MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/10/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1174 - SUNDAY, MAY 10TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (20-19) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 12 0
Minnesota Twins (18-22) 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 X 8 12 0
Cruz has 3 hit day to Power Twins Offense
Minnesota designated hitter Nelson Cruz made his presence felt in the 8-3 Twins triumph over the Kansas City Royals. Cruz was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Minnesota pitcher Kenta Maeda got the win, upping his record to 5-1. Brady Singer got the loss. Minnesota is now 18-22.

With Minnesota trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Cruz hit a fastball from Brady Singer for a 2-run double. It was his 4th double of the season and put the Twins ahead, 2-1.

Cruz said his team "played with determination."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .346 2 18
A. Dean LF 5 0 2 0 0 3 0 .203 3 10
J. Soler RF 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 .236 6 20
H. Dozier 3B 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .263 2 18
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 3 .278 6 16
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .310 3 24
A. Mondesi SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .274 4 17
S. Perez C 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .243 6 19
B. Phillips CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .204 4 11
Totals 37 3 12 3 3 14 23      
BATTING
Doubles: R. O'Hearn 2 (11, 4th Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Hardy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Dean 2 , J. Soler , A. Mondesi , W. Merrifield , S. Perez 2 , R. O'Hearn 5 , N. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Phillips 2 , W. Merrifield , S. Perez
GIDP: R. O'Hearn
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez LF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .339 2 7
J. Polanco SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .205 3 9
N. Cruz DH 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .260 9 21
M. Sano 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .238 12 20
M. Kepler RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .224 5 20
J. Cave CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .247 1 8
M. Gonzalez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .234 3 6
W. Astudillo C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .346 2 7
E. Adrianza 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .259 4 12
Totals 35 8 12 8 6 6 22      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Cruz (4, 3rd Inning off B. Singer, 3 on, 1 out) J. Cave (5, 5th Inning off J. Hahn, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Kepler (8, 6th Inning off J. Staumont, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (9, 5th Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cruz 7 , L. Arraez 4 , W. Astudillo , J. Cave 2 , J. Polanco , M. Kepler 2 , M. Sano
2-out RBI: L. Arraez , M. Kepler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Astudillo , J. Polanco , M. Kepler , M. Gonzalez 2
Sac Fly: M. Sano
Hit by Pitch: M. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Adrianza-Polanco-Sano)
OF assists: 1 (Cave (Dean at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Singer L (0-2) 4.0 6 5 5 2 2 1 69 41 4.67   
J. Hahn 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 28 17 3.62   
K. McCarthy 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 14 9 11.77   
J. Staumont 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 12 6.00   
M. Montgomery 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 6 6.55   
T. Zuber 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Singer 30
Batters Faced: B. Singer 21, J. Hahn 7, K. McCarthy 3, J. Staumont 6, M. Montgomery 3, T. Zuber 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Singer 4-6, J. Hahn 2-1, K. McCarthy 0-1, J. Staumont 1-1, M. Montgomery 0-0, T. Zuber 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Singer 69-41, J. Hahn 28-17, K. McCarthy 14-9, J. Staumont 21-12, M. Montgomery 15-6, T. Zuber 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McCarthy 1-1 , J. Staumont 2-2 , M. Montgomery 1-0 , T. Zuber 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Singer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Maeda W (5-1) 5.0 7 2 2 3 8 0 102 60 2.10   
A. Reed H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 18 1.42   
B. Hardy 1.2 4 1 1 0 3 0 33 24 5.56   
M. Wisler 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Maeda 50
Batters Faced: K. Maeda 23, A. Reed 7, B. Hardy 9, M. Wisler 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Maeda 3-2, A. Reed 2-2, B. Hardy 1-1, M. Wisler 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Maeda 102-60, A. Reed 29-18, B. Hardy 33-24, M. Wisler 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wisler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Cruz
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 35148
Sunday, May 10th, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.3 Build 48