MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/20/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2629 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (82-73) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 6 9 2
Minnesota Twins (59-95) 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 X 10 15 1
Dietrich Helps Twins Run Win Streak to 3
The Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals, 10-6, with first baseman Derek Dietrich playing a big role. Dietrich went 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4 for the Twins in the win. Minnesota has 3 straight wins, Kansas City 3 straight losses.

The biggest at-bat came in the top of the eighth. The score was 7-6, Twins. With a runner on 3rd and two down, Tommy Kahnle retired Curt Casali with a 1-2 fastball. Casali struck out.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .318 14 61
N. Goodrum CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .238 1 7
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .300 39 109
M. Adams 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 41 118
J. Profar 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .245 23 84
L. Chisenhall RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .283 14 73
B. Brentz LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .246 9 24
C. Casali C 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .229 10 30
T. Tulowitzki SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 1 14
Totals 37 6 9 6 2 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Profar 2 (33, 7th Inning off G. Sparkman, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Kahnle, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Casali (10, 5th Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winker , C. Casali 5 , N. Goodrum , J. Profar 4 , M. Adams , L. Chisenhall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , C. Casali , M. Adams
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Goodrum (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Casali 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Casali-Profar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .311 15 49
M. Rojas 2B, 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .287 9 43
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .301 24 88
   a-N. Fontana PR, 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 27
C. Correa SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 .256 8 26
D. Dietrich 3B, 1B 4 3 4 4 0 0 1 .252 13 38
A. Garcia DH 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .233 21 70
A. Jones RF 5 1 0 1 0 2 3 .250 16 64
H. Kendrick LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .249 9 29
C. Iannetta C 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .197 17 50
Totals 36 10 15 10 5 9 18      
a - N. Fontana pinch ran for F. Freeman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (13, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out) D. Dietrich (21, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Garcia (20, 8th Inning off R. Cruz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Dietrich (13, 7th Inning off C. Edwards Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Iannetta 2 , C. Correa 3 , W. Merrifield , D. Dietrich 8 , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman 2 , H. Kendrick
2-out RBI: D. Dietrich , M. Rojas , A. Garcia , F. Freeman , H. Kendrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Correa , W. Merrifield , A. Garcia , A. Jones
Sac Bunt: W. Merrifield
Sac Fly: D. Dietrich
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Correa (1) , A. Jones (8)
CS: W. Merrifield (11)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Correa (8)
PB: C. Iannetta
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola L (16-6) 4.2 8 5 5 1 3 0 83 52 2.98   
J. Nix 1.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 20 13 4.79   
C. Edwards Jr. 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 2 4.08   
S. Bracho 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 6.17   
J. Alvarado 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 0.75   
R. Cruz 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 16 7 2.87   
R. Bleier 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 30
Batters Faced: A. Nola 23, J. Nix 8, C. Edwards Jr. 2, S. Bracho 3, J. Alvarado 1, R. Cruz 5, R. Bleier 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 8-3, J. Nix 0-2, C. Edwards Jr. 0-0, S. Bracho 0-1, J. Alvarado 0-0, R. Cruz 0-0, R. Bleier 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 83-52, J. Nix 20-13, C. Edwards Jr. 8-2, S. Bracho 15-11, J. Alvarado 6-2, R. Cruz 16-7, R. Bleier 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nix 1-0 , S. Bracho 1-0 , R. Cruz 1-0 , R. Bleier 1-0
WP: J. Nix
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon W (4-11) 5.0 3 2 2 1 7 1 82 53 5.24   
C. Poche H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 8 2.04   
G. Sparkman 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 11 4.34   
A. Vasquez H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 2.54   
V. Arano 0.1 1 2 1 0 1 0 6 5 3.64   
T. Kahnle H (7) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 13 9 2.91   
W. Peralta 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 59
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 19, C. Poche 3, G. Sparkman 3, A. Vasquez 3, V. Arano 3, T. Kahnle 4, W. Peralta 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 4-4, C. Poche 0-1, G. Sparkman 0-0, A. Vasquez 1-1, V. Arano 0-0, T. Kahnle 0-0, W. Peralta 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 82-53, C. Poche 9-8, G. Sparkman 19-11, A. Vasquez 10-6, V. Arano 6-5, T. Kahnle 13-9, W. Peralta 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vasquez 2-1 , T. Kahnle 2-2
WP: T. Kahnle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Dietrich
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 17001
Special Notes: RP Jose Alvarado was injured while pitching.
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