Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 1:05PM CST
The Minnesota Twins secured a 5-4 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The Twins got a home run from Nelson Cruz, his tenth, and two runs batted in from Marwin Gonzalez. Closer Taylor Rogers successfully navigated a difficult ninth inning to close out the win.
Date: Sunday, August 23rd, 2020
Time: 1:05PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MIN |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Soler (5, Smeltzer); Dozier 2 (2, Rogers, Smeltzer)
Runs Batted In: Franco 2 (15), Soler 2 (16)
2-out Runs Batted In: Franco (2), Soler (2)
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Gordon 0-1, Franco 2-4, Merrifield 0-1, Soler 1-3, Mondesi 0-1, Viloria 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gordon 1; Franco 2; Merrifield 1; Mondesi 2

Pitcher Notes: Zuber pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Intentional Walks: Cruz (by Bubic).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Holland 1/2; Rosenthal 4/6; Barlow 2/3; Hahn 6/8; Bubic 7/21; Zuber 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Holland-2-3-0-1; Rosenthal-5-2-5-4; Barlow-2-4-2-2; Hahn-10-4-1-3; Bubic-10-5-11-18; Zuber-2-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Holland 1-0; Rosenthal 2-0; Barlow 1-1; Hahn 3-0; Bubic 3-7; Zuber 1-0
Game Scores: K Bubic 24

Double Plays: 2 (Franco-Lopez-Dozier , Mondesi-Lopez-Dozier)

Stolen Bases: Franco (1, 2nd base off Romo/Jeffers); Merrifield (6, 2nd base off Wisler/Jeffers)

Doubles: Gonzalez (2, Bubic); Sanó 2 (10, Rosenthal, Bubic); Polanco (3, Bubic)
Home Runs: Cruz (10, 9th inning off Rosenthal 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cruz (26), Gonzalez 2 (11), Sanó (12), Rosario (23)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó, Rosario
Ground Into Double Play: Sanó; Vargas
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-17 (Gonzalez 1-2, Sanó 0-1, Kepler 0-2, Rosario 2-4, Polanco 0-1, Vargas 0-4, Cave 0-2, Jeffers 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Kepler 1; Vargas 3; Cave 1; Jeffers 2

Hit By Pitch: Viloria (by Smeltzer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Clippard 2/3; Romo 3/4; May 4/5; Wisler 7/8; Rogers 2/5; Smeltzer 5/11; Poppen 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Clippard-5-1-2-1; Romo-3-2-2-1; May-2-1-3-2; Wisler-9-4-1-5; Rogers-4-3-4-4; Smeltzer-6-1-5-8; Poppen-5-1-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Clippard 0-1; May 1-1; Wisler 0-4; Rogers 1-1; Smeltzer 3-3; Poppen 2-1
Game Scores: M Wisler 55

Errors: Sanó (2, fielding)
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