Wednesday, August 14th, 2024 12:10PM CST
On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals secured a four to one victory over the Minnesota Twins, thereby preventing a series sweep. Key contributions came from Bobby Witt Jr., who hit his fourth home run this season on a pitch outside the strike zone, and Paul DeJong, whose strong offensive day left him just a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
Date: Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 27,560
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Miranda (26, Ragans)
Home Runs: Santana (16, 4th inning off Ragans 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Santana (50)
2-out Runs Batted In: Santana
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Santana 0-1, Margot 1-1, Lewis 0-1, Miranda 0-1, Jeffers 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Santana 1

Wild Pitches: Richards
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Okert 2/3; Richards 2/6; Duran 2/5; Varland 18/26
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Okert-1-1-6-2; Richards-4-4-6-2; Duran-3-4-2-4; Varland-9-11-24-21
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Okert 1-1; Richards 1-0; Duran 2-0; Varland 6-8
Game Scores: L Varland 46

Double Plays: 1 (Miranda-Farmer-Santana)

Doubles: DeJong (15, Varland); Pasquantino (26, Duran)
Home Runs: DeJong (20, 6th inning off Varland 0 on, 2 Out); Witt Jr. (24, 3rd inning off Varland 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: DeJong (46), Isbel (32), Witt Jr. (89), Pasquantino (85)
2-out Runs Batted In: DeJong, Pasquantino
Ground Into Double Play: Fermin
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Perez 0-3, Renfroe 0-1, Frazier 0-1, Isbel 0-1, Fermin 1-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Pasquantino 1-2, Garcia 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Perez 1; Isbel 1; Witt Jr. 1; Pasquantino 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Erceg 2/4; Ragans 12/26; Long 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Erceg-4-2-0-4; Ragans-15-18-16-17; Long-1-0-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Erceg 3-1; Ragans 6-7; Long 0-2
Game Scores: C Ragans 71

Caught Stealing: Witt Jr. (12, 2nd base by Okert/Jeffers)
Stolen Bases: Garcia 2 (30, 2nd base off Duran/Jeffers, 3rd base off Duran/Jeffers)
Picked Off: Witt Jr. (1st base, Okert)
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