MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/05/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1999 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (50-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 1
Minnesota Twins (49-63) 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 7 13 0
Freeman Slugs Twins to 7-2 Win
Minnesota first baseman Freddie Freeman was instrumental in his team's 7-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Freeman, who is tied for 5th in the AL in extra base hits with 54, went 3-3 with 3 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Twins. Matt Harvey was the winning pitcher. Over 6 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. Minnesota currently is in 4th place in the American League Central Division at 49-63.

Jesse Winker had a chance to do some damage in the top of the seventh. With Kansas City trailing 5-0, Kansas City had the bases loaded. Winker hit into a double play. But it was not enough. Kansas City would not finish the comeback.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .309 4 38
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .308 3 38
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .318 10 25
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .293 14 60
L. Valbuena DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .288 21 58
I. Kinsler 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .059 0 1
O. Herrera CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .308 1 2
J. Profar SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .246 6 52
K. Plawecki C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .293 2 23
Totals 31 2 7 0 4 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Arenado (7, 4th Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Herrera 2 , N. Arenado 3 , L. Chisenhall 2 , L. Valbuena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Herrera , J. Profar , I. Kinsler
GIDP: J. Winker 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Profar
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Profar-Kinsler-Mauer, Profar-Kinsler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 9 41
A. Jones CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .272 17 59
F. Freeman 1B 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .309 31 86
K. Morales DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .287 19 47
A. Garcia RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .264 18 60
C. Iannetta C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .210 12 30
M. Franco 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 18 62
E. Sogard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239 0 6
M. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 5 27
Totals 36 7 13 7 1 6 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. Freeman 2 (31, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Jones (17, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out) C. Iannetta (12, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia , F. Freeman 9 , K. Morales 3 , A. Jones 5 , C. Iannetta 5
2-out RBI: A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , C. Iannetta
GIDP: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Iannetta-Sogard-Freeman, Rojas-Sogard-Freeman)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola L (7-7) 6.0 9 5 5 0 3 4 89 57 4.53   
A. Ottavino 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 15 9 4.17   
G. Infante 1.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 27 20 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 37
Batters Faced: A. Nola 26, A. Ottavino 4, G. Infante 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 3-10, A. Ottavino 1-1, G. Infante 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 89-57, A. Ottavino 15-9, G. Infante 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Infante 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey W (7-6) 6.0 7 2 2 3 5 0 96 57 4.97   
T. Scott H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 13 5.32   
J. Nicasio 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 52
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 27, T. Scott 6, J. Nicasio 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 4-7, T. Scott 2-1, J. Nicasio 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 96-57, T. Scott 25-13, J. Nicasio 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Scott 3-2
WP: T. Scott
Hit Batsmen: M. Harvey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Freddie Freeman
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 30325
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