MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/29/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2754 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (61-101) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 7 15 0
Kansas City Royals (87-75) 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 X 10 14 1
Swanson Helps Royals Run Win Streak to 3
Dansby Swanson batted in 3 runs to lead Kansas City to a win over Minnesota. The final score was 10-7. Swanson chipped in with 2 singles and 1 home run. Kansas City has now won 3 in a row.

A decisive at-bat came in the bottom of the eighth inning. With the bases loaded, the batter, Jurickson Profar, hit a bases-clearing double. It made the score 10-7, Kansas City, and helped them go on to win.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Bryce Shuck.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .316 16 54
M. Rojas 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .294 9 51
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .300 27 96
C. Correa SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 8 .251 10 35
D. Dietrich CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .261 13 41
A. Jones RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .261 18 71
A. Garcia DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .240 23 78
N. Fontana 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .235 2 27
   a-H. Kendrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 9 32
R. Perez C 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .187 5 16
Totals 41 7 15 7 2 14 28      
a - H. Kendrick pinch hit for N. Fontana in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (33, 8th Inning off C. Sabathia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Fontana , W. Merrifield 4 , D. Dietrich , R. Perez , M. Rojas 3 , A. Garcia , F. Freeman 2 , A. Jones 3
2-out RBI: W. Merrifield , D. Dietrich , M. Rojas , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Fontana , C. Correa , D. Dietrich , R. Perez , A. Garcia
GIDP: M. Rojas
Sac Fly: F. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: D. Dietrich
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (24) , M. Rojas (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Correa-Fontana-Freeman, Dietrich-Perez)
OF assists: 2 (Dietrich (Winker at home), Merrifield (Profar at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker DH 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .325 15 64
O. Herrera CF 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .287 29 91
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 7 .300 41 118
J. Profar 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 4 .254 27 98
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .281 15 76
R. Guzman 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .215 10 36
T. Flowers C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 9 20
   a-M. Adams PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 43 121
   b-C. Casali C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 11 32
D. Swanson SS 4 3 3 3 0 0 2 .240 15 60
N. Goodrum LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .247 2 9
Totals 35 10 14 10 4 7 23      
a - M. Adams pinch ran for T. Flowers in the 4th
b - C. Casali substituted for M. Adams in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Goodrum (9, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 2 on, 1 out) J. Profar (34, 8th Inning off M. Harvey, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Swanson (15, 2nd Inning off N. Pivetta, 2 on, 2 outs) L. Chisenhall (15, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker 4 , R. Guzman , D. Swanson 6 , N. Goodrum 2 , J. Profar 4 , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall 4
2-out RBI: D. Swanson , J. Profar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Profar , N. Arenado
GIDP: N. Arenado
Hit by Pitch: T. Flowers
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Guzman (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Profar-Guzman)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta 3.1 7 6 6 2 4 2 73 46 5.15   
J. Kelly 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 14 4.27   
G. Sparkman 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 9 4.32   
N. Anderson 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 5.75   
C. Poche 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 3.12   
V. Arano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 3.59   
A. Vasquez 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.79   
S. Kelley L (1-3) 0.1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1.54   
B. Poyner 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 3.38   
T. Wingenter 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 5.15   
M. Harvey 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 22
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 19, J. Kelly 5, G. Sparkman 4, N. Anderson 1, C. Poche 2, V. Arano 3, A. Vasquez 1, S. Kelley 1, B. Poyner 1, T. Wingenter 1, M. Harvey 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 4-1, J. Kelly 2-0, G. Sparkman 0-2, N. Anderson 0-0, C. Poche 0-1, V. Arano 1-1, A. Vasquez 0-0, S. Kelley 1-0, B. Poyner 0-0, T. Wingenter 0-0, M. Harvey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 73-46, J. Kelly 24-14, G. Sparkman 14-9, N. Anderson 8-4, C. Poche 11-6, V. Arano 12-8, A. Vasquez 3-2, S. Kelley 2-1, B. Poyner 3-2, T. Wingenter 5-1, M. Harvey 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kelly 2-0 , G. Sparkman 1-0 , N. Anderson 2-0 , C. Poche 3-1 , S. Kelley 1-0 , B. Poyner 1-0 , T. Wingenter 2-0 , M. Harvey 3-3
Hit Batsmen: N. Pivetta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Junis 5.0 9 4 4 1 6 0 93 58 5.51   
C. Edwards Jr. H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 8 3.90   
M. Montgomery H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 3.86   
C. Sabathia BS (1) 1.1 4 3 3 1 4 0 35 23 20.25   
R. Bleier W (5-3) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 14 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Junis 38
Batters Faced: J. Junis 25, C. Edwards Jr. 3, M. Montgomery 2, C. Sabathia 9, R. Bleier 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Junis 4-4, C. Edwards Jr. 1-0, M. Montgomery 0-1, C. Sabathia 0-0, R. Bleier 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Junis 93-58, C. Edwards Jr. 14-8, M. Montgomery 8-4, C. Sabathia 35-23, R. Bleier 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sabathia 1-0 , R. Bleier 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Junis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dansby Swanson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:15 PM EST
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 37543
Special Notes: C Tyler Flowers was injured being hit by a pitch.
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