Friday, August 7th, 2020 7:05PM CST
On Friday night, the Kansas City Royals secured a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. A pivotal moment occurred in the sixth inning when Ryan McBroom delivered a go-ahead home run. Kansas City's pitching staff played a crucial role, successfully containing the potent Twins offense by allowing only two solo home runs.
Date: Friday, August 7th, 2020
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Franco (7, Smeltzer); Mondesi (5, Poppen)
Home Runs: McBroom (2, 6th inning off Wisler 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: McBroom (3), Lopez (2), Heath (2)
Sacrifice Hit: Lopez
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Gordon 0-1, Merrifield 0-2, Soler 0-1, Lopez 1-1, Heath 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gordon 2; Merrifield 1; Soler 1

Wild Pitches: Junis
Balks: Junis
Intentional Walks: Sanó (by Junis).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Holland 0/4; Rosenthal 2/3; Barlow 3/4; Junis 11/21; Staumont 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Holland-2-1-0-4; Rosenthal-4-2-3-1; Barlow-3-2-1-3; Junis-13-3-16-17; Staumont-2-2-4-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Holland 4-0; Rosenthal 0-1; Barlow 1-2; Junis 7-5
Game Scores: J Junis 46

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (2, 2nd base by Smeltzer/Garver)
Stolen Bases: Phillips (2, 2nd base off Thielbar/Garver)
Picked Off: Merrifield (1st base, Smeltzer)

Home Runs: Gonzalez (2, 4th inning off Junis 0 on, 1 Out); Buxton (2, 3rd inning off Junis 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gonzalez (4), Buxton (4)
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Adrianza 0-1, Rosario 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Adrianza 1; Rosario 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Thielbar 1/4; Wisler 6/7; Smeltzer 8/17; Poppen 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Thielbar-1-1-1-4; Wisler-4-3-5-4; Smeltzer-12-6-5-13; Poppen-2-3-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Thielbar 3-0; Wisler 1-3; Smeltzer 3-7; Poppen 2-0
Game Scores: D Smeltzer 48
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