Mahle's exit dampens sweep
Tyler Mahle was hitless through 2 1/3 IP when shoulder discomfort made him depart the eventual shutout early.
26 shutout innings for the sweep āļø
ā Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 17, 2022
Third shutout in six games āļø
12th shutout W āļø
Sixth sweep of the season, 2nd against the Royals āļø#TwinsWin | #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/B96YsXLRGc
Tyler Mahle exits the game with a trainer in the top of the 3rd inning due to an apparent injury
Nick Gordon robs Bobby Witt Jr. of a hit with a tremendous diving grab in left field in the top of the 4th inning
Gilberto Celestino makes a great running grab in center field to take a hit away from Michael Massey in the top of the 7th
Jose Miranda drives a two-run home run to left-center field to give the Twins a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning
Jose Miranda smacked a two-run home run and Nick Gordon hit an RBI double to help guide the Twins to a 4-0 afternoon victory over the Royals
Gilberto Celestino scores after a throwing error by Michael Massey to extend the Twins' lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the 2nd
Nick Gordon smacks an RBI double to deep right field, scoring Gary SƔnchez to give the Twins a 4-0 lead in the top of the 4th
Trevor Megill gets Michael Massey to line out to center field to clinch a 4-0 victory for the Twins over the Royals
Gio Urshela goes 4-for-5, driving in two runs for Minnesota in a 9-0 rout of Kansas City
Sonny Gray allows just three hits in six scoreless innings, finishing with 10 strikeouts and one walk against the Royals
Caleb Thielbar comes in with two on and no outs, and escapes the inning scoreless via two clutch strikeouts