Witt's RBI single caps ninth-inning comeback as Royals beat Twins 3-2
Bobby Witt Jr. capped a ninth-inning rally with a two-out RBI single as Kansas City overcame a 2-1 deficit, with Tyler Tolbert stealing second and scoring on Carter Jensen’s sacrifice fly.
- On Saturday, Bobby Witt delivered a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 comeback victory over the Minnesota Twins.
- Minnesota Twins reliever Eric Orze entered the ninth inning protecting a one-run lead, but a failed pickoff attempt allowed pinch runner Tyler Tolbert to remain safe at second base.
- After Kyle Isbel successfully bunted the runners into scoring position, Carter Jensen hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game, setting up Witt's decisive hit over shortstop Orlando Arcia.
- The Twins suffered their third loss in the past four days following the blown save. Orze said, "It was just one of those days where you give everything you've got and baseball just kind of beats you sometimes."
- LHP Connor Prielipp will take the mound for the Twins against LHP Noah Cameron in Sunday's series finale.
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Royals score two in the ninth to top Twins
With first base open and the go-ahead run already in scoring position in the ninth inning, the Twins considered intentionally walking Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. before ultimately deciding against it. Witt looked at strike one from reliever Eric Orze. He challenged strike two, successfully overturning the call, before going down beneath the zone and lining the third pitch of his at-bat above the head of leaping shortstop Orlando Arcia. The b…
Witt's RBI single caps ninth-inning comeback as Royals beat Twins 3
MINNEAPOLIS — Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.With the Royals trailing 2-1, Isaac Collins led off top of the inning with a single against Eric Orze (2-2). Pinch runner Tyler Tolbert stole second. Josh Rojas tried to sacrifice him over to third, but his bunt went straight back to Orze, who threw to second base too …
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Bobby Witt Jr. helps Royals edge Twins
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.
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Witt's RBI single caps ninth-inning comeback as Royals beat Twins 3-2
Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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