MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/27/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2659 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Royals (84-75) 2 0 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 11 16 1
Minnesota Twins (61-98) 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 3 2 12 13 0
Twins Rally For Late Win Over Royals
The Minnesota Twins dealt the Kansas City Royals a 12-11 loss at Kauffman Stadium. Avisail Garcia was the star on offense. He went 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Minnesota now sits in last place in the American League Central Division at 61-98.

Minnesota shortstop Carlos Correa had a game-changing at-bat in the bottom of the ninth. On a changeup from Silvino Bracho, he launched a 2-run home run. It gave Minnesota a 12-11 lead.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Correa.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker DH 5 2 2 1 1 2 1 .322 15 63
O. Herrera CF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .284 28 88
N. Arenado 3B 5 3 3 3 0 0 3 .302 41 115
M. Adams 1B 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .275 42 119
J. Profar 2B 4 1 1 3 0 3 3 .249 27 93
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 14 74
   a-T. Tulowitzki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 1 14
   b-C. Casali RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 11 31
B. Brentz LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .250 10 26
D. Swanson SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .237 13 54
T. Flowers C 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .222 9 20
Totals 42 11 16 11 3 13 16      
a - T. Tulowitzki pinch hit for L. Chisenhall in the 7th
b - C. Casali substituted for T. Tulowitzki in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Chisenhall (38, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 2 outs) N. Arenado 2 (34, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Winker (15, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Profar (27, 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 1 out) M. Adams (42, 4th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 2 outs) N. Arenado (41, 4th Inning off J. Taillon, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Flowers (9, 5th Inning off A. Vasquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker 5 , L. Chisenhall 2 , D. Swanson 2 , J. Profar 4 , M. Adams 7 , N. Arenado 8 , T. Flowers 6
2-out RBI: O. Herrera , M. Adams , N. Arenado , T. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brentz , J. Profar , N. Arenado
Sac Fly: J. Profar
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Flowers (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .308 15 50
M. Rojas 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .289 9 48
   a-J. Bruce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 20 64
F. Freeman 1B 5 2 2 3 0 2 0 .300 27 94
C. Correa SS 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 .260 10 35
D. Dietrich 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .263 13 38
A. Garcia DH 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .240 23 76
A. Jones RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .254 18 68
H. Kendrick LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .247 9 31
C. Iannetta C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .195 17 51
Totals 38 12 13 12 2 11 6      
a - J. Bruce pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Iannetta (18, 7th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Rojas (24, 7th Inning off A. Nola, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Garcia (21, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Correa (10, 9th Inning off S. Bracho, 1 on, 1 out) A. Garcia (23, 8th Inning off J. Nix, 1 on, 0 outs) F. Freeman (27, 7th Inning off J. Nix, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Jones 2 (18, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Iannetta 2 , C. Correa 4 , W. Merrifield , D. Dietrich 2 , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia 7 , F. Freeman 5 , A. Jones 8
2-out RBI: M. Rojas , A. Garcia , F. Freeman , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rojas , A. Jones
Team LOB: 3
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola 6.2 7 6 6 2 8 1 100 63 3.14   
J. Nix 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 2 14 10 5.08   
R. Cruz H (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13 10 3.00   
A. Vizcaino H (5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 10 2.34   
S. Bracho L (3-6), BS (4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 4 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 42
Batters Faced: A. Nola 29, J. Nix 4, R. Cruz 4, A. Vizcaino 2, S. Bracho 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 6-6, J. Nix 0-0, R. Cruz 0-1, A. Vizcaino 0-1, S. Bracho 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 100-63, J. Nix 14-10, R. Cruz 13-10, A. Vizcaino 13-10, S. Bracho 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nix 2-2 , S. Bracho 1-1
WP: A. Nola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon 3.2 10 7 7 0 3 3 78 57 5.62   
C. Poche 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 27 17 3.16   
A. Vasquez 2.0 3 2 2 3 5 1 52 31 2.81   
V. Arano 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 13 3.67   
T. Wingenter W (5-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 14
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 21, C. Poche 5, A. Vasquez 12, V. Arano 5, T. Wingenter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 1-7, C. Poche 0-0, A. Vasquez 1-0, V. Arano 0-3, T. Wingenter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 78-57, C. Poche 27-17, A. Vasquez 52-31, V. Arano 21-13, T. Wingenter 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vasquez 1-1 , V. Arano 3-0
WP: A. Vasquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Avisail Garcia
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 26511
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