Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Aug 2, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	9	15	0	5
MIN	2	2	0	0	2	0	5	0	-	11	11	2	5

loss:

R. Lovelady(0-1)win: Minnesota Twins logo

T. May(4-3)save: Minnesota Twins logo

S. Romo(18)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins game highlights

MINNEAPOLIS -- Getting three games off with the Twins playing in a National League ballpark did nothing to cool off designated hitter Nelson Cruz's red-hot bat. Cruz, the defending American League Player of the Week, returned to the starting lineup with a home run, two doubles, a walk and five...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1Jorge Soler singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run] 10
1Nelson Cruz homers (27) on a fly ball to left center field. Max Kepler scores. [2 runs] 12
2Ehire Adrianza out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Luis Arraez scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 13
2Max Kepler doubles (27) on a fly ball to shortstop Humberto Arteaga, deflected by left fielder Alex Gordon. Jason Castro scores. [1 run] 14
4Hunter Dozier homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 24
4With Humberto Arteaga batting, Jorge Soler scores on a balk. Cheslor Cuthbert advances to 3rd on a balk. [1 run] 34
5Cam Gallagher homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 44
5Hunter Dozier homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 54
5Nelson Cruz doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Max Kepler scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd. [1 run] 55
5Eddie Rosario singles on a fly ball to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd. [1 run] 56
6Humberto Arteaga doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. [1 run] 66
7Nelson Cruz doubles (19) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Max Kepler scores. Jorge Polanco scores. [2 runs] 68
7Miguel Sano singles on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd. [1 run] 69
7Luis Arraez grounds out to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. Eddie Rosario scores. Miguel Sano to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 610
7Jason Castro singles on a ground ball to shortstop Humberto Arteaga. Miguel Sano scores. [1 run] 611
8Bubba Starling singles on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Sano. Jorge Soler scores. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Bubba Starling to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Miguel Sano. [2 runs] 811
8Cam Gallagher singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Max Kepler. Bubba Starling scores. [1 run] 911

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF-2B	3	5	1	0	1	0	0	.303
2Alex GordonLF	0	5	0	0	1	0	5	.278
3Hunter Dozier3B-RF	2	5	2	2	0	2	2	.283
4Jorge SolerDH	3	5	2	1	1	0	0	.250
5Cheslor Cuthbert1B-3B	3	5	2	0	0	0	1	.296
6Bubba StarlingCF	1	3	1	1	2	0	1	.279
7Humberto ArteagaSS	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	.197
Ryan O'HearnPH-1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.177
8Nicky Lopez2B-SS	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.220
9Cam GallagherC	2	4	1	2	0	1	0	.244
TOTAL	15	40	9	7	7	3	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Glenn SparkmanRHP	4.2	6	6	6	4	3	1	82	5.58
Richard LoveladyLHP	1.1	1	2	2	0	1	0	21	5.06
Kyle ZimmerRHP	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	0	15	7.50
Tim HillLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	3.38
Kevin McCarthyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	4.81
TOTAL	8.0	11	11	11	6	5	1	149	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Max KeplerCF	2	3	3	1	0	2	0	0	.268
2Jorge PolancoSS	2	5	2	0	1	0	0	2	.300
3Nelson CruzDH	3	4	2	5	1	1	1	0	.289
4Eddie RosarioLF	2	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	.283
5Miguel Sano3B	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.247
6Luis Arraez2B	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	3	.342
7Marwin GonzalezRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.248
8Jason CastroC	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.251
9Ehire Adrianza1B	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.269

TOTAL	11	34	11	11	6	5	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Martin PerezLHP	5.0	7	5	5	3	3	68	4.58
Lewis ThorpeLHP	1.2	3	1	1	1	0	24	3.18
Trevor MayRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.96
Sam DysonRHP	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	24	3.48
Sergio RomoRHP	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	25	3.29
TOTAL	9.0	15	9	9	7	3	142	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario.
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Whit Merrifield steals (16) 2nd base.
00
LINEOUT — Alex Gordon lines out to left fielder Eddie Rosario. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Hunter Dozier grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Ehire Adrianza. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Jorge Soler singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run]
10
LINEOUT — Cheslor Cuthbert lines out sharply to center fielder Max Kepler. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Max Kepler doubles (26) on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling.
10
FLYOUT — Jorge Polanco flies out to center fielder Bubba Starling. Max Kepler to 3rd. [1 out]
10
HOME RUN — Nelson Cruz homers (27) on a fly ball to left center field. Max Kepler scores. [2 runs]
12
GROUNDOUT — Eddie Rosario grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. [2 outs]
12
STRIKEOUT — Miguel Sano strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
12

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Team Stats

MIN

9Runs11

15Hits11

0Errors2

.375Batting Avg.324

40At Bats34

7Extra-base Hits6

3Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In11

0Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts6

5Left on Base5

28Total Bases19

Game Details

Friday, August 2, 2019 · 8:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 32,431 (84.1%)

weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy