Impact player
Pablo López, Twins
The righthander struck out a career-high 12 batters in 100 pitches and tossed the first complete game of his career.
By the numbers
1 Royals batter reached base against López after the third inning. He retired 19 of his last 20.
2011 The last season the Twins had multiple pitchers throw a complete game (Brian Duensing, Francisco Liriano and Carl Pavano).
18 Stolen bases by Willi Castro this season, the most by a Twins player before the All-Star break since Eduardo Núñez in 2016.
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