Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 28, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Barnes(1-5)win: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Duffey(5-1)save: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Rogers(30)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- The Twins only hit one homer in their 4-3 series-clinching victory over the Royals on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium -- a go-ahead jack by Nelson Cruz in the eighth inning -- to gain ground on the Yankees, who held a 305-304 edge after their game later...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1Jorge Soler homers (46) on a line drive to center field. [1 run] 01
2Willians Astudillo doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Mitch Garver scores. [1 run] 11
5Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Erick Mejia. Ian Miller scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 21
6Willians Astudillo singles on a line drive to center fielder Erick Mejia. Mitch Garver scores. [1 run] 31
7Jorge Soler homers (47) on a fly ball to left center field. Brett Phillips scores. [2 runs] 33
8Nelson Cruz homers (41) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run] 43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.334
Ronald TorreyesSS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.154
2Jorge PolancoSS	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.296
Ryan LaMarreRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
3Nelson CruzDH	2	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.311
4Eddie RosarioRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.276
C.J. Cron1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253
5Mitch GarverC	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	.273
6LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.212
7Willians Astudillo1B-3B	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.271
8Jonathan Schoop2B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.259
9Ian MillerCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.214
TOTAL	9	35	4	4	6	1	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cody StashakRHP	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	1	24	3.24
Kyle GibsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	32	4.85
Zack LittellRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	2.68
Lewis ThorpeLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	5.93
Trevor MayRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	2.94
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	1	19	2.50
Sergio RomoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	3.43
Taylor RogersLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	11	2.61
TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	13	3	2	144	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.303
Brett PhillipsPR-RF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143
2Jorge SolerDH	2	3	2	3	1	1	2	1	.265
3Hunter Dozier3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.279
4Alex GordonLF	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.267
5Cheslor Cuthbert1B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	5	.249
Ryan O'HearnPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193
6Erick MejiaCF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.222
7Humberto ArteagaSS	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.185
8Nicky Lopez2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.240
Ryan McBroomPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.296
9Nick DiniC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.173
TOTAL	7	33	3	3	13	3	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Glenn SparkmanRHP	5.0	5	2	2	4	1	0	90	6.02
Tim HillLHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	19	3.63
Randy RosarioLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4.40
Jacob BarnesRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	22	7.44
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	4.22



TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	6	1	1	159	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Luis Arraez lines out to center fielder Erick Mejia. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jorge Polanco grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. [2 outs]
00
LINEOUT — Nelson Cruz lines out sharply to right fielder Whit Merrifield. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Jorge Soler homers (46) on a line drive to center field. [1 run]
01
POP OUT — Hunter Dozier pops out to first baseman Willians Astudillo. [2 outs]
01
SINGLE — Alex Gordon singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Eddie Rosario.
01
FLYOUT — Cheslor Cuthbert flies out sharply to center fielder Ian Miller. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

MIN

4Runs3

9Hits7

0Errors0

.257Batting Avg.212

35At Bats33

6Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In3

1Walks3

0Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts13

6Left on Base6

17Total Bases13

Game Details

Saturday, September 28, 2019 · 2:15 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 21,995 (58.0%)

weather: 67 degrees, overcast