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	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	0	2
MIN	0	0	2	1	1	0	-	4	8	0	5

loss:

G. Speierwin: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Duffeysave: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Rogers

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- When Jake Odorizzi heard the crack of the bat, he immediately punched his glove and yelled out. He didn’t need to turn around to know that Maikel Franco had punished his final pitch of the afternoon for a two-run homer. It didn’t end up mattering. That one pitch...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

3
Nelson Cruz homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Jorge Polanco scores. [2 runs]
02
4
Byron Buxton out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Miguel Sano scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
03
5
Maikel Franco homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Ryan McBroom scores. [2 runs]
23
5
Eddie Rosario doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Nelson Cruz scores. [1 run]
24

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.282
2Jorge SolerDH	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	.253
3Salvador PerezC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329
4Hunter DozierRF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231
5Ryan McBroom1B	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.297
6Maikel Franco3B	2	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	.263
7Alex GordonLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.167
8Adalberto MondesiSS	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.230
9Nicky Lopez2B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233

TOTAL	5	25	2	2	10	0	1	3	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Ian KennedyRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	34	6.30
Gabe SpeierLHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	15	7.20
Tyler ZuberRHP	0.2	3	2	2	2	0	1	26	5.59
Greg HollandRHP	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	24	2.61
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	2.08
TOTAL	6.0	8	4	4	8	1	1	113	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Max KeplerRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.217
2Jorge PolancoSS	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.303
3Nelson CruzDH	2	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	.342
4Eddie RosarioLF	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.229
5Marwin Gonzalez3B-1B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.288
6Miguel Sano1B	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.151
Ehire Adrianza3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
7Luis Arraez2B	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.259
8Byron BuxtonCF	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	.286
9Alex AvilaC	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.208
TOTAL	8	25	4	4	8	1	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jake OdorizziRHP	4.0	3	2	2	6	0	1	79	5.14
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0.00
Sergio RomoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	2.57
Taylor RogersLHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	16	4.91

TOTAL	7.0	5	2	2	10	0	1	117	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, shortstop Jorge Polanco to first baseman Miguel Sano. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Jorge Soler strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Jorge Polanco to first baseman Miguel Sano. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Max Kepler called out on strikes. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield.
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FLYOUT — Nelson Cruz flies out to right fielder Hunter Dozier. [2 outs]
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POP OUT — Eddie Rosario pops out to catcher Salvador Perez in foul territory. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

2Runs4

5Hits8

0Errors0

.200Batting Avg.320

25At Bats25

2Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In4

0Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts8

2Left on Base5

9Total Bases14

Game Details

Saturday, August 15, 2020 · 1:35 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 38,544

weather: 73 degrees, sunny