MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/08/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2447 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (62-78) 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 2 10 18 0
Minnesota Twins (64-78) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 2
Royals, Herrera Pin Bad Loss on Twins
The Kansas City Royals downed the Minnesota Twins, 10-2, at Target Field. The Royals were led by Odubel Herrera, who captured player of the game honors. He was 4 for 5 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Kansas City is now 62-78, Minnesota 64-78.

Jurickson Profar aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth. For the game, the shortstop went 2-5 with 2 singles, while scoring 2 times.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Minnesota manager Al Wehr. "We got flat-out beat."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 2 4 2 1 1 3 .277 2 12
I. Kinsler 2B 6 2 2 1 0 0 5 .225 3 20
N. Arenado 3B 6 1 3 3 0 1 3 .311 15 48
M. Cabrera LF 6 0 3 2 0 0 2 .299 5 33
J. Mauer 1B 5 0 1 1 1 0 5 .316 5 46
L. Chisenhall RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .277 19 74
K. Plawecki C 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .273 2 30
L. Valbuena DH 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .264 22 66
J. Profar SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 7 .258 9 56
   a-R. Torreyes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 28
Totals 44 10 18 10 6 7 35      
a - R. Torreyes substituted for J. Profar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Herrera (8, 1st Inning off T. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Arenado (15, 8th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Cabrera (27, 9th Inning off J. Nicasio, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mauer , K. Plawecki , O. Herrera 5 , J. Profar 2 , N. Arenado 4 , L. Chisenhall , L. Valbuena , I. Kinsler 2 , M. Cabrera 4
2-out RBI: O. Herrera , J. Profar , N. Arenado 2 , I. Kinsler , M. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mauer , O. Herrera , J. Profar , M. Cabrera
GIDP: L. Chisenhall , I. Kinsler
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Profar-Kinsler-Mauer, Herrera-Arenado, Kinsler-Profar-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 13 58
A. Lind LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 6 22
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .310 40 110
K. Morales DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .300 30 77
M. Franco 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 27 80
   a-M. Rojas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 6 32
A. Jones CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .271 20 72
A. Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .287 22 84
B. Nicholas C 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .150 0 2
E. Sogard SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .258 0 7
Totals 31 2 8 2 3 7 14      
a - M. Rojas pinch hit for M. Franco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (28, 9th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Morales 2 (22, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (20, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Freeman 2 , E. Sogard 2 , K. Morales 5 , A. Jones 5
2-out RBI: B. Nicholas , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Sogard , A. Jones
GIDP: B. Nicholas , M. Franco
Hit by Pitch: W. Merrifield , A. Garcia
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Nicholas (1) , E. Sogard (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Sogard-Merrifield-Freeman, Franco-Merrifield-Freeman)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola W (9-9) 6.1 6 1 1 1 6 1 99 59 4.28   
D. Hernandez 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 37 22 10.50   
K. Herrera 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 62
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, D. Hernandez 10, K. Herrera 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 5-5, D. Hernandez 4-1, K. Herrera 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 99-59, D. Hernandez 37-22, K. Herrera 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hernandez 3-0 , K. Herrera 3-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Nola 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Scott L (0-2) 3.2 7 5 0 3 2 0 69 47 5.62   
A. Meyer 1.1 1 1 0 2 2 0 33 18 3.62   
B. Poyner 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 25 19 4.22   
V. Arano 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 33 23 5.22   
J. Nicasio 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 16 9 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Scott 34
Batters Faced: T. Scott 21, A. Meyer 7, B. Poyner 7, V. Arano 10, J. Nicasio 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Scott 1-8, A. Meyer 0-2, B. Poyner 1-0, V. Arano 2-2, J. Nicasio 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Scott 69-47, A. Meyer 33-18, B. Poyner 25-19, V. Arano 33-23, J. Nicasio 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Meyer 1-0 , B. Poyner 1-1 , V. Arano 2-1 , J. Nicasio 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Odubel Herrera
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 30382
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