MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/21/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1463 - FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (33-41) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0
Kansas City Royals (37-38) 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 X 6 12 0
Nola Lays Hammer Down in 6-2 Win
It was a fun time at Kauffman Stadium, where the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals tangled.

The Kansas City Royals got a stellar effort from pitcher Aaron Nola, helping Kansas City score a 6-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins. Kansas City has now won 3 in a row.

It was a masterful performance from the popular Nola, who notched 11 strikeouts in 8.1 innings while allowing 3 hits. Nola, who leads the AL in innings pitched with 115.0, goes to 9-3 on the year with 128 strikeouts.

"Aaron was throwing strikes, locating well," said Kansas City manager Bryce Shuck.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .361 9 26
A. Garcia RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .244 10 37
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .342 10 44
M. Franco 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .266 16 42
D. Dietrich LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .209 6 13
T. Hernandez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
J. Bruce DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 6 28
M. Rojas SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 4 15
R. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .174 2 3
Totals 32 2 5 2 0 11 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rojas (10, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Garcia 2 (8, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Dietrich , M. Franco , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia 4
2-out RBI: M. Franco , A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .308 17 47
J. Winker LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .304 5 30
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 3 2 0 0 2 .279 18 53
M. Adams 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 5 .272 20 59
J. Profar 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .238 9 32
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .269 6 32
K. Plawecki DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .177 3 12
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .216 4 27
T. Flowers C 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .200 4 7
Totals 32 6 12 6 3 2 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (18, 1st Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out) N. Arenado (10, 5th Inning off M. Harvey, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker 3 , O. Herrera 3 , M. Adams , N. Arenado 4 , L. Chisenhall 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Profar , M. Adams , D. Swanson 2
GIDP: D. Swanson
Sac Fly: J. Profar , N. Arenado
Hit by Pitch: T. Flowers
Team LOB: 8
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey L (3-7) 4.1 8 6 6 2 1 0 86 53 5.30   
R. Lopez 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 4.41   
T. Wingenter 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 14 5.22   
J. Nicasio 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 8 3.24   
V. Arano 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 22
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 23, R. Lopez 5, T. Wingenter 5, J. Nicasio 4, V. Arano 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 4-7, R. Lopez 1-2, T. Wingenter 0-2, J. Nicasio 1-2, V. Arano 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 86-53, R. Lopez 19-10, T. Wingenter 22-14, J. Nicasio 13-8, V. Arano 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lopez 1-0 , T. Wingenter 1-0 , J. Nicasio 1-0 , V. Arano 1-0
WP: M. Harvey , J. Nicasio
Hit Batsmen: M. Harvey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola W (9-3) 8.1 3 1 1 0 11 0 106 71 2.03   
J. Nix 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 9 6.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 84
Batters Faced: A. Nola 28, J. Nix 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 7-7, J. Nix 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 106-71, J. Nix 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 37504
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