MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/03/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1969 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (49-59) 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Minnesota Twins (48-62) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 9 1
Twins Topple Royals with Late Rally
Whit Merrifield helped his team muscle past the Kansas City Royals, 7-4. In the game, the Minnesota second baseman went 2-5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The third-place Royals have lost 4 consecutive games.

Merrifield had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the ninth. On a 1-2 fastball from Matt Strahm, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Twins a 7-4 lead. It was the 9th home run of the year for Merrifield.

"We'll grab a cold one tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Merrifield said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .263 1 2
J. Mauer 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .304 3 37
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .296 9 21
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .289 13 59
I. Kinsler 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .111 0 0
M. Cabrera DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .300 4 27
J. Winker LF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .312 4 38
J. Phegley C 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .256 1 12
R. Torreyes SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .234 1 19
   a-L. Valbuena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 21 57
   b-J. Profar SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 6 52
Totals 37 4 9 4 3 7 21      
a - L. Valbuena pinch hit for R. Torreyes in the 9th
b - J. Profar substituted for L. Valbuena in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (28, 4th Inning off C. Richard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Arenado (9, 7th Inning off A. Meyer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker 3 , R. Torreyes , O. Herrera 2 , M. Cabrera 2 , J. Phegley , N. Arenado 4
2-out RBI: R. Torreyes , O. Herrera , N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mauer , O. Herrera , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torreyes-Kinsler-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .302 9 41
H. Kendrick LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .293 10 28
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .307 29 84
K. Morales DH 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 .280 19 47
A. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 18 58
M. Franco 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .256 18 61
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 16 58
R. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .179 5 15
   a-A. Lind PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 6 18
M. Rojas SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 5 27
Totals 33 7 9 7 4 5 8      
a - A. Lind pinch hit for R. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kendrick (11, 3rd Inning off J. Zimmermann, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Merrifield (9, 9th Inning off M. Strahm, 2 on, 1 out) F. Freeman (29, 1st Inning off J. Zimmermann, 1 on, 1 out) K. Morales (19, 6th Inning off J. Zimmermann, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 5 , M. Rojas , F. Freeman 5 , H. Kendrick 3 , K. Morales 4 , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kendrick , K. Morales
GIDP: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (20)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rojas (12)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Zimmermann 6.0 6 3 3 2 4 2 97 59 5.36   
A. Warren H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 0.00   
A. Vizcaino H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 7 4.50   
C. Edwards Jr. L (2-5), BS (2) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 12 6 4.50   
M. Strahm 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zimmermann 50
Batters Faced: J. Zimmermann 25, A. Warren 3, A. Vizcaino 4, C. Edwards Jr. 4, M. Strahm 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zimmermann 8-5, A. Warren 2-0, A. Vizcaino 2-1, C. Edwards Jr. 1-0, M. Strahm 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zimmermann 97-59, A. Warren 12-8, A. Vizcaino 12-7, C. Edwards Jr. 12-6, M. Strahm 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Strahm 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Richard 5.0 6 3 3 2 1 0 83 50 6.20   
V. Arano 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 7 7.53   
A. Meyer 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 9 3.84   
T. Kahnle 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 2.72   
A. Adams 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.02   
A. Ramos W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 16 1.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 42
Batters Faced: C. Richard 23, V. Arano 4, A. Meyer 4, T. Kahnle 3, A. Adams 1, A. Ramos 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 9-5, V. Arano 3-0, A. Meyer 0-1, T. Kahnle 0-1, A. Adams 0-0, A. Ramos 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 83-50, V. Arano 14-7, A. Meyer 17-9, T. Kahnle 14-9, A. Adams 2-1, A. Ramos 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ramos 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whit Merrifield
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 29349
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