Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Sep 22, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	12	0	9
MIN	6	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	-	12	13	1	10

loss:

J. Lopezwin: Minnesota Twins logo

Z. Littell

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz said to Twins senior director of communications Dustin Morse at the end of Spring Training that he planned to hit his 400th career home run this season -- and to expect playoff baseball in October at Target Field. Cruz didn’t let age stand in his way....

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Eddie Rosario doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd. [1 run]
01
1
Marwin Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jorge Lopez. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd. [1 run]
02
1
Miguel Sano homers (32) on a fly ball to left center field. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez scores. [3 runs]
05
1
Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jake Cave scores. LaMonte Wade to 2nd. [1 run]
06
2
Nick Dini homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Bubba Starling scores. [2 runs]
26
3
Jorge Soler doubles (32) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder LaMonte Wade. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run]
36
3
Ryan McBroom grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Marwin Gonzalez. Jorge Soler scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
46
3
Cheslor Cuthbert singles on a line drive to center fielder LaMonte Wade. Hunter Dozier scores. Cheslor Cuthbert to 2nd. [1 run]
56
3
Miguel Sano homers (33) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
57
4
Nicky Lopez doubles (19) on a fly ball to center fielder LaMonte Wade. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder LaMonte Wade to second baseman Luis Arraez to third baseman Miguel Sano. [1 run] [2 outs]
67
4
Nelson Cruz homers (40) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
68
6
Eddie Rosario doubles (26) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd. [1 run]
69
6
Marwin Gonzalez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan McBroom. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd. [1 run]
610
7
Eddie Rosario doubles (27) on a line drive to right fielder Ryan McBroom. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd. [1 run]
611
7
Marwin Gonzalez walks. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd. Jason Castro to 2nd. [1 run]
612
9
Cheslor Cuthbert walks. Nicky Lopez scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd. Ryan McBroom to 2nd. [1 run]
712
9
Ryan O'Hearn walks. Jorge Soler scores. Ryan McBroom to 3rd. Cheslor Cuthbert to 2nd. [1 run]
812

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldLF	3	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.302
2Adalberto MondesiSS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263
Nicky Lopez2B	2	3	2	1	0	1	0	2	.232
3Jorge SolerDH	1	4	2	1	2	1	0	2	.260
4Hunter Dozier3B	1	5	1	0	4	0	0	4	.281
5Ryan McBroomRF	1	4	0	1	1	1	0	3	.317
6Cheslor Cuthbert1B	1	4	0	2	1	1	0	1	.252
7Bubba StarlingCF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.211
Ryan O'HearnPH	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.190
8Humberto Arteaga2B-SS	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.191
Alex GordonPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.266
9Nick DiniC	1	3	1	2	2	0	1	1	.188
Meibrys ViloriaC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.218
TOTAL	12	38	8	8	15	6	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jorge LopezRHP	2.1	8	7	7	0	1	2	52	6.35
Gabe SpeierLHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	28	9.00
Kevin McCarthyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	4.76
Tim HillLHP	1.1	2	2	2	2	1	0	23	3.68
Jacob BarnesRHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	6.68
Heath FillmyerRHP	1.0	1	2	2	2	4	0	35	8.31
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.86

TOTAL	7.3	13	12	12	7	9	3	180	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez2B	1	6	0	1	1	0	0	1	.343
2Jorge PolancoSS	2	4	3	0	0	1	0	2	.299
3Nelson CruzDH	2	3	4	1	0	2	1	0	.303
4Eddie RosarioLF	3	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	.278
Ian MillerLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5Mitch GarverC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.274
Jason CastroC	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	.232
6Marwin Gonzalez1B	2	4	1	3	0	1	0	1	.264
7Miguel Sano3B	2	4	2	4	2	1	2	3	.248
8Jake CaveRF	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	3	.240
9LaMonte Wade Jr.CF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.211
Ryan LaMarreCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231

TOTAL	13	37	12	12	7	9	3	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Martin PerezLHP	2.1	8	5	5	1	0	1	52	5.13
Zack LittellRHP	1.2	2	1	0	2	0	0	28	2.83
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	2.26
Trevor MayRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	30	3.03
Cody StashakRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	3.13
Brusdar GraterolRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	4.32
Fernando RomeroRHP	0.2	0	2	2	2	3	0	25	8.03
Sergio RomoRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	16	3.49
TOTAL	8.3	12	8	7	15	6	1	193	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario.
00
SINGLE — Adalberto Mondesi singles on a fly ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield to 2nd.
00
STOLEN BASE 3B — Whit Merrifield steals (19) 3rd base. Adalberto Mondesi steals (43) 2nd base.
00
GROUNDOUT — Jorge Soler grounds out, third baseman Miguel Sano to first baseman Marwin Gonzalez. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Ryan McBroom grounds out, shortstop Jorge Polanco to first baseman Marwin Gonzalez. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Luis Arraez grounds out, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield.
00
SINGLE — Nelson Cruz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Jorge Polanco to 2nd.
00
DOUBLE — Eddie Rosario doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd. [1 run]
01
GROUNDOUT — Mitch Garver grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. [2 outs]
01
SINGLE — Marwin Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jorge Lopez. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd. [1 run]
02
HOME RUN — Miguel Sano homers (32) on a fly ball to left center field. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez scores. [3 runs]
05
WALK — Jake Cave walks.
05
SINGLE — LaMonte Wade singles on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jake Cave to 3rd.
05
SINGLE — Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jake Cave scores. LaMonte Wade to 2nd. [1 run]
06
FLYOUT — Jorge Polanco flies out to left fielder Whit Merrifield. [3 outs]
06

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Team Stats

MIN

8Runs12

12Hits13

0Errors1

.316Batting Avg.351

38At Bats37

5Extra-base Hits7

1Home Runs3

8Runs-Batted-In12

6Walks9

2Stolen Bases0

15Strikeouts7

9Left on Base10

19Total Bases26

Game Details

Sunday, September 22, 2019 · 2:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 31,628 (82.1%)

weather: 65 degrees, overcast