MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/16/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1393 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (34-36) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Minnesota Twins (32-37) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3 7 1
Twins Turn Back Kansas City, 3-1
Aaron Nola pitched well, but the Kansas City Royals still lost the game, falling 3-1 to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Tommy Kahnle, credited with the save, is now 6 for 7 in save opportunities. With the win, Minnesota goes to 32-37, while the Royals fall to 34-36.

The Twins got a big at-bat from catcher Chris Iannetta. For the game, Iannetta went 1-3 with a home run. In the bottom of the fifth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Kansas City manager Bryce Shuck. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .303 16 44
J. Winker LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .293 5 27
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .274 18 48
M. Adams 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .272 19 52
J. Profar 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .244 9 30
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .266 5 30
K. Plawecki DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .174 2 11
C. Casali C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .237 7 16
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .200 0 3
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Adams (17, 4th Inning off A. Adams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Herrera 2 , J. Profar 2 , M. Adams 2 , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Plawecki 2 , N. Arenado
Sac Fly: L. Chisenhall
Hit by Pitch: J. Profar
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .364 9 25
D. Dietrich LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 6 12
   a-Z. Borenstein LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 3 12
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .347 10 44
J. Bruce DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 6 25
A. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 9 33
M. Franco 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .267 15 38
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 9 25
C. Iannetta C 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .167 5 21
M. Rojas SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .299 4 15
Totals 30 3 7 3 0 10 10      
a - Z. Borenstein substituted for D. Dietrich in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (15, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out) J. Bruce (15, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Iannetta (5, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Franco (15, 7th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Rojas (4, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Iannetta 4 , W. Merrifield 4 , M. Franco 4 , M. Rojas 4 , J. Bruce 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Freeman , J. Bruce , A. Jones
Sac Bunt: D. Dietrich
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Franco (9)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola L (8-3) 7.0 7 3 3 0 7 3 102 66 2.11   
R. Bleier 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 10 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 58
Batters Faced: A. Nola 28, R. Bleier 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 9-5, R. Bleier 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 102-66, R. Bleier 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bleier 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 37 24 4.95   
A. Adams 2.1 3 1 1 0 4 0 32 22 4.17   
V. Arano W (3-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 15 3.11   
J. Kelly H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 4.71   
J. Nicasio H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 10 3.41   
T. Kahnle SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 10 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 52
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 9, A. Adams 10, V. Arano 6, J. Kelly 4, J. Nicasio 5, T. Kahnle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 3-2, A. Adams 0-3, V. Arano 2-1, J. Kelly 2-0, J. Nicasio 1-0, T. Kahnle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 37-24, A. Adams 32-22, V. Arano 20-15, J. Kelly 17-9, J. Nicasio 16-10, T. Kahnle 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Adams 1-0 , V. Arano 1-0
WP: A. Adams
Hit Batsmen: J. Nicasio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 23009
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