Simeon Woods Richardson earned his first win in eight starts, Jose Miranda drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Tuesday night. Minnesota, winners of six of their last seven games, got two hits each from Manuel Margot, Byron Buxton and Carlos Santana.
The Twins are the class of a weak division, with the Tigers on an upward track, Royals spending on pitching to make them relevant, and Guardians settling for mediocrity.
Leaders within the Kansas City Royals organization repeatedly called the 2023 season a season of "evaluation." Record aside, we all came away from the year with a few key takeaways. One, Bobby Witt.