Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins - Aug 2, 2019

40-71

MIN

67-42

FINAL

Target Field

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	9	15	0
MIN	2	2	0	0	2	0	5	0	X	11	11	2

WIN

Trevor May

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

LOSS

Richard Lovelady

1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

SAVE

Sergio Romo

1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1W. Merrifield2B	3-5	1	0	0	.303
2A. GordonLF	0-5	0	0	0	.278
3H. DozierRF	2-5	2	2	2	.283
4J. SolerDH	3-5	2	0	1	.250
5C. Cuthbert3B	3-5	2	0	0	.296
6B. StarlingCF	1-3	1	0	1	.279
7H. ArteagaSS	1-3	0	0	1	.197
↳ R. O'Hearn1B	0-1	0	0	0	.177
8N. LopezSS	0-4	0	0	0	.220
9C. GallagherC	2-4	1	1	2	.244

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
G. Sparkman	4.2	6	6	3	4	82-51	5.58
R. Lovelady(L, 0-1)	1.1	1	2	1	0	21-11	5.06
K. Zimmer	0.0	3	3	0	0	15-8	7.50
T. Hill	1.0	1	0	0	1	15-10	3.38
K. McCarthy	1.0	0	0	1	1	16-7	4.81

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		MIN
15	HITS	11
3	HOME RUNS	1
28	TOTAL BASES	19
0	WALKS	5
7	STRIKEOUTS	6
13	RUNNERS LOB	11

Win Probability

MIN 100.0%

KCEVENMIN

10050100

TOP 9 · KC 9-11 MIN · MIN 100.0%Cheslor Cuthbert lines out to center fielder Max Kepler.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Jorge Soler 1-run single on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield scores.1-0
BOT 1Nelson Cruz 2-run 412' no-doubter on a fly ball to left center field. Max Kepler scores.1-2
BOT 2Ehire Adrianza 1-run sac fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Luis Arraez scores.1-3
BOT 2Max Kepler 1-run double on a fly ball to shortstop Humberto Arteaga, deflected by left fielder Alex Gordon. Jason Castro scores.1-4
TOP 4Hunter Dozier solo 370' homer on a fly ball to right center field.2-4
TOP 4Humberto Arteaga strikes out swinging.3-4
TOP 5Cam Gallagher solo 348' homer on a fly ball to left field.4-4
TOP 5Hunter Dozier solo 408' homer on a fly ball to center field.

Season Series

MIN LEADS 14-5

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1W. Merrifield2B	3-5	1	0	0	.303
2A. GordonLF	0-5	0	0	0	.278
3H. DozierRF	2-5	2	2	2	.283
4J. SolerDH	3-5	2	0	1	.250
5C. Cuthbert3B	3-5	2	0	0	.296
6B. StarlingCF	1-3	1	0	1	.279
7H. ArteagaSS	1-3	0	0	1	.197
↳ R. O'Hearn1B	0-1	0	0	0	.177
8N. LopezSS	0-4	0	0	0	.220
9C. GallagherC	2-4	1	1	2	.244

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
G. Sparkman	4.2	6	6	3	4	82-51	5.58
R. Lovelady(L, 0-1)	1.1	1	2	1	0	21-11	5.06
K. Zimmer	0.0	3	3	0	0	15-8	7.50
T. Hill	1.0	1	0	0	1	15-10	3.38
K. McCarthy	1.0	0	0	1	1	16-7	4.81

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		MIN
15	HITS	11
3	HOME RUNS	1
28	TOTAL BASES	19
0	WALKS	5
7	STRIKEOUTS	6
13	RUNNERS LOB	11

Win Probability

MIN 100.0%

KCEVENMIN

10050100

TOP 9 · KC 9-11 MIN · MIN 100.0%Cheslor Cuthbert lines out to center fielder Max Kepler.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Jorge Soler 1-run single on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield scores.1-0
BOT 1Nelson Cruz 2-run 412' no-doubter on a fly ball to left center field. Max Kepler scores.1-2
BOT 2Ehire Adrianza 1-run sac fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Luis Arraez scores.1-3
BOT 2Max Kepler 1-run double on a fly ball to shortstop Humberto Arteaga, deflected by left fielder Alex Gordon. Jason Castro scores.1-4
TOP 4Hunter Dozier solo 370' homer on a fly ball to right center field.2-4
TOP 4Humberto Arteaga strikes out swinging.3-4
TOP 5Cam Gallagher solo 348' homer on a fly ball to left field.4-4
TOP 5Hunter Dozier solo 408' homer on a fly ball to center field.

Season Series

MIN LEADS 14-5

BOT 5Nelson Cruz 1-run double on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Max Kepler scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd.5-5

BOT 5Eddie Rosario 1-run single on a fly ball to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd.5-6

TOP 6Humberto Arteaga 1-run double on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Cheslor Cuthbert scores.6-6

BOT 7Nelson Cruz 2-run double on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Max Kepler scores. Jorge Polanco scores.6-8

BOT 7Miguel Sano 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd.6-9

BOT 7Luis Arraez 1-run groundout to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. Eddie Rosario scores. Miguel Sano to 2nd.6-10

BOT 7Jason Castro 1-run single on a ground ball to shortstop Humberto Arteaga. Miguel Sano scores.6-11

TOP 8Bubba Starling 2-run single on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Sano. Jorge Soler scores. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Bubba Starling to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Miguel Sano.8-11

TOP 8Cam Gallagher 1-run single on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Max Kepler. Bubba Starling scores.9-11

AL Central Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	101	61	.623	-	L1
Cleveland	93	69	.574	8.0	L5
Chicago	72	89	.447	28.5	W1
Kansas City	59	103	.364	42.0	W1
Detroit	47	114	.292	53.5	L1

FULL STANDINGS

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Aug 2, 2019