Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score, July 8, 2020

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Kansas City Royals (34-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Minnesota Twins (52-42) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4 7 2

Kansas City Royals

Season
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .312 7 28
B. Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .234 12 40
R. O'Hearn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .186 13 40
J. Soler DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .213 11 42
H. Dozier 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 8 37
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 4 29
A. Mondesi SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 11 41
S. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 8 35
A. Gordon LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229 6 37
Totals 31 0 4 0 1 11 10      
Total Bases: A. Gordon , H. Dozier , W. Merrifield , N. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mondesi , S. Perez
Hit by Pitch: H. Dozier
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Dozier (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (O'Hearn-Mondesi-Junis, Lopez-Mondesi-O'Hearn)

Minnesota Twins

Season
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .257 16 54
J. Donaldson 3B 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .228 13 47
   a-M. Gonzalez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361 3 17
M. Kepler RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .277 21 67
M. Sano 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 .198 20 46
N. Cruz DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 .265 22 63
J. Polanco SS 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .278 8 42
M. Garver C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .293 10 29
L. Arraez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 0 7
E. Adrianza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .246 6 37
Totals 28 4 7 4 8 11 15      
a - M. Gonzalez substituted for J. Donaldson in the 8th

Home Runs: B. Buxton 2 (16, 5th Inning off J. Junis, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Staumont, 0 on, 1 out) J. Polanco (8, 8th Inning off J. Mills, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cruz , M. Garver , B. Buxton 9 , J. Polanco 4 , M. Kepler
2-out RBI: N. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Cruz 2 , L. Arraez , J. Polanco
GIDP: L. Arraez , M. Sano
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: H. Bailey (1) , J. Polanco (9)

Kansas City Royals

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Junis L (2-7) 5.0 4 2 2 5 7 1 97 54 5.15
J. Staumont 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 1 29 18 5.65
J. Mills 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 26 15 1.59
I. Kennedy 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 4.91
Game Score: J. Junis 53
Batters Faced: J. Junis 22, J. Staumont 7, J. Mills 5, I. Kennedy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Junis 5-1, J. Staumont 1-1, J. Mills 0-1, I. Kennedy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Junis 97-54, J. Staumont 29-18, J. Mills 26-15, I. Kennedy 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mills 1-0 , I. Kennedy 1-0
WP: J. Staumont

Minnesota Twins

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Bailey W (9-6) 6.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 105 67 5.24
Z. Littell H (6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 16 3.27
T. Duffey SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 15 2.10
Game Score: H. Bailey 72
Batters Faced: H. Bailey 23, Z. Littell 6, T. Duffey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bailey 6-4, Z. Littell 1-1, T. Duffey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bailey 105-67, Z. Littell 26-16, T. Duffey 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duffey 1-0
WP: H. Bailey
Hit Batsmen: H. Bailey

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: Called Strike
1-1: Bunt for hit to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 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: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Josh Donaldson to second
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 112.5 MPH)
Josh Donaldson to third
Max Kepler to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 2ND - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Salvador Perez Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Hunter Dozier to second
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.2 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 3RD - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt for hit to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Max Kepler to second
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 4TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
Hunter Dozier is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Nicky Lopez to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 5TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: RHB Salvador Perez 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.2 MPH)
Josh Donaldson to second
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 6TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jakob Junis
Pitching: RHP Josh Staumont
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Nelson Cruz to second
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 7TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Homer Bailey
Pitching: RHP Zack Littell
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Salvador Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Josh Staumont
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.2 MPH), Distance : 393 ft
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Jordan Mills
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Sano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Josh Donaldson to second
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 8TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Zack Littell
Now at 3B: Marwin Gonzalez
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 106.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Tyler Duffey
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Jordan Mills
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 405 ft
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Ian Kennedy
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 9TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Tyler Duffey
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 4