Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Aug 17, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

K. Bubic(0-3)win: Minnesota Twins logo

D. Smeltzer(2-0)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins game highlights

MINNEAPOLIS -- Before Monday’s game, Nelson Cruz discussed, at length, the challenges of being a hitter in the 2020 season -- things like the lack of energy in the empty ballparks and the inability to analyze video between at-bats to aid with in-game adjustments. Ha. Challenges. As if those have...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

4Nelson Cruz homers (7) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run] 01
4Byron Buxton singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Max Kepler to 3rd. [1 run] 02
6Max Kepler singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Miguel Sano scores. [1 run] 03
7Nelson Cruz homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 04
9Hunter Dozier homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 14

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.300
2Nicky Lopez2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
3Salvador PerezC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.307
Meibrys ViloriaC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
4Jorge SolerDH	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.244
5Hunter DozierRF	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.217
6Ryan McBroom1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.286
7Maikel Franco3B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256
8Alex GordonLF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.182
9Adalberto MondesiSS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.217
TOTAL	7	32	1	1	9	2	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	4.1	4	2	2	4	4	1	96	5.12
Tyler ZuberRHP	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	5.23
Ian KennedyRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	14	6.55
Jake NewberryRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	24	3.60
Kyle ZimmerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1.00

TOTAL	8.0	9	4	4	7	4	2	158	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jorge PolancoSS	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306
2Mitch GarverC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.143
3Nelson CruzDH	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	.354
4Eddie RosarioLF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.228
5Marwin Gonzalez2B-1B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	.250
6Miguel Sano1B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	.148
Ildemaro Vargas2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150
7Max KeplerRF	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.231
8Byron BuxtonCF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.250
9Ehire Adrianza3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.188
TOTAL	9	31	4	4	7	4	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matt WislerRHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	30	1.50
Devin SmeltzerLHP	2.2	1	0	0	3	1	0	40	6.17
Tyler ClippardRHP	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	1.69
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	0.00
Trevor MayRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	3.00
Zack LittellRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	14	9.00
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	9	2	1	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Nicky Lopez flies out to left fielder Eddie Rosario. [2 outs]
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HIT BY PITCH — Salvador Perez hit by pitch.
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STRIKEOUT — Jorge Soler strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Mitch Garver grounds into a double play, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Ryan McBroom. Jorge Polanco out at 2nd. Mitch Garver out at 1st. [2 outs]
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WALK — Nelson Cruz walks.
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LINEOUT — Eddie Rosario lines out to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

1Runs4

7Hits9

0Errors0

.219Batting Avg.290

32At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In4

2Walks4

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts7

7Left on Base7

12Total Bases16

Game Details

Monday, August 17, 2020 · 8:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 38,544

weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy