Witt homers on shoulder-high pitch, Royals beat Twins 4-1 to avoid sweep

— Bobby Witt Jr. homered on a pitch outside the strike zone for the fourth time this season and Paul DeJong finished a triple short of the cycle, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Wednesday to avoid a series sweep.
Aug 15, 2025, 05:10 am - AP
KC
MIN
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C. Ragans
win

C. Ragans10-7

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 0 BB
L. Varland
loss

L. Varland0-5

6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
L. Erceg
save

L. Erceg5

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCMIN
2ndIsbel grounded out to pitcher, DeJong scored, Fermin to second.10
3rdWitt Jr. homered to left center (398 feet).20
4thSantana homered to left (404 feet).21
6thDeJong homered to left center (435 feet).31
7thPasquantino doubled to left, Garcia scored.41
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