MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/14/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1640 - SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (33-40) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Kansas City Royals (33-38) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 9 1
Royals Sink Twins, 4-1
Kansas City rode a fine outing from starter Brad Keller to victory over the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 4-1. The Royals now have a record of 33-38 with the win over Minnesota.

Kansas City shortstop Adalberto Mondesi contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the sixth. With two down, he hit a fastball into right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 76th hit of the season and put the Royals ahead, 2-1.

Mondesi told a Kansas City Today reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .225 5 23
L. Arraez LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .344 3 20
N. Cruz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 14 34
M. Sano 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 21 43
M. Kepler RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 12 36
J. Donaldson 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .205 5 12
J. Polanco SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .227 7 24
M. Garver C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .227 3 12
N. Walker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .381 0 4
Totals 35 1 8 1 3 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Garver (15, 9th Inning off R. Lovelady, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Donaldson (5, 2nd Inning off B. Keller, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Arraez , M. Garver 3 , B. Buxton , J. Polanco , J. Donaldson 5 , N. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Arraez 2 , J. Polanco , M. Sano
GIDP: M. Garver
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Polanco-Sano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 5 31
A. Dean LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .267 7 24
J. Soler DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .228 10 37
H. Dozier 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232 4 30
R. O'Hearn 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .246 9 24
A. Mondesi SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .272 4 27
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .284 3 31
B. Phillips CF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .176 5 15
C. Gallagher C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 2 10
Totals 32 4 9 4 2 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Dean (12, 1st Inning off J. Odorizzi, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Lopez (4, 6th Inning off J. Odorizzi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (5, 3rd Inning off J. Odorizzi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Dean 3 , B. Phillips 4 , J. Soler 2 , A. Mondesi , C. Gallagher , R. O'Hearn , N. Lopez 3
2-out RBI: A. Mondesi , N. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dozier , C. Gallagher
GIDP: A. Mondesi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Dozier (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Lopez-O'Hearn)
PB: C. Gallagher
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Odorizzi L (5-7) 8.0 9 4 4 2 9 1 104 67 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Odorizzi 55
Batters Faced: J. Odorizzi 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Odorizzi 6-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Odorizzi 104-67
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Keller 5.2 6 1 1 2 3 1 97 58 4.75   
T. Hill W (1-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 3.27   
J. Kowar H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 4.35   
J. Lopez H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 5 5.56   
R. Lovelady SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Keller 54
Batters Faced: B. Keller 24, T. Hill 3, J. Kowar 4, J. Lopez 3, R. Lovelady 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Keller 6-7, T. Hill 1-1, J. Kowar 2-1, J. Lopez 1-0, R. Lovelady 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Keller 97-58, T. Hill 13-9, J. Kowar 16-9, J. Lopez 14-5, R. Lovelady 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hill 1-0 , J. Kowar 1-0 , J. Lopez 1-0
Balk: R. Lovelady
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Keller
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 22357
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