Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 7, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. Wislerwin: Kansas City Royals logo

G. Hollandsave: Kansas City Royals logo

T. Rosenthal

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- A night after the Royals romped with 13 runs in a win over the Cubs, they came back with a manager’s dream: A gritty, grind-it-out, 3-2 win over the American League Central-leading Twins on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium....

Scoring Summary

MINKC

3
Byron Buxton homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
3
Nick Heath singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Cave. Maikel Franco scores. [1 run]
11
4
Marwin Gonzalez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
21
5
Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Alex Gordon scores. [1 run]
22
6
Ryan McBroom homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
23

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Max KeplerRF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.224
2Jorge PolancoSS	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.309
3Miguel Sano1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.135
4Eddie RosarioDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.217
5Jake CaveLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
6Marwin Gonzalez2B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.297
7Mitch GarverC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.111
8Ehire Adrianza3B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.200
Nelson CruzPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.365
9Byron BuxtonCF	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.192

TOTAL	5	32	2	2	7	3	2	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Devin SmeltzerLHP	4.1	4	2	2	2	1	0	62	8.00
Matt WislerRHP	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	25	1.23
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	5.40
Sean PoppenRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	15	0.00

TOTAL	8.0	8	3	3	4	2	1	115	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	4	.283
2Jorge SolerDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.255
3Salvador PerezC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.290
4Ryan McBroom1B	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.267
Ryan O'HearnPH-1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.265
5Adalberto MondesiSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268
6Alex GordonLF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.213
7Maikel Franco3B	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.254
8Nicky Lopez2B	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.214
9Nick HeathCF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Brett PhillipsCF	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286
TOTAL	8	30	3	3	4	2	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jakob JunisRHP	4.2	5	2	2	2	2	2	76	4.00
Greg HollandRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2.57
Josh StaumontRHP	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	1.59
Scott BarlowRHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	2.00
Trevor RosenthalRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	1.59
TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	7	3	2	133	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Max Kepler grounds out, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to first baseman Ryan McBroom. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Jorge Polanco grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Ryan McBroom. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Miguel Sano flies out to center fielder Nick Heath. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Whit Merrifield walks.
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PICKOFF CAUGHT STEALING 2B — With Jorge Soler batting, Whit Merrifield picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Devin Smeltzer. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Jorge Soler flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. [2 outs]
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LINEOUT — Salvador Perez lines out sharply to second baseman Marwin Gonzalez. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

2Runs3

5Hits8

0Errors0

.156Batting Avg.267

32At Bats30

2Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts4

6Left on Base6

11Total Bases13

Game Details

Friday, August 7, 2020 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

capacity: 37,903

weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy