Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Saturday, September 21st, 2019 6:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

5
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

12
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

On Saturday night, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins by a final score of 12 to 5. The Royals secured their victory with a decisive seven-run outburst in the ninth inning, a period that included Twins closer Taylor Rogers pitching. This loss meant Minnesota was unable to expand their lead in the American League Central division standings.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 21st, 2019

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 37,750

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Minnesota TwinsMIN 001040000
Kansas City RoyalsKC 020003007

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Arraez (20, Sparkman)

Triples: Wade Jr (1, Sparkman)

Home Runs: Wade Jr (2, 3rd inning off Sparkman 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Cruz (104), Sanó (73), Wade Jr (5), Arraez (25)

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Arraez 1-1, Astudillo 0-1, E. Rosario 0-1, Sanó 1-1, Gonzalez 0-1, Castro 0-2, Cruz 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Castro 2


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Hildenberger pitched to 5 batters in the 9th.

Hit By Pitch: Gordon (by Berríos)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romo 3/3; Berríos 18/27; Duffey 2/3; Rogers 1/4; Hildenberger 2/5; Alcala 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romo-3-3-3-2; Berríos-18-14-14-19; Duffey-1-2-2-2; Rogers-2-1-3-4; Hildenberger-2-0-3-4; Alcala-3-1-4-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Romo 1-1; Berríos 5-7; Duffey 1-1; Rogers 1-0; Alcala 0-2

Game Scores: J Berrios 40


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Arraez-Polanco-Astudillo)

Errors: Sanó (18, line drive)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Merrifield (40, Rogers); Soler (31, Berríos); Mondesi (20, Hildenberger); O'Hearn (11, Berríos)

Home Runs: Cuthbert (9, 9th inning off Rogers 1 on, 1 Out); O'Hearn (14, 6th inning off Berríos 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Gordon (74), Cuthbert 3 (38), Soler (111), Mondesi (62), Mejía (3), O'Hearn 3 (34), McBroom (5), Viloria (14)

2-out Runs Batted In: Cuthbert, O'Hearn (2), McBroom

Sacrifice Flies: Viloria

Sacrifice Hit: Arteaga

Ground Into Double Play: Gordon

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-12 (O'Hearn 1-1, McBroom 1-1, Gordon 1-3, Mejía 1-1, Phillips 0-1, Arteaga 0-1, Mondesi 1-1, Soler 1-1, Merrifield 0-1, Cuthbert 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gordon 1; Merrifield 2; Phillips 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Sparkman pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 3/3; Barlow 3/6; Hahn 3/4; Rosario 0/1; Sparkman 15/21; Hill 3/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy-0-2-6-2; Barlow-3-5-6-4; Hahn-3-2-0-2; Rosario-1-0-2-1; Sparkman-12-6-9-15; Hill-3-1-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 1-1; Barlow 3-0; Hahn 1-1; Rosario 1-0; Sparkman 4-4; Hill 1-1

Game Scores: G Sparkman 32


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Errors: Mondesi (7, fielding)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Mondesi (42, 3rd base off Hildenberger/Garver)


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