MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/23/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1492 - SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (35-41) 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 11 0
Kansas City Royals (37-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Merrifield Slugs Twins to 7-0 Win
Whit Merrifield left his imprint on the 7-0 Minnesota win against the Kansas City Royals. Merrifield, who finished 5th in the AL in stolen bases with 32 last year, went 3-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The Twins saw their record improve to 35-41.

With Minnesota leading 2-0 in the top of the fourth, Merrifield hit a curveball from Dereck Rodriguez for a 3-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 5-0.

In postgame comments to the Minnesota Daily News, Merrifield said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 2 3 5 0 0 2 .364 11 32
D. Dietrich LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .212 7 15
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .339 10 45
J. Bruce DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 6 28
A. Garcia RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .250 11 39
M. Franco 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .267 16 43
   a-N. Fontana PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 2 15
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .239 9 25
C. Iannetta C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .177 5 21
M. Rojas SS, 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .312 4 15
Totals 38 7 11 7 2 9 14      
a - N. Fontana pinch hit for M. Franco in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Merrifield 2 (11, 4th Inning off D. Rodriguez, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Nix, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Garcia (11, 2nd Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Iannetta , W. Merrifield 9 , M. Franco , M. Rojas 3 , A. Garcia 5 , F. Freeman
2-out RBI: W. Merrifield , M. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , M. Franco , J. Bruce , A. Jones
Hit by Pitch: D. Dietrich
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman, Nicasio-Fontana-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Goodrum CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .256 1 1
J. Winker LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .297 5 30
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .281 18 53
M. Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .272 20 59
J. Profar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 9 32
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .276 7 34
K. Plawecki DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .181 3 12
C. Casali C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .235 8 18
T. Tulowitzki SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184 0 3
Totals 33 0 8 0 3 7 16      
BATTING
Total Bases: K. Plawecki , C. Casali , N. Goodrum 2 , N. Arenado 2 , L. Chisenhall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Profar 2
GIDP: K. Plawecki 2
Team LOB: 9
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey 2.2 5 0 0 1 0 0 48 33 5.15   
V. Arano W (4-2) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 18 3.16   
R. Lopez 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 20 4.24   
J. Nicasio 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 12 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 43
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 13, V. Arano 9, R. Lopez 7, J. Nicasio 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 4-3, V. Arano 1-4, R. Lopez 1-2, J. Nicasio 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 48-33, V. Arano 30-18, R. Lopez 30-20, J. Nicasio 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Arano 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Rodriguez L (3-8) 3.0 7 5 5 2 2 2 68 41 5.12   
J. Nix 2.1 4 2 2 0 3 1 37 25 6.75   
S. Bracho 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 32 24 7.11   
D. Carpenter 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rodriguez 23
Batters Faced: D. Rodriguez 19, J. Nix 11, S. Bracho 9, D. Carpenter 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rodriguez 4-3, J. Nix 2-2, S. Bracho 2-3, D. Carpenter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rodriguez 68-41, J. Nix 37-25, S. Bracho 32-24, D. Carpenter 8-5
Hit Batsmen: D. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whit Merrifield
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 37563
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