Royals bring 2-1 series advantage over Twins
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Over the course of Thursday's game, Ripperger got every single ball and strike call—136 pitches, to be exact—correct, per Umpire Scorecards's tracking.
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The opposing Twins offense has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.313) and is 27th in MLB play with six home runs.
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Sporting News on MSNGuardians-Royals has craziest strikeout in MLB history, thanks to Hunter Gaddis and Jonathan IndiaIn an otherwise insignificant game on the second Friday in April, strikeout magic happened. Here's the scene: Jonathan India is batting for the Royals. Hunter Gaddis is pitching for the Guardians. With two strikes,
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And the Royals did it again Thursday, defeating the Twins 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals took three of four in the series and now have a 37-22 record against AL Central teams since the start of the 2024 season.
Historically, they haven’t needed a leadoff man like Jonathan India clogging up the bases to win. Advertisement In 1985, their first championship season, Royals leadoff hitters had a .315 on-base percentage,
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Yardbarker on MSNMLB umpire calls ultra-rare 'perfect game'With the immaculate outing, Ripperger became just the second MLB umpire in the Umpire Scorecards era (since 2015) to turn in a “perfect game.” Pat Hoberg was the first to do so, pulling off the feat in the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies.
The type of at-bat the Royals needed to break out of an offensive lull was exactly what Jonathan India provided on Thursday.
At any given moment, Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. can change the game. Witt is a force multiplier. The Royals love to have him at the plate in clutch moments. Opposing teams scurry at his mere presence. Need an example?
The hardest hit ball by a Kansas City Royals ever in the statcast era was 118 mph by Eric Hosmer in 2017. Jac Caglianone had an opposite field single at 120.9 mph tonight in AA