Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score, September 26, 2020

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Minnesota Twins (96-65) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Kansas City Royals (54-107) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 1

Minnesota Twins

Season
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .276 24 95
J. Donaldson 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .246 27 87
M. Kepler RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .278 38 113
M. Sano 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .223 34 96
J. Polanco SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 12 78
L. Arraez DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .382 2 34
W. Astudillo C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .306 6 31
J. Cave LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269 9 38
E. Adrianza 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 13 57
Totals 34 3 7 2 4 6 16      
Doubles: M. Kepler 2 (32, 1st Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out) E. Adrianza (24, 9th Inning off R. Lovelady, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Donaldson (27, 3rd Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Astudillo 2 , M. Kepler 4 , E. Adrianza 2 , J. Donaldson 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Arraez , J. Cave 2 , J. Polanco , M. Kepler , M. Sano
Hit by Pitch: E. Adrianza
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Adrianza (5)

Kansas City Royals

Season
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Phillips CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .211 17 60
W. Merrifield RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .308 9 53
H. Dozier 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .248 16 75
J. Soler DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .213 26 87
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 22 65
N. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 5 48
A. Mondesi SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .230 13 64
A. Gordon LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .231 8 46
   a-S. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 16 49
C. Gallagher C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 1 3
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 7 13      
a - S. Perez pinch hit for A. Gordon in the 9th

Doubles: A. Gordon (29, 6th Inning off T. Clippard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gordon 2 , H. Dozier , B. Phillips , J. Soler , A. Mondesi , C. Gallagher , W. Merrifield , N. Lopez
2-out RBI: A. Gordon , J. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gordon , H. Dozier , J. Soler , A. Mondesi , C. Gallagher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mondesi (48)
CS: J. Soler (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Montgomery (2)

Minnesota Twins

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Odorizzi W (16-7) 5.1 6 2 2 3 2 0 98 58 4.47
T. Clippard H (5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 5.47
Z. Littell H (14) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 27 16 3.53
T. Rogers SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 3.40
Game Score: J. Odorizzi 47
Batters Faced: J. Odorizzi 24, T. Clippard 5, Z. Littell 5, T. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Odorizzi 6-7, T. Clippard 2-1, Z. Littell 1-0, T. Rogers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Odorizzi 98-58, T. Clippard 24-15, Z. Littell 27-16, T. Rogers 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Clippard 1-1 , Z. Littell 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Montgomery L (6-10) 5.2 5 3 2 2 3 1 82 49 4.56
K. McCarthy 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 8 3.48
R. Lovelady 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 18 11 4.24
T. Zuber 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 4.66
Game Score: M. Montgomery 50
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 25, K. McCarthy 5, R. Lovelady 6, T. Zuber 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 3-10, K. McCarthy 1-2, R. Lovelady 0-3, T. Zuber 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 82-49, K. McCarthy 16-8, R. Lovelady 18-11, T. Zuber 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McCarthy 1-0 , T. Zuber 1-0
WP: T. Zuber
Hit Batsmen: M. Montgomery

Play By Play

TOP OF THE 1ST - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Mike Montgomery
Pitching: LHP Mike Montgomery
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 91.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jake Odorizzi
Pitching: RHP Jake Odorizzi
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 2ND - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Mike Montgomery
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Willians Astudillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.2 MPH)
Luis Arraez to second
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jake Odorizzi
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jorge Soler to second
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Jorge Soler to third
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 3RD - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Mike Montgomery
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Ehire Adrianza is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 349 ft
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15, EV 83.8 MPH)
Max Kepler scores
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 6D, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jake Odorizzi
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cam Gallagher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Cam Gallagher to second
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56D, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 4TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Mike Montgomery
Batting: RHB Willians Astudillo 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jake Odorizzi
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.2 MPH)
Nicky Lopez to second
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 5TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Mike Montgomery
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 96.2 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jake Odorizzi
Batting: RHB Cam Gallagher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Whit Merrifield to second
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.2 MPH)
Whit Merrifield to third
Hunter Dozier to second
Whit Merrifield scores
Hunter Dozier to third
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Jorge Soler is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 6TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Mike Montgomery
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Willians Astudillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 111.2 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Kevin McCarthy
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jake Odorizzi
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 71.2 MPH)
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Tyler Clippard
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, P, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Ball
Adalberto Mondesi steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Adalberto Mondesi scores
Batting: RHB Cam Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 7TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin McCarthy
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Tyler Clippard
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 81.2 MPH)
Brett Phillips to second
Pitching: RHP Zack Littell
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 8TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin McCarthy
Pitching: LHP Richard Lovelady
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Willians Astudillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 64.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Miguel Sano to second
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Zack Littell
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 9TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Richard Lovelady
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tyler Zuber
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ehire Adrianza to third
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 96.2 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Zack Littell
Pitching: LHP Taylor Rogers
Pinch Hitting: RHB Salvador Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 86.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cam Gallagher 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Kansas City 2