Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 23, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	13	1	11
KC	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	9	0	11

loss:

K. Bubicwin: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Clippardsave: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Rogers

Game Recap

The Twins won’t be making any excuses, manager Rocco Baldelli said Saturday, with Minnesota coming off a series-opening loss to Kansas City and reeling with a full third of its starting lineup, two members of the starting rotation and two members of the Opening Day bullpen on the injured list....

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1
Miguel Sano doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Max Kepler scores. [1 run]
10
1
Eddie Rosario singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Miguel Sano scores. [1 run]
20
3
Marwin Gonzalez doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Nelson Cruz scores. Miguel Sano scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd. [2 runs]
40
3
Jorge Soler doubles (5) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Meibrys Viloria scores. Hunter Dozier scores. [2 runs]
42
7
Maikel Franco singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario, deflected by third baseman Marwin Gonzalez. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd. [1 run]
43
9
Nelson Cruz homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
53
9
Maikel Franco singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Hunter Dozier scores. [1 run]
54

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jorge PolancoSS	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	.284
2Max KeplerRF	0	4	1	0	2	1	0	3	.216
3Nelson CruzDH	2	3	2	1	0	2	1	1	.343
4Miguel Sano1B	3	4	2	1	0	1	0	2	.241
Ehire Adrianza3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186
5Eddie RosarioLF	3	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.248
6Marwin Gonzalez3B-1B	2	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	.250
7Ildemaro Vargas2B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	8	.216
8Jake CaveCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.184
9Ryan JeffersC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273


TOTAL	13	38	5	5	6	5	1	27	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Matt WislerRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	26	1.29
Devin SmeltzerLHP	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	34	6.59
Trevor MayRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	18	2.45
Sean PoppenRHP	1.2	1	1	1	2	0	21	3.86
Sergio RomoRHP	0.1	1	0	0	1	2	16	1.93
Tyler ClippardRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	15	1.42
Taylor RogersLHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	21	5.23
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	10	4	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	.303
2Nicky Lopez2B	0	5	0	0	3	0	2	.222
3Hunter Dozier1B	4	4	3	0	0	1	0	.275
4Jorge SolerDH	1	4	0	2	0	1	4	.250
5Maikel Franco3B	2	4	0	2	2	1	3	.255
6Alex GordonLF	0	4	0	0	0	1	3	.190
7Adalberto MondesiSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	.220
8Bubba StarlingCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.174
Brett PhillipsPH-CF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.226
9Meibrys ViloriaC	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	.250
Ryan McBroomPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.271
Cam GallagherC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313
TOTAL	9	37	4	4	10	4	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	3.1	9	4	4	0	2	0	73	5.96
Tyler ZuberRHP	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	4.50
Greg HollandRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	3.21
Jesse HahnRHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	2	0	34	0.00
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	1.69
Trevor RosenthalRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	26	1.59

TOTAL	9.0	13	5	5	6	5	1	173	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Jorge Polanco flies out to right fielder Whit Merrifield. [1 out]
00
WALK — Max Kepler walks.
00
FLYOUT — Nelson Cruz flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon. [2 outs]
00
DOUBLE — Miguel Sano doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Max Kepler scores. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Eddie Rosario singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Miguel Sano scores. [1 run]
20
LINEOUT — Marwin Gonzalez lines out to left fielder Alex Gordon. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario.
20
POP OUT — Nicky Lopez pops out to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. [1 out]
20
STOLEN BASE 2B — Whit Merrifield steals (6) 2nd base.
20
WALK — Hunter Dozier walks.
20
FLYOUT — Jorge Soler flies out sharply to center fielder Jake Cave. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Maikel Franco called out on strikes. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

MIN

5Runs4

13Hits9

1Errors0

.342Batting Avg.243

38At Bats37

5Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

5Runs-Batted-In4

5Walks4

0Stolen Bases2

6Strikeouts10

11Left on Base11

20Total Bases12

Game Details

Sunday, August 23, 2020 · 2:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

capacity: 37,903

weather: 84 degrees, sunny