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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2019-08-03 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 36823 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph to LF · 2:53
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 11–3. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Nelson Cruz homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Jorge Polanco scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Jorge Polanco homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Schoop scores. Mitch Garver scores — worth 21% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| MIN | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
W: Kyle Gibson L: Danny Duffy SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Andy Fletcher · 1B: Jansen Visconti · 2B: Will Little · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Soler | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bubba Starling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Meibrys Viloria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mitch Garver | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jorge Polanco | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Nelson Cruz | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Marwin Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Sano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Max Kepler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 C. J. Cron | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathan Schoop | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Arraez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 4.2 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
 Jorge Lopez | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Gibson | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Ryne Harper | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Stashak | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G56+
- Alex Gordon: 63/G4-
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 1
- Mitch Garver: 9/F9LM
- Jorge Polanco: W
- Nelson Cruz: HR/F9LD+.1-H
- Marwin Gonzalez: 4/F4M-
- Miguel Sano: K
Top 2
- Jorge Soler: HR/F7LD+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 53/G5-
- Nicky Lopez: E4/TH/G4-
- Bubba Starling: 53/G56S-.1-2
- Meibrys Viloria: S7/L6D+.2-H(UR)
- Billy Hamilton: 3/G3S
Bot 2
- Max Kepler: K
- C. J. Cron: HR/F8LXD+
- Jonathan Schoop: S4/G4MS-
- Luis Arraez: 7/F78M
- Mitch Garver: W.1-2
- Jorge Polanco: HR/F7LD+.2-H;1-H
- Nelson Cruz: HR/F7D+
- Marwin Gonzalez: 6/F6
Top 3
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
- Alex Gordon: 63/G4-
- Hunter Dozier: 6/L6+
Bot 3
- Miguel Sano: K
- Max Kepler: 8/F89D
- C. J. Cron: 43/G4MD
Top 4
- Jorge Soler: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 53/G5+
- Nicky Lopez: 7/F7M
Bot 4
- Jonathan Schoop: 143/G13
- Luis Arraez: S8/L8LS
- Mitch Garver: 8/F8LD
- Jorge Polanco: K31
Top 5
- Bubba Starling: 53/G5
- Meibrys Viloria: K
- Billy Hamilton: 53/G56S-
Bot 5
- Nelson Cruz: K
- Marwin Gonzalez: S8/L4MD-
- Miguel Sano: 8/F8LXD+
- Max Kepler: PO1(E1).1-2
- Max Kepler: S9/L89S-.2-H;B-2(E9/TH)
- C. J. Cron: S8/G6M+.2-H(UR)
- Jonathan Schoop: 3/F3DF-
Top 6
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Alex Gordon: 3/G34S-
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 6
- Luis Arraez: S8/G4M
- Mitch Garver: K
- Jorge Polanco: 7/L78M
- Nelson Cruz: HR/F9D+.1-H
- Marwin Gonzalez: 7/F78D
Top 7
- Jorge Soler: W
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S7.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: S8/L6MD+.2-3;1-2
- Bubba Starling: K
- Meibrys Viloria: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
- Billy Hamilton: W.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 7/F78S
Bot 7
- Miguel Sano: K
- Max Kepler: 3/G3
- C. J. Cron: S19/G13-
- Jonathan Schoop: 63/G6
Top 8
- Ryan O'Hearn: 5/F56-
- Hunter Dozier: 7/F78D
- Jorge Soler: S7/G56+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 7/F7D
Bot 8
- Luis Arraez: 43/G4
- Mitch Garver: 8/F8LS
- Jorge Polanco: 53/G56
Top 9
- Nicky Lopez: 9/F89D+
- Bubba Starling: K
- Meibrys Viloria: K
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