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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2020-08-17 · Night game · Target Field · 76°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph L to R · 3:06
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 4–1. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 4th — Nelson Cruz homers (7) on a line drive to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Nelson Cruz homers (7) on a line drive to left center field — worth 12% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Devin Smeltzer L: Kris Bubic SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jeff Nelson · 1B: John Tumpane · 2B: Jose Navas · 3B: John Bacon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Hunter Dozier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan McBroom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Maikel Franco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Meibrys Viloria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitch Garver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nelson Cruz | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Eddie Rosario | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marwin Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Sano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Max Kepler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Byron Buxton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ehire Adrianza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Bubic | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Tyler Zuber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Newberry | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Wisler | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Devin Smeltzer | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Tyler Clippard | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Trevor May | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Zack Littell | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Nicky Lopez: 7/F7S
- Salvador Perez: HP
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 1
- Jorge Polanco: S7/G6M
- Mitch Garver: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
- Nelson Cruz: W
- Eddie Rosario: 6/L4MD
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: W
- Ryan McBroom: SB2
- Ryan McBroom: K
- Maikel Franco: 8/F78XD
- Alex Gordon: 7/F78S
Bot 2
- Marwin Gonzalez: 5/L5+
- Miguel Sano: K
- Max Kepler: 6/P6S
Top 3
- Adalberto Mondesi: 3/G23-
- Whit Merrifield: 9/L89
- Nicky Lopez: S7/L78S
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56D
Bot 3
- Byron Buxton: 3/P3F/FL
- Ehire Adrianza: 7/F78XD+
- Jorge Polanco: S6/G56
- Mitch Garver: K
Top 4
- Jorge Soler: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Ryan McBroom: K
Bot 4
- Nelson Cruz: HR/L7D
- Eddie Rosario: K
- Marwin Gonzalez: W
- Miguel Sano: K
- Max Kepler: W.1-2
- Byron Buxton: S7/L78D.2-H;1-3
- Ehire Adrianza: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Top 5
- Maikel Franco: 43/G2
- Alex Gordon: W
- Adalberto Mondesi: 6/P78S
- Whit Merrifield: S7/L7D.1-3;BX2(74)
Bot 5
- Jorge Polanco: 7/F7D
- Mitch Garver: W
- Nelson Cruz: K
- Eddie Rosario: S8/G4M.1-2
- Marwin Gonzalez: K
Top 6
- Nicky Lopez: 9/F89D
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6D
- Jorge Soler: D7/L7LS+
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Miguel Sano: D9/L89XD+
- Max Kepler: S9/L9LD+.2-H
- Byron Buxton: K
- Ehire Adrianza: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 7
- Ryan McBroom: 9/F89S
- Maikel Franco: D7/G5
- Alex Gordon: S9/L9+.2-3
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Whit Merrifield: 46(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
Bot 7
- Jorge Polanco: 3/G3
- Mitch Garver: 7/F7S
- Nelson Cruz: HR/L78XD
- Eddie Rosario: S9/L9D
- Marwin Gonzalez: WP.1-2
- Marwin Gonzalez: 9/F9
Top 8
- Nicky Lopez: 7/F7
- Meibrys Viloria: K
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 8
- Miguel Sano: 5/P5F/FL
- Max Kepler: 9/F89D
- Byron Buxton: 5/P5DF/FL
Top 9
- Hunter Dozier: HR/L8XD
- Ryan McBroom: 9/F9
- Maikel Franco: S8/L89
- Alex Gordon: 4/L3D/DP.1X1(43)