MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/22/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1809 - SUNDAY, JULY 22ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (42-57) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 9 2
Kansas City Royals (42-55) 0 3 2 5 1 1 2 0 X 14 17 1
Multi-HR Game for Chisenhall in 14-6 Win
The Kansas City Royals bested the Minnesota Twins by a score of 14-6, with right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall getting the main credit. On the day, Chisenhall belted 2 home runs. He scored 4 times and drove in 4 for the Royals. Kansas City reliever Phil Hughes picked up the win, bumping his record to 4-3. Nick Pivetta was collared with the loss. The Royals, at 42-55, sit in 4th place in the American League Central Division.

Early in the game, Chisenhall had a solo home run for Kansas City. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Royals on top, 4-3.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Chisenhall, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .271 13 41
W. Merrifield LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .296 7 35
F. Freeman 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .315 24 71
K. Morales DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .284 16 41
A. Garcia RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .269 18 57
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .266 14 53
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266 17 56
C. Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 10 25
M. Rojas SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 5 24
   a-E. Sogard SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 6
Totals 37 6 9 6 1 6 16      
a - E. Sogard substituted for M. Rojas in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: I. Kinsler (19, 9th Inning off C. Hynes, 0 on, 1 out) A. Jones (15, 2nd Inning off P. Clemens, 0 on, 1 out) E. Sogard (4, 3rd Inning off P. Clemens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Garcia (5, 5th Inning off P. Hughes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman 2 (24, 1st Inning off P. Clemens, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off P. Hughes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , A. Garcia 3 , F. Freeman 8 , I. Kinsler 3 , A. Jones 2 , E. Sogard 2
2-out RBI: A. Garcia , F. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , F. Freeman , A. Jones , C. Iannetta
Hit by Pitch: K. Morales
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Iannetta (5) , E. Sogard (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Sogard-Kinsler-Freeman, Nicasio-Iannetta-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Span CF 5 1 3 2 1 2 3 .313 0 3
M. Cabrera LF 5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .301 4 25
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .339 4 11
   b-A. Pujols PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 8 40
   c-L. Valbuena 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 17 51
L. Chisenhall RF 3 4 3 4 3 0 0 .286 12 52
J. Mauer 1B 5 2 1 1 1 1 4 .319 3 37
K. Plawecki C 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .308 0 17
J. Profar 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .253 6 50
G. Hernandez DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .235 1 9
N. Goodrum SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .150 0 2
   a-G. Urshela PH, 3B, SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .299 1 6
Totals 40 14 17 14 9 7 31      
a - G. Urshela pinch hit for N. Goodrum in the 6th
b - A. Pujols pinch hit for N. Arenado in the 6th
c - L. Valbuena substituted for A. Pujols in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Plawecki (10, 4th Inning off T. Scott, 3 on, 0 outs) M. Cabrera (17, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Chisenhall (25, 5th Inning off T. Scott, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Profar (4, 2nd Inning off N. Pivetta, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Chisenhall 2 (12, 2nd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Plawecki 4 , J. Profar 4 , D. Span 3 , M. Cabrera 3 , J. Mauer , G. Hernandez 2 , L. Chisenhall 10 , G. Urshela
2-out RBI: D. Span , L. Chisenhall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Profar , M. Cabrera , J. Mauer , N. Arenado
GIDP: N. Goodrum , G. Urshela
Hit by Pitch: K. Plawecki 2
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: L. Valbuena (8)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta L (7-9) 3.0 8 7 6 1 2 2 58 37 5.58   
T. Scott 1.1 3 4 4 5 2 0 45 20 5.08   
V. Arano 1.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 41 21 6.98   
J. Nicasio 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 25 16 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 16
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 20, T. Scott 12, V. Arano 10, J. Nicasio 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 5-1, T. Scott 2-0, V. Arano 1-1, J. Nicasio 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 58-37, T. Scott 45-20, V. Arano 41-21, J. Nicasio 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Scott 2-2 , V. Arano 2-1 , J. Nicasio 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Pivetta , V. Arano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Clemens 4.0 5 3 3 1 1 1 87 55 3.19   
P. Hughes W (4-3) 2.1 3 3 2 0 1 1 37 25 5.47   
C. Hynes 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 40 25 0.00   
A. Ottavino 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Clemens 40
Batters Faced: P. Clemens 19, P. Hughes 11, C. Hynes 7, A. Ottavino 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Clemens 4-7, P. Hughes 1-5, C. Hynes 3-0, A. Ottavino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Clemens 87-55, P. Hughes 37-25, C. Hynes 40-25, A. Ottavino 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ottavino 1-0
WP: P. Clemens
Hit Batsmen: P. Clemens
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lonnie Chisenhall
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM EST
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 39774
Special Notes: SS Miguel Rojas was injured in a collision at a base.
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