Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Saturday, August 8th, 2020 6:05PM CST

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Game Recap

On Saturday night, Jorge Soler hit home runs in two consecutive innings for Kansas City. His second blast was part of a decisive six-run fourth inning for the Royals, an inning during which they hit three total home runs to take the lead. Kansas City ultimately held on to defeat the Minnesota Twins by a final score of nine to six.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, August 8th, 2020

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 0

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 10160010-
Minnesota TwinsMIN 000401100

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Pérez (5, Odorizzi)

Home Runs: Pérez (3, 4th inning off Stashak 0 on, 0 Out); Soler 2 (5, 3rd inning off Odorizzi 0 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off Stashak 2 on, 0 Out); Lopez (1, 4th inning off Thorpe 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Pérez (8), Soler 4 (10), O'Hearn (8), Lopez 2 (4)

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Gordon 0-1, Franco 0-1, Merrifield 1-1, Soler 1-1, Mondesi 0-2, Phillips 0-1, O'Hearn 1-1, Lopez 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Franco 2; Mondesi 2; Phillips 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Balks: Rosenthal

Hit By Pitch: Gonzalez (by Zuber)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 4/4; Holland 2/3; Duffy 10/18; Rosenthal 3/5; Speier 1/3; Zuber 3/6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy-1-2-8-2; Holland-1-1-0-2; Duffy-13-10-18-12; Rosenthal-4-3-5-2; Speier-3-1-0-3; Zuber-4-0-7-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 1-0; Holland 1-0; Duffy 2-6; Rosenthal 0-1; Speier 0-2; Zuber 1-2

Game Scores: D Duffy 39


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Mondesi-Lopez-Merrifield)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Lopez (2, 2nd base by Odorizzi/Garver)

Stolen Bases: Mondesi 2 (3, 2nd base off Poppen/Garver, 3rd base off Poppen/Garver); Phillips (3, 2nd base off Stashak/Garver)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Home Runs: Cruz (4, 4th inning off Duffy 0 on, 0 Out); Kepler (5, 7th inning off Kennedy 0 on, 1 Out); Buxton (3, 4th inning off Duffy 2 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Cruz (16), Kepler (11), Buxton 4 (8)

2-out Runs Batted In: Buxton (3)

Ground Into Double Play: Adrianza

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Cruz 0-1, Adrianza 0-1, Buxton 2-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cruz 1; Adrianza 2; Buxton 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Thorpe pitched to 3 batters in the 4th.

Wild Pitches: Poppen ( 3)

Hit By Pitch: Merrifield (by Odorizzi)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Odorizzi 5/15; Thorpe 0/3; Stashak 4/7; Alcala 3/6; Poppen 5/10

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Odorizzi-6-11-13-10; Thorpe-0-0-1-3; Stashak-2-3-3-6; Alcala-2-8-10-2; Poppen-9-7-8-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Odorizzi 4-2; Stashak 2-1; Alcala 1-1; Poppen 1-1

Game Scores: J Odorizzi 43


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