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The Kansas City Royals decisively defeated the Minnesota Twins, 9 to 6, on August 8, 2020.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
84°
8 mph ESE
Home Plate: Jose Navas
First Base: Jeff Nelson
Second Base: CB Bucknor
Third Base: John Tumpane
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garver C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Kepler RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
N. Cruz DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
M. Sanó 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Rosario LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Gonzalez 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
L. Arraez 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
B. Buxton CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
E. Adrianza SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Polanco PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Merrifield RF-1B-RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
J. Soler DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | 1.600 |
S. Perez C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.400 |
R. O'Hearn 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
F. Cordero RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. McBroom PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
A. Mondesi SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
A. Gordon LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Franco 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
N. Lopez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
B. Phillips CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
Batting
HR: B. Buxton, N. Cruz, M. Kepler
RBI: B. Buxton 4, N. Cruz, M. Kepler
Batting
2B: S. Perez
HR: S. Perez, J. Soler 2, N. Lopez
RBI: R. O'Hearn, S. Perez, J. Soler 4, N. Lopez 2
Baserunning
SB: A. Mondesi 2, B. Phillips
CS: N. Lopez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Odorizzi | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 |
L. Thorpe (L) | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
C. Stashak | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 |
J. Alcala | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
S. Poppen | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Duffy | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9.00 |
T. Zuber (W) | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
G. Holland | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
I. Kennedy | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
G. Speier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Rosenthal (S) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garver C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Kepler RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
N. Cruz DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
M. Sanó 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Rosario LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Gonzalez 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
L. Arraez 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
B. Buxton CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
E. Adrianza SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Polanco PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Batting
HR: B. Buxton, N. Cruz, M. Kepler
RBI: B. Buxton 4, N. Cruz, M. Kepler
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Odorizzi | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 |
L. Thorpe (L) | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
C. Stashak | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 |
J. Alcala | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
S. Poppen | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Merrifield RF-1B-RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
J. Soler DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | 1.600 |
S. Perez C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.400 |
R. O'Hearn 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
F. Cordero RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. McBroom PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
A. Mondesi SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
A. Gordon LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
M. Franco 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
N. Lopez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
B. Phillips CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
Batting
2B: S. Perez
HR: S. Perez, J. Soler 2, N. Lopez
RBI: R. O'Hearn, S. Perez, J. Soler 4, N. Lopez 2
Baserunning
SB: A. Mondesi 2, B. Phillips
CS: N. Lopez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Duffy | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9.00 |
T. Zuber (W) | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
G. Holland | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
I. Kennedy | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
G. Speier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Rosenthal (S) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
