Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score, May 9, 2020

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Kansas City Royals (16-23) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
Minnesota Twins (21-18) 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 X 8 9 0

Kansas City Royals

Season
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .325 3 12
A. Mondesi SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .286 6 19
J. Soler DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .169 4 14
H. Dozier 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .253 5 22
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .204 3 14
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .284 1 11
A. Gordon LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .205 2 10
B. Phillips CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .246 6 19
N. Dini C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 0 2
Totals 36 4 9 4 3 10 13      

Minnesota Twins

Season
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .253 8 29
J. Donaldson 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .245 7 17
   a-M. Gonzalez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .471 1 7
M. Kepler RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 4 .293 12 32
M. Sano 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .223 9 19
N. Cruz DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .257 11 23
J. Polanco SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .305 1 20
M. Garver C 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 .312 4 14
J. Cave LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .263 3 10
E. Adrianza 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .239 2 10
Totals 33 8 9 6 10 8 27      

Kansas City Royals

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Junis 5.1 4 4 3 5 4 0 98 54 3.71
T. Zuber L (1-2), BS (1) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 19 10 7.27
M. Montgomery 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 18 10 5.55
R. Lovelady 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 8 2.70
T. Rosenthal 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 15 6 4.60
G. Holland 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 12 4.50

Minnesota Twins

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Bailey 5.2 9 4 4 3 7 2 99 62 5.13
Z. Littell W (1-0) 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 38 26 2.00

Play By Play

TOP OF THE 1ST - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Pitching: RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt - Flyout to 23! F3
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jorge Soler to second
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Pitching: RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 86.2 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nick Dini 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
Brett Phillips steals 2nd base
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3L, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2R, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 3RD - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Bunt for hit to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 96.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Byron Buxton steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Byron Buxton to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, P, EV 85.0 MPH)
Byron Buxton scores
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.2 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 4TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 106.9 MPH), Distance : 452 ft
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Nick Dini 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.2 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 5TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7D, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 386 ft
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 91.2 MPH)
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Ryan O'Hearn to second
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ehire Adrianza to second
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Ehire Adrianza to third
Byron Buxton to second
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Byron Buxton to third
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 6TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nick Dini 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 61.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Brett Phillips steals 2nd base
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Brett Phillips scores
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Zack Littell
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 106.2 MPH)
Mitch Garver to third
Pitching: RHP Tyler Zuber
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mitch Garver scores
Jake Cave to third
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jake Cave scores
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Ehire Adrianza steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ehire Adrianza scores
Josh Donaldson to third
Pitching: LHP Mike Montgomery
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 105.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Josh Donaldson scores
Max Kepler to third
Miguel Sano to second
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 6
TOP OF THE 7TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Zack Littell
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Mike Montgomery
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Richard Lovelady
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ehire Adrianza to second
Pitching: RHP Trevor Rosenthal
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 7
TOP OF THE 8TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Zack Littell
Now at 3B: Marwin Gonzalez
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nick Dini 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Trevor Rosenthal
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Hit by Pitch
Miguel Sano to second
Pitching: RHP Greg Holland
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Miguel Sano to third
Nelson Cruz to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jake Cave 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 8
TOP OF THE 9TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Zack Littell
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 8