MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/03/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1985 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (61-50) 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 1 11 17 1
Minnesota Twins (43-66) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0
Multi-HR Game for Brentz in 11-3 Win
The Kansas City Royals put together a convincing win at Target Field, defeating the Minnesota Twins, 11-3. Bryce Brentz was one of the hitting stars. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4 for Kansas City. Kansas City now has a 4-game win streak.

Odubel Herrera, who is a two-time All-Star, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth. For the game, the center fielder went 3-6 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times.

"I like our moxie," said Royals manager Bryce Shuck.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 6 2 3 1 0 2 2 .294 21 65
J. Winker DH 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .322 9 45
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .311 27 80
M. Adams 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 .270 30 90
J. Profar 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .254 16 63
L. Chisenhall RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .276 10 48
B. Brentz LF 5 3 3 4 0 1 2 .600 2 4
D. Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .230 8 37
T. Flowers C 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .204 6 12
Totals 42 11 17 11 4 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Herrera (24, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Arenado (22, 8th Inning off A. Vasquez, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Chisenhall (30, 5th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Winker (9, 4th Inning off J. Taillon, 3 on, 2 outs) B. Brentz 2 (2, 7th Inning off N. Anderson, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off A. Vasquez, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Adams (30, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker 5 , O. Herrera 4 , B. Brentz 9 , J. Profar 2 , M. Adams 4 , N. Arenado 2 , T. Flowers , L. Chisenhall 4 , D. Swanson
2-out RBI: J. Winker , O. Herrera , M. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brentz , M. Adams , L. Chisenhall
GIDP: J. Profar , T. Flowers
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Bracho (1)
PB: T. Flowers
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .327 12 39
M. Rojas 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .304 5 26
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315 18 69
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 3 10
D. Dietrich 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .222 7 19
J. Bruce DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .187 9 35
A. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .249 16 53
H. Kendrick LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 20
R. Perez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .190 3 9
Totals 32 3 5 2 2 10 7      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Dietrich 2 (8, 4th Inning off D. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Bleier, 0 on, 1 out) R. Perez (4, 8th Inning off S. Bracho, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Dietrich 4 , R. Perez 2 , M. Rojas , F. Freeman
2-out RBI: D. Dietrich , M. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , J. Bruce
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Correa-Rojas-Freeman, Dietrich-Rojas-Freeman)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Rodriguez W (6-10) 5.0 2 1 1 1 6 0 84 54 4.82   
S. Bracho 2.2 2 2 2 1 4 0 40 26 6.75   
R. Bleier 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rodriguez 64
Batters Faced: D. Rodriguez 18, S. Bracho 11, R. Bleier 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rodriguez 3-6, S. Bracho 2-2, R. Bleier 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rodriguez 84-54, S. Bracho 40-26, R. Bleier 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bleier 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon L (1-6) 3.2 8 7 7 2 4 2 80 50 5.60   
C. Poche 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 27 19 0.00   
N. Anderson 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 27 19 5.40   
A. Vasquez 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 25 17 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 17
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 20, C. Poche 9, N. Anderson 8, A. Vasquez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 5-1, C. Poche 2-1, N. Anderson 1-2, A. Vasquez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 80-50, C. Poche 27-19, N. Anderson 27-19, A. Vasquez 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Anderson 3-0 , A. Vasquez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryce Brentz
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 24813
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