Pablo López throws 1st career shutout, strikes out 12 in the Twins’ 4-0 win over the Royals

Published July 5, 2023 9:17 PM

By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López’s first career shutout was a four-hitter with a career-high 12 strikeouts in the Minnesota Twins’ 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. López retired 15 straight from the third to the eighth inning including a stretch with six consecutive strikeouts. The 27-year-old López came to Minnesota this season from Miami in a trade for major league batting leader Luis Arraez. He the Twins’ second shutout from a starter in less than two weeks after Joe Ryan spun one for the club’s first in five years. The last time the Twins had multiple shutouts in one season was 2011.

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