MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/21/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2644 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (82-74) 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 14 0
Minnesota Twins (60-95) 0 0 4 7 3 0 3 0 X 17 17 0
Correa Helps Twins Run Win Streak to 4
Carlos Correa led Minnesota to a win over Kansas City. The final score was 17-7. The shortstop collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Minnesota reliever Nick B. Anderson picked up the win, bumping his record to 1-4. Kyle Freeland was collared with the loss. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Twins.

Jay Bruce put Minnesota in front, 11-6, when he took Gregory Infante downtown. His grand slam home run came with two out in the bottom of the fourth. It was his 19th home run of the season.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Minnesota manager Al Wehr.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .321 14 62
D. Swanson SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .238 13 52
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .303 40 111
M. Adams 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .269 41 118
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .282 14 73
   a-B. Brentz PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252 9 25
T. Flowers C 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .204 8 17
C. Casali DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .233 11 31
O. Herrera CF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .286 27 84
N. Goodrum 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .240 1 7
Totals 39 7 14 7 3 11 21      
a - B. Brentz pinch hit for L. Chisenhall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Goodrum (8, 4th Inning off B. Waddell, 1 on, 0 outs) N. Arenado (32, 1st Inning off B. Waddell, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Casali (11, 4th Inning off B. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Herrera (27, 2nd Inning off B. Waddell, 0 on, 1 out) N. Arenado (40, 3rd Inning off B. Waddell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winker 3 , C. Casali 5 , O. Herrera 5 , N. Goodrum 2 , N. Arenado 7 , D. Swanson 2 , B. Brentz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Casali , T. Flowers , D. Swanson
Sac Fly: J. Winker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Swanson (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goodrum-Swanson-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 6 3 2 1 0 1 5 .311 15 50
M. Rojas 2B 6 4 4 4 0 0 1 .293 9 47
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 2 0 1 2 4 .302 24 88
C. Correa SS 3 2 2 7 1 0 2 .261 9 33
H. Kendrick LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .249 9 30
J. Bruce DH 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 .205 19 61
A. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .231 21 70
   a-A. Jones PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 16 64
D. Dietrich 3B 5 3 3 0 0 1 1 .257 13 38
R. Perez C 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .188 5 16
Totals 39 17 17 17 7 6 19      
a - A. Jones pinch hit for A. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (14, 5th Inning off M. Montgomery, 2 on, 2 outs) W. Merrifield 2 (31, 3rd Inning off K. Freeland, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Bleier, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Dietrich (22, 5th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Rojas 2 (23, 3rd Inning off K. Freeland, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Montgomery, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Correa (9, 7th Inning off S. Bracho, 2 on, 1 out) J. Bruce (19, 4th Inning off G. Infante, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Correa 6 , W. Merrifield 4 , D. Dietrich 4 , R. Perez 2 , M. Rojas 6 , F. Freeman 2 , J. Bruce 4 , H. Kendrick
2-out RBI: , C. Correa 2 , M. Rojas , J. Bruce , H. Kendrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kendrick
GIDP: J. Bruce
Sac Fly: C. Correa
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Rojas)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Freeland L (10-11) 3.2 10 7 7 0 0 0 64 40 4.06   
G. Infante 0.0 1 4 4 3 0 1 19 5 9.00   
M. Montgomery 1.2 3 3 3 1 3 0 33 19 4.13   
R. Bleier 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 13 2.81   
S. Bracho 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 22 14 6.38   
R. Cruz 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 11 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Freeland 11
Batters Faced: K. Freeland 20, G. Infante 4, M. Montgomery 9, R. Bleier 4, S. Bracho 6, R. Cruz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Freeland 2-8, G. Infante 0-0, M. Montgomery 2-0, R. Bleier 1-0, S. Bracho 0-2, R. Cruz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Freeland 64-40, G. Infante 19-5, M. Montgomery 33-19, R. Bleier 24-13, S. Bracho 22-14, R. Cruz 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Infante 2-2 , S. Bracho 1-1
WP: G. Infante
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Waddell 3.1 8 6 6 2 1 3 68 37 8.27   
N. Anderson W (1-4) 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 0 36 20 5.94   
J. Kelly 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 11 4.22   
T. Scott 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 23 16 4.23   
S. Kelley 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 10 1.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Waddell 17
Batters Faced: B. Waddell 20, N. Anderson 9, J. Kelly 5, T. Scott 5, S. Kelley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Waddell 6-3, N. Anderson 0-2, J. Kelly 1-2, T. Scott 0-0, S. Kelley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Waddell 68-37, N. Anderson 36-20, J. Kelly 19-11, T. Scott 23-16, S. Kelley 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Anderson 1-0 , T. Scott 1-0 , S. Kelley 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Correa
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 23700
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