Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Aug 15, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

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

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J. Berrioswin: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Duffysave: Kansas City Royals logo

T. Rosenthal

Game Recap

After a sluggish showing offensively in a Game 1 loss to the Twins on Saturday afternoon, the Royals needed someone to step up in Game 2 with a big hit. Who else but Whit Merrifield, the MLB hits leader the past two seasons? With the score tied at 1 in...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Marwin Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Soler. Mitch Garver scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
2
Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Nicky Lopez scores. Cam Gallagher to 2nd. [1 run]
11
4
Whit Merrifield homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Cam Gallagher scores. [3 runs]
41
4
Nelson Cruz homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
42

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldCF-RF	3	4	1	4	0	0	1	1	.305
2Jorge SolerRF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	.244
Bubba StarlingCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200
3Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.314
4Hunter DozierLF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.188
5Ryan O'Hearn1B	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	.273
6Maikel Franco3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	.253
7Nicky Lopez2B	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.267
8Adalberto MondesiSS	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.234
9Cam GallagherC	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333
TOTAL	8	26	4	4	9	5	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Danny DuffyLHP	5.0	2	2	1	8	1	1	84	4.44
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	0.93
Trevor RosenthalRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	16	0.90
TOTAL	7.0	2	2	1	13	2	1	120	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mitch GarverC	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	.156
2Jorge PolancoSS	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
3Nelson CruzDH	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	3	.342
4Marwin Gonzalez2B	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.279
5Miguel Sano1B	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	.143
6Max KeplerRF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.211
7Byron BuxtonCF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.269
8Jake CaveLF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	.129
9Ehire Adrianza3B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.207
Eddie RosarioPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.225
TOTAL	2	23	2	2	13	2	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jose BerriosRHP	4.0	5	4	4	7	4	1	84	5.92
Jorge AlcalaRHP	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	31	2.57
Zack LittellRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	9.00
TOTAL	7.0	8	4	4	9	5	1	127	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Whit Merrifield doubles (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler.
00
STRIKEOUT — Jorge Soler strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Hunter Dozier walks.
00
WALK — Ryan O'Hearn walks. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Hunter Dozier to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Maikel Franco strikes out on a foul tip. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FIELD ERROR — Mitch Garver reaches on a missed catch error by first baseman Ryan O'Hearn, assist to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi.
00
SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Mitch Garver to 2nd.
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Danny Duffy. Mitch Garver to 3rd. Jorge Polanco to 2nd.
00
FLYOUT — Nelson Cruz flies out to right fielder Jorge Soler. [1 out]
00
SAC FLY — Marwin Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Soler. Mitch Garver scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
STRIKEOUT — Miguel Sano strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

MIN

4Runs2

8Hits2

1Errors0

.308Batting Avg.087

26At Bats23

2Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In2

5Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts13

6Left on Base4

12Total Bases5

Game Details

Saturday, August 15, 2020 · 1:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 38,544

weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy