MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/14/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2526 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (68-80) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6 9 0
Kansas City Royals (64-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 0
Twins Solve Royals, 6-2
Minnesota right-hander Jameson Taillon pitched his team to victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 6-2. The Twins' win now puts them at 68-80.

Howie Kendrick swatted a solo home run for Minnesota in the top of the sixth. The left fielder went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 1.

"If I go out there and help the team win, that's all you can do," said Taillon.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 13 59
H. Kendrick LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .285 15 48
F. Freeman 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .311 42 119
A. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .284 22 85
M. Franco 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .255 27 82
K. Morales DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .305 30 82
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .274 21 77
C. Iannetta C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .216 16 43
M. Rojas SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 6 34
Totals 35 6 9 6 2 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Garcia (31, 4th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out) F. Freeman (32, 8th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out) H. Kendrick (21, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Kendrick (15, 6th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Jones (21, 8th Inning off M. Strahm, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Franco 2 , M. Rojas , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman 2 , H. Kendrick 6 , K. Morales , A. Jones 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , K. Morales
Hit by Pitch: M. Rojas , C. Iannetta
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Merrifield (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .267 2 13
M. Cabrera LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 6 34
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .321 16 53
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .274 20 76
L. Valbuena DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262 22 67
J. Mauer 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .318 5 50
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217 4 23
J. Profar SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .252 9 56
K. Plawecki C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .265 3 32
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Valbuena (24, 9th Inning off J. Nicasio, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Cabrera (28, 8th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Plawecki (3, 8th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mauer , K. Plawecki 4 , N. Arenado 2 , L. Chisenhall 2 , L. Valbuena 2 , I. Kinsler , M. Cabrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Plawecki , N. Arenado , L. Valbuena
GIDP: K. Plawecki
Sac Fly: J. Mauer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Arenado (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon W (9-3) 7.1 4 0 0 2 4 0 101 64 4.89   
V. Arano 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 22 15 5.26   
J. Nicasio 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 3.23   
T. Kahnle SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 72
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 26, V. Arano 5, J. Nicasio 3, T. Kahnle 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 10-6, V. Arano 0-0, J. Nicasio 0-1, T. Kahnle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 101-64, V. Arano 22-15, J. Nicasio 12-8, T. Kahnle 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 1-1 , T. Kahnle 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale L (13-8) 7.1 6 2 2 1 7 1 116 75 3.46   
M. Strahm 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 20 12 6.38   
K. Herrera 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 12 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 64
Batters Faced: C. Sale 30, M. Strahm 4, K. Herrera 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 7-7, M. Strahm 0-0, K. Herrera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 116-75, M. Strahm 20-12, K. Herrera 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Strahm 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jameson Taillon
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 39564
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