Saturday, August 8th, 2020 6:05PM CST
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.
Date: Saturday, August 8th, 2020
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Mondesi-Lopez-Merrifield)

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)

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

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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