MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/09/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1683 - MONDAY, JULY 9TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (37-52) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Minnesota Twins (37-53) 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 X 5 13 2
5 Straight Wins for Twins
The Minnesota Twins got a stellar performance from pitcher Clayton Richard, who handcuffed the Kansas City offense en route to a 5-2 win at Target Field. Minnesota has now won 5 in a row.

Whit Merrifield aided the Minnesota cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman was 1 for 4 with a walk.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Merrifield told the Minnesota Bulletin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 4 37
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .315 3 30
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .320 2 5
A. Pujols DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 8 39
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283 10 47
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 3 19
J. Winker LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .310 4 34
J. Phegley C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 1 10
J. Profar 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .247 5 42
Totals 31 2 5 1 2 5 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: N. Arenado (2, 1st Inning off C. Richard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Tapia , J. Winker 2 , J. Phegley , N. Arenado 4
2-out RBI: N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Pujols 2 , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall
GIDP: J. Phegley , D. Swanson
Sac Bunt: R. Tapia
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Profar-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .295 5 30
H. Kendrick LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .259 6 19
F. Freeman 1B 4 2 3 0 1 0 2 .313 22 64
A. Garcia RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .277 17 51
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 14 52
M. Franco 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270 17 54
R. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .200 3 11
M. Rojas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261 4 23
I. Kinsler DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .268 11 37
Totals 36 5 13 5 3 3 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Perez (5, 4th Inning off P. Hughes, 2 on, 1 out) F. Freeman (17, 1st Inning off P. Hughes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , M. Franco 2 , R. Perez 2 , M. Rojas , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman 4 , H. Kendrick 2 , I. Kinsler
2-out RBI: W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman , H. Kendrick
GIDP: R. Perez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rojas (11) , A. Garcia (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman, Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman)
PB: R. Perez
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Hughes L (3-3) 5.1 9 5 5 2 1 0 84 55 5.05   
A. Ottavino 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 15 3.93   
J. Zimmermann 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 6.55   
P. Clemens 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hughes 29
Batters Faced: P. Hughes 26, A. Ottavino 5, J. Zimmermann 3, P. Clemens 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hughes 7-7, A. Ottavino 1-0, J. Zimmermann 2-1, P. Clemens 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hughes 84-55, A. Ottavino 27-15, J. Zimmermann 6-4, P. Clemens 15-10
Balk: P. Hughes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Richard W (4-12) 6.0 3 2 1 2 2 1 89 54 6.16   
A. Meyer H (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 15 4.35   
A. Ramos SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 60
Batters Faced: C. Richard 24, A. Meyer 7, A. Ramos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 9-6, A. Meyer 4-0, A. Ramos 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 89-54, A. Meyer 23-15, A. Ramos 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Richard
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 29057
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