Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Aug 3, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	2	5
MIN	2	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	-	11	12	1	3

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D. Duffywin: Minnesota Twins logo

K. Gibson

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz is making his home runs seem so routine that some players in the Twins’ dugout don’t exactly know how to handle it. “Do we just celebrate every single time, or do we just treat this as a normal at-bat every time and pat him on the...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Nelson Cruz homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Jorge Polanco scores. [2 runs]
02
2
Jorge Soler homers (29) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
12
2
Meibrys Viloria singles on a line drive to left fielder Luis Arraez. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run]
22
2
C.J. Cron homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
23
2
Jorge Polanco homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Schoop scores. Mitch Garver scores. [3 runs]
26
2
Nelson Cruz homers (29) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
27
5
Max Kepler singles on a fly ball to right fielder Bubba Starling. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Max Kepler to 2nd. Max Kepler advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Bubba Starling. [1 run]
28
5
C.J. Cron singles on a ground ball to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Max Kepler scores. [1 run]
29
6
Nelson Cruz homers (30) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Arraez scores. [2 runs]
211
7
Meibrys Viloria grounds into a force out, shortstop Jorge Polanco to second baseman Jonathan Schoop. Jorge Soler scores. Cheslor Cuthbert to 3rd. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd. Meibrys Viloria to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
311

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.301
Humberto ArteagaSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197
2Alex GordonLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
Ryan O'Hearn1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176
3Hunter Dozier3B-RF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.280
4Jorge SolerDH	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	.253
5Cheslor Cuthbert1B-3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.295
6Nicky LopezSS-2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.221
7Bubba StarlingRF-LF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.262
8Meibrys ViloriaC	1	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	.269
9Billy HamiltonCF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.209
TOTAL	5	33	3	3	8	2	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Danny DuffyLHP	4.2	8	9	8	5	2	4	87	4.93
Jorge LopezRHP	3.1	4	2	2	2	0	1	54	6.19

TOTAL	8.0	12	11	10	7	2	5	141	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mitch GarverC	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	.277
2Jorge PolancoSS	1	4	2	3	1	1	1	2	.299
3Nelson CruzDH	3	4	3	5	1	0	3	0	.295
4Marwin GonzalezRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.248
5Miguel Sano3B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.242
Ehire Adrianza3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
6Max KeplerCF	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.268
Jake CaveCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193
7C.J. Cron1B	3	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.269
8Jonathan Schoop2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.254
9Luis ArraezLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.346
TOTAL	12	36	11	11	7	2	5	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kyle GibsonRHP	6.2	4	3	2	6	2	1	110	4.02
Ryne HarperRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2.91
Cody StashakRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	3.00
TOTAL	9.0	5	3	2	8	2	1	132	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, third baseman Miguel Sano to first baseman C. J. Cron. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Alex Gordon grounds out, shortstop Jorge Polanco to first baseman C. J. Cron. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Mitch Garver flies out to right fielder Bubba Starling. [1 out]
00
WALK — Jorge Polanco walks.
00
HOME RUN — Nelson Cruz homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Jorge Polanco scores. [2 runs]
02
POP OUT — Marwin Gonzalez pops out to second baseman Whit Merrifield. [2 outs]
02
STRIKEOUT — Miguel Sano strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

MIN

3Runs11

5Hits12

2Errors1

.152Batting Avg.333

33At Bats36

1Extra-base Hits5

1Home Runs5

3Runs-Batted-In11

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts7

5Left on Base3

8Total Bases27

Game Details

Saturday, August 3, 2019 · 7:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 36,823 (95.5%)

weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy