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left calf strain.

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Anthony DeSclafani

Opens on 60-day IL

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March 28, 2024

The Twins placed DeSclafani (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.

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Jhoan Duran

IL move official

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March 28, 2024

The Twins placed Duran (oblique) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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Daniel Duarte

Added to roster

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March 28, 2024

The Twins selected Duarte's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.

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Maikel Garcia

Hits leadoff home run

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March 28, 2024

Garcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout during Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Twins.

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Cole Ragans

Strikes out nine in tough loss

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March 28, 2024

Ragans (0-1) tossed six innings of two-run baseball, allowing five hits and three walks while striking out nine while taking the loss Thursday against the Twins.

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Maikel Garcia

Batting leadoff Opening Day

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March 28, 2024

Garcia will start at third base and bat leadoff in Thursday's season opener against the Twins.

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Michael Massey

Heads to IL

2BKansas City Royals

March 28, 2024

The Royals placed Massey on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a low-back strain.