MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/04/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1984 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (50-59) 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 15 1
Minnesota Twins (48-63) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Royals Roll to 8-3 Win Over Twins
The Kansas City Royals trumped the Minnesota Twins, 8-3, at Target Field. Kansas City first baseman Joe Mauer was named player of the game for his performance. He was 4-4 with 4 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times. Kyle Freeland earned the win for Kansas City. He lasted 5 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 9 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 5-9. The Royals, at 50-59, sit in third place in the American League Central Division.

Nolan Arenado, who is on pace for 132 RBI this season, chipped in for Kansas City with a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"I felt good up there," said Arenado. "I saw the ball well."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .273 1 2
J. Mauer 1B 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 .312 3 38
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 3 4 0 1 3 .311 10 25
L. Chisenhall RF 5 1 2 1 0 3 5 .291 14 60
L. Valbuena DH 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .288 21 58
M. Cabrera LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .302 4 27
J. Profar SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .247 6 52
   a-R. Torreyes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 1 19
I. Kinsler 2B 5 0 0 1 0 1 3 .071 0 1
K. Plawecki C 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .298 2 23
Totals 41 8 15 8 4 9 24      
a - R. Torreyes substituted for J. Profar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Profar (24, 2nd Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Valbuena (19, 1st Inning off J. Hammel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Arenado (10, 4th Inning off T. Scott, 2 on, 2 outs) L. Chisenhall (14, 4th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mauer 4 , O. Herrera , J. Profar 3 , N. Arenado 6 , L. Chisenhall 5 , L. Valbuena 2 , M. Cabrera 2
2-out RBI: J. Mauer , N. Arenado 2 , L. Chisenhall , L. Valbuena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Herrera , L. Chisenhall , M. Cabrera 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Freeland (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Kinsler-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .301 9 41
H. Kendrick 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .292 10 28
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .304 29 84
A. Garcia RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .265 18 58
A. Lind DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .235 6 19
M. Franco 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .259 18 62
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 16 58
C. Iannetta C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .206 11 28
M. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .260 5 27
Totals 36 3 9 2 3 6 22      
BATTING
Total Bases: A. Lind 2 , W. Merrifield , M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia , H. Kendrick , A. Jones , C. Iannetta
2-out RBI: A. Lind
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia , F. Freeman , A. Jones
GIDP: C. Iannetta
Hit by Pitch: C. Iannetta
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (21)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Freeland W (5-9) 5.0 9 3 2 2 3 0 91 55 5.46   
D. Hernandez 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 14 11.57   
K. Herrera 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 5.59   
M. Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 13 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Freeland 40
Batters Faced: K. Freeland 27, D. Hernandez 5, K. Herrera 5, M. Strahm 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Freeland 6-6, D. Hernandez 2-1, K. Herrera 3-2, M. Strahm 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Freeland 91-55, D. Hernandez 23-14, K. Herrera 17-12, M. Strahm 19-13
WP: K. Freeland
Hit Batsmen: K. Freeland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hammel L (6-11) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 33 20 6.28   
T. Scott 2.0 5 4 4 1 3 1 46 31 5.56   
V. Arano 3.1 4 1 1 1 3 1 39 27 7.11   
A. Meyer 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 3.84   
A. Adams 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 20 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 29
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 9, T. Scott 12, V. Arano 15, A. Meyer 2, A. Adams 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 1-2, T. Scott 2-1, V. Arano 1-6, A. Meyer 0-0, A. Adams 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 33-20, T. Scott 46-31, V. Arano 39-27, A. Meyer 7-3, A. Adams 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Scott 1-1 , A. Adams 2-0
Balk: J. Hammel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Mauer
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 32494
Special Notes: SP Jason Hammel was injured while pitching.
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