MLB Box Score, Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, 05/30/2018

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 05/30/2018
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MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS

GAME ID: 1152 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH, 2018 - GAME LOG

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota Twins (19-35)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Kansas City Royals (25-31)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	X	5	11	0

Twins Lose, 5-1, at Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City beat Minnesota on the strength of starter Chris Sale's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a 5-1 win. With the victory, the Royals record now stands at 25-31.

Luis Valbuena chipped in for Kansas City with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City Today, Valbuena said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE		KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
W. Merrifield CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.275	4	19
H. Kendrick LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	5	16
I. Kinsler 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.273	7	22
F. Freeman 1B	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	.301	12	33
A. Garcia RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.258	12	31
M. Franco 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.229	12	30
K. Morales DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.269	9	22
C. Iannetta C	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.190	4	11
M. Rojas SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.254	2	13
Totals	31	1	5	1	2	9	13

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (12, 9th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (12, 2nd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rojas , A. Garcia , F. Freeman 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Kinsler , K. Morales 2
GIDP: W. Merrifield
Hit by Pitch: M. Franco
Team LOB: 6

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
R. Tapia CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.277	1	24
D. Swanson SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.192	0	6
K. Plawecki C	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.321	0	1
L. Chisenhall RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.274	6	30
A. Pujols 1B	3	1	3	0	1	0	0	.279	6	33
R. Torreyes DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	.255	1	15
L. Valbuena 3B	3	1	2	3	1	0	0	.297	12	34
J. Profar LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.241	2	31
G. Urshela 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.280	0	1
Totals	33	5	11	5	2	5	13

BATTING
Doubles: K. Plawecki 2 (2, 3rd Inning off C. Richard, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Robertson, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Chisenhall (13, 8th Inning off D. Robertson, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Swanson (3, 8th Inning off D. Robertson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Valbuena (12, 2nd Inning off C. Richard, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 3 , K. Plawecki 4 , R. Torreyes , J. Profar , L. Chisenhall 2 , D. Swanson 2 , L. Valbuena 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Urshela , L. Chisenhall
Sac Bunt: R. Torreyes
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Urshela-Swanson-Pujols)

MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE		KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
C. Richard L (3-6)	7.0	8	3	3	0	5	1	85	59	6.18
D. Robertson	0.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	7	6	3.60
J. Nicasio	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	7	2.72

PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 54
Batters Faced: C. Richard 28, D. Robertson 4, J. Nicasio 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 10-5, D. Robertson 0-0, J. Nicasio 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 85-59, D. Robertson 7-6, J. Nicasio 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 2-0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
C. Sale W (7-2)	8.0	5	1	1	2	8	1	113	72	2.50
A. Vizcaino	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	5	5.18

PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 74
Batters Faced: C. Sale 31, A. Vizcaino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 10-5, A. Vizcaino 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 113-72, A. Vizcaino 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vizcaino 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM MST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 39721

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