MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/28/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2734 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (61-100) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
Kansas City Royals (86-75) 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 8 1
Royals Prevail, 6-5, Over Minnesota
Despite a fine performance by center fielder Whit Merrifield, the Minnesota Twins suffered a 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Merrifield went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs. Kansas City reliever Gregory Infante picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Kent Emanuel absorbed the loss. Mark Montgomery got the save, his 1st in 2 chances.

Ronald Guzman had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the third for Kansas City. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and the Royals leading 5-1, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Guzman said.

The Royals raised their record to 86-75.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .313 16 52
M. Rojas 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .290 9 50
F. Freeman 1B 5 0 0 1 0 2 6 .298 27 95
C. Correa SS 4 1 1 0 1 3 3 .256 10 35
C. Iannetta 3B 4 1 1 0 1 3 2 .194 17 51
J. Bruce DH 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 .213 20 65
A. Garcia RF 4 0 0 2 1 0 4 .240 23 78
H. Kendrick LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .246 9 32
   a-D. Dietrich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 13 39
R. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .186 5 16
Totals 39 5 12 5 4 13 25      
a - D. Dietrich pinch hit for H. Kendrick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (32, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out) M. Rojas (25, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 1 out) J. Bruce (22, 9th Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Correa , W. Merrifield 5 , M. Rojas 4 , J. Bruce 4 , C. Iannetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Correa 2 , F. Freeman , H. Kendrick , C. Iannetta , D. Dietrich
GIDP: H. Kendrick
Hit by Pitch: H. Kendrick
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (23)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .322 15 63
D. Swanson SS 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .236 14 57
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 41 117
M. Adams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 43 121
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281 14 75
J. Profar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 27 95
R. Guzman DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .213 10 36
T. Flowers C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .223 9 20
O. Herrera CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .287 29 91
Totals 32 6 8 6 2 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Adams (29, 5th Inning off B. Poyner, 0 on, 1 out) T. Flowers (12, 6th Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Guzman (10, 2nd Inning off K. Emanuel, 0 on, 1 out) O. Herrera (29, 2nd Inning off K. Emanuel, 1 on, 1 out) D. Swanson (14, 1st Inning off K. Emanuel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker , R. Guzman 4 , O. Herrera 4 , J. Profar , M. Adams 2 , T. Flowers 2 , L. Chisenhall , D. Swanson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Profar , T. Flowers , D. Swanson
Hit by Pitch: T. Flowers
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: O. Herrera (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Profar-Adams)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Emanuel L (0-1) 2.2 6 6 6 1 0 3 55 30 20.25   
B. Poyner 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 38 25 0.00   
M. Harvey 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 7 5.58   
V. Arano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 3.63   
S. Kelley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Emanuel 17
Batters Faced: K. Emanuel 16, B. Poyner 9, M. Harvey 4, V. Arano 3, S. Kelley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Emanuel 7-1, B. Poyner 1-3, M. Harvey 1-0, V. Arano 1-1, S. Kelley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Emanuel 55-30, B. Poyner 38-25, M. Harvey 10-7, V. Arano 14-9, S. Kelley 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Poyner 1-0
WP: K. Emanuel
Hit Batsmen: K. Emanuel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale 4.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 76 43 3.21   
J. Nix 0.1 1 3 1 1 0 0 24 13 5.10   
G. Infante W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 13 7.88   
S. Bracho H (16) 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 12 6.24   
R. Cruz H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 13 2.84   
R. Bleier H (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 2.69   
A. Vizcaino H (6) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 6 2.50   
M. Montgomery SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 54
Batters Faced: C. Sale 18, J. Nix 4, G. Infante 5, S. Bracho 4, R. Cruz 4, R. Bleier 4, A. Vizcaino 2, M. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 3-2, J. Nix 1-0, G. Infante 2-0, S. Bracho 0-0, R. Cruz 1-1, R. Bleier 1-1, A. Vizcaino 0-0, M. Montgomery 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 76-43, J. Nix 24-13, G. Infante 23-13, S. Bracho 14-12, R. Cruz 18-13, R. Bleier 9-6, A. Vizcaino 10-6, M. Montgomery 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Infante 2-2 , M. Montgomery 1-1
WP: R. Bleier
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whit Merrifield
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM EST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 37621
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