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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Royals
2020-08-08 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 81°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph R to L · 3:55
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 9–6. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Ryan O'Hearn singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Whit Merrifield scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 4th — Byron Buxton homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Luis Arraez scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 4th — Jorge Soler homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Brett Phillips scores. Whit Merrifield scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Byron Buxton homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Luis Arraez scores — worth 33% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
W: Tyler Zuber L: Lewis Thorpe SV: Trevor Rosenthal
Umpires — HP: Jose Navas · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: John Tumpane · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mitch Garver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Max Kepler | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Cruz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Sano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Eddie Rosario | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marwin Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Arraez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Byron Buxton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Ehire Adrianza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Polanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Soler | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Maikel Franco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Brett Phillips | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Franchy Cordero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan McBroom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake Odorizzi | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Lewis Thorpe | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Stashak | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Jorge Alcala | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Sean Poppen | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Tyler Zuber | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greg Holland | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabe Speier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor Rosenthal | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mitch Garver: K
- Max Kepler: 53/G6
- Nelson Cruz: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: HP
- Jorge Soler: K
- Salvador Perez: D7/G5.1-3
- Ryan O'Hearn: S8/L8.3-H;2-3
- Adalberto Mondesi: FC/G3.3XH(352);1-2;B-1
- Alex Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
- Maikel Franco: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 2
- Miguel Sano: K
- Eddie Rosario: 43/G34
- Marwin Gonzalez: S7/L7LS
- Luis Arraez: S8/L8.1-2
- Byron Buxton: 5/L5
Bot 2
- Nicky Lopez: S7/L7S
- Brett Phillips: CS2(25)
- Brett Phillips: 53/G6
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G6M
Top 3
- Ehire Adrianza: K
- Mitch Garver: 7/F7D
- Max Kepler: 2/P2F/FL
Bot 3
- Jorge Soler: HR/L7LD
- Salvador Perez: 4/P6MD
- Ryan O'Hearn: W
- Adalberto Mondesi: 8/L89XD+
- Alex Gordon: K
Top 4
- Nelson Cruz: HR/F78XD
- Miguel Sano: 8/F78+
- Eddie Rosario: 8/F78XD+
- Marwin Gonzalez: S8/L8S
- Luis Arraez: W.1-2
- Byron Buxton: HR/F7LD.2-H;1-H
- Ehire Adrianza: 9/F9L
Bot 4
- Maikel Franco: S7/G5
- Nicky Lopez: HR/L9D.1-H
- Brett Phillips: S4/BG4S
- Whit Merrifield: SB2
- Whit Merrifield: S9/L9S.2-3
- Jorge Soler: HR/L8XD.3-H;1-H
- Salvador Perez: HR/L78XD
- Ryan O'Hearn: W
- Adalberto Mondesi: 7/F78S
- Alex Gordon: 36(1)/FO/G3.B-1
- Maikel Franco: 53/G5
Top 5
- Mitch Garver: 9/F9D
- Max Kepler: 43/G34S
- Nelson Cruz: 9/F9L
Bot 5
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Brett Phillips: K.BX1(23)
- Whit Merrifield: K
Top 6
- Miguel Sano: K
- Eddie Rosario: W
- Marwin Gonzalez: HP.1-2
- Luis Arraez: W.2-3;1-2
- Byron Buxton: S7/L7+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ehire Adrianza: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 6
- Jorge Soler: 8/L8XD+
- Salvador Perez: K
- Franchy Cordero: 23/G2-
Top 7
- Mitch Garver: K
- Max Kepler: HR/L89XD
- Nelson Cruz: 53/G5D
- Miguel Sano: K
Bot 7
- Adalberto Mondesi: S4/G4M
- Alex Gordon: SB2
- Alex Gordon: K
- Maikel Franco: SB3
- Maikel Franco: WP.3-H(NR)
- Maikel Franco: W
- Nicky Lopez: WP.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G4D.2-3
- Brett Phillips: 4/P3D
Top 8
- Eddie Rosario: 8/L78XD
- Marwin Gonzalez: S8/F8
- Luis Arraez: 8/F8XD
- Byron Buxton: K
Bot 8
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Jorge Soler: K
- Salvador Perez: S7/L7
- Ryan McBroom: W.1-2
- Adalberto Mondesi: WP.2-3;1-2
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
Top 9
- Jorge Polanco: K
- Mitch Garver: 1/L4MS
- Max Kepler: S6/G13+
- Nelson Cruz: BK.1-2
- Nelson Cruz: K
Notes & reviews
- Mound Visit.
- Injury Delay.
- Mound Visit.
- Mound Visit.
- Mound Visit.
- Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn left the game due to an injured leg.
- Mound Visit.
- Injury Delay. Mound Visit.
- Mound Visit.