Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 20, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	5
KC	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	4	10	0	5

loss:

J. Odorizzi(10-3)win: Kansas City Royals logo

G. Sparkman(2-3)save: Kansas City Royals logo

I. Kennedy(9)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Glenn Sparkman threw seven solid innings of one-run ball, and the Royals jumped on Twins right-hander Jake Odorizzi for three runs in the first in a 4-1 victory on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have won four of five games. Sparkman scattered five hits,...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1Jorge Polanco homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 10
1Alex Gordon doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Jake Cave. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [2 runs] 12
1Lucas Duda singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Cave. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. [1 run] 13
4Martin Maldonado doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Max Kepler. Lucas Duda scores. [1 run] 14

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Max KeplerCF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273
2Jorge PolancoDH	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.325
3Mitch GarverC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
Miguel Sano3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.215
4Eddie RosarioLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
5C.J. Cron1B	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.280
6Luis ArraezSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.375
7Jonathan Schoop2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.255
8Jake CaveRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.167
9Willians Astudillo3B-C	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
TOTAL	5	32	1	1	5	1	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jake OdorizziRHP	4.0	8	4	4	2	1	0	80	2.58
Kohl StewartRHP	4.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	42	4.50

TOTAL	8.0	10	4	4	3	1	0	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	2	.300
2Nicky Lopez2B	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	.240
3Alex GordonLF	1	4	0	2	0	0	2	.260
4Jorge SolerDH	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	.247
Terrance GorePR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
5Cheslor Cuthbert3B	0	4	1	0	1	0	5	.282
6Lucas Duda1B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	.161
7Humberto ArteagaSS	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
8Martin MaldonadoC	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	.215
9Billy HamiltonCF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.225
TOTAL	10	31	4	4	3	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Glenn SparkmanRHP	7.0	5	1	1	3	1	1	91	3.62
Jake DiekmanLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	4.22
Ian KennedyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.60
TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	5	1	1	111	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Max Kepler grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Lucas Duda. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Jorge Polanco homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Mitch Garver grounds out, third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert to first baseman Lucas Duda. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Eddie Rosario flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Whit Merrifield doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario.
10
SINGLE — Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.
10
DOUBLE — Alex Gordon doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Jake Cave. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [2 runs]
12
LINEOUT — Jorge Soler lines out to second baseman Jonathan Schoop. [1 out]
12
FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Cheslor Cuthbert reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Jake Odorizzi to second baseman Jonathan Schoop to third baseman Willians Astudillo. Alex Gordon out at 3rd. Cheslor Cuthbert to 3rd. Cheslor Cuthbert advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by third baseman Willians Astudillo. [2 outs]
12
SINGLE — Lucas Duda singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Cave. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. [1 run]
13
FLYOUT — Humberto Arteaga flies out to right fielder Jake Cave. [3 outs]
13

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Team Stats

MIN

1Runs4

5Hits10

3Errors0

.156Batting Avg.323

32At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks1

0Stolen Bases3

5Strikeouts3

5Left on Base5

8Total Bases13

Game Details

Thursday, June 20, 2019 · 8:15 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 22,683 (59.8%)

weather: 87 degrees, clear