Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score, August 16, 2020

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Kansas City Royals (45-79) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 1
Minnesota Twins (70-57) 1 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 11 12 3

Kansas City Royals

Season
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lopez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275 4 39
W. Merrifield RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .317 8 42
J. Soler DH 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .217 19 67
H. Dozier 3B 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 .248 10 53
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .196 19 62
A. Mondesi SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .243 12 50
B. Phillips CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227 15 52
A. Gordon LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .224 8 42
S. Perez C 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .241 13 45
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 11 22      

Minnesota Twins

Season
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 .257 21 69
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .233 18 58
N. Cruz DH 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 .273 28 83
J. Polanco SS 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .275 10 65
M. Garver C 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 11 39
M. Kepler RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .275 29 88
L. Arraez LF 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .386 2 20
E. Adrianza 2B 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 .261 9 52
M. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .326 3 17
Totals 34 11 12 10 5 7 18      

Kansas City Royals

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Duffy L (6-13) 1.2 4 6 6 4 3 1 65 30 5.71
B. Singer 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 10 7.54
J. Lopez 5.0 6 4 3 1 4 1 85 59 3.69
I. Kennedy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5.15

Minnesota Twins

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Pineda W (7-5) 6.2 5 2 2 1 9 0 98 64 3.80
R. Hill 2.0 3 3 1 0 2 1 34 23 3.74
M. Wisler 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5 3.22

Play By Play

TOP OF THE 1ST - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Michael Pineda
Pitching: RHP Michael Pineda
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.2 MPH)
Jorge Soler to second
Jorge Soler to third
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Jorge Soler scores
Hunter Dozier to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Danny Duffy
Pitching: LHP Danny Duffy
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Ball
Byron Buxton steals 3rd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Byron Buxton scores
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Nelson Cruz to second
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 2ND - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Michael Pineda
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Salvador Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Danny Duffy
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Luis Arraez to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Marwin Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 76.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ehire Adrianza to second
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Luis Arraez scores
Ehire Adrianza to third
Byron Buxton to second
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 88.8 MPH), Distance : 355 ft
Pitching: RHP Brady Singer
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 6
TOP OF THE 3RD - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Michael Pineda
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Nicky Lopez to third
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 86.2 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 6
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Brady Singer
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Max Kepler to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Pitching: RHP Jorge Lopez
Batting: SHB Marwin Gonzalez 0-0: Grounds into double play, U6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 7
TOP OF THE 4TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Michael Pineda
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Adalberto Mondesi to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Adalberto Mondesi to third
Batting: RHB Salvador Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 7
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jorge Lopez
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 86.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 7
TOP OF THE 5TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Michael Pineda
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Nicky Lopez is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 7
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jorge Lopez
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 101.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E2 (Groundball, 2L, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Mitch Garver to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-2
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 106.2 MPH)
Max Kepler to second
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Max Kepler to third
Luis Arraez to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: SHB Marwin Gonzalez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 8
TOP OF THE 6TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Michael Pineda
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 8
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jorge Lopez
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Josh Donaldson to second
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 8
TOP OF THE 7TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Michael Pineda
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Salvador Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Rich Hill
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 8
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jorge Lopez
Batting: LHB Max Kepler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.2 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Arraez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ehire Adrianza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 111.2 MPH)
Luis Arraez to third
Batting: SHB Marwin Gonzalez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Byron Buxton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 359 ft
Batting: RHB Josh Donaldson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 11
TOP OF THE 8TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Rich Hill
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Whit Merrifield to second
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 11
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH - Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Jorge Lopez
Batting: RHB Nelson Cruz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Ian Kennedy
Batting: SHB Jorge Polanco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mitch Garver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 11
TOP OF THE 9TH - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Rich Hill
Batting: LHB Brett Phillips 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Alex Gordon 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 413 ft
Batting: RHB Salvador Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Nicky Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whit Merrifield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Salvador Perez to second
Batting: RHB Jorge Soler 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Salvador Perez to third
Whit Merrifield to second
Batting: RHB Hunter Dozier 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Salvador Perez scores
Whit Merrifield scores
Jorge Soler to third
Pitching: RHP Matt Wisler
Batting: LHB Ryan O'Hearn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Adalberto Mondesi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.2 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Minnesota 11