MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/28/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1122 - MONDAY, MAY 28TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (18-34) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Kansas City Royals (24-30) 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 X 6 14 1
Twins Lose, 6-3, at Kauffman Stadium
The Kansas City Royals downed the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals were led by Jesse Winker, who captured player of the game honors. He went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Carl Edwards Jr. earned the save for Kansas City, his 8th. With the win, Kansas City has a record of 24-30. Minnesota falls to 18-34.

Winker had a game-changing double in the bottom of the sixth. On a 1-1 fastball from Matt Harvey, he banged a bases-clearing double to left, giving the Royals a 6-3 lead. It was the 15th double of the year for Winker.

Winker told a Kansas City Today reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .273 7 22
W. Merrifield LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 4 19
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .299 11 32
A. Garcia RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .256 11 30
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 8 30
K. Morales DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 9 21
M. Franco 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 12 30
R. Perez C 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .208 1 3
M. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 2 13
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (11, 6th Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Kinsler (11, 3rd Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Kinsler (7, 5th Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , M. Franco , R. Perez , A. Garcia , F. Freeman 3 , I. Kinsler 6 , A. Jones
2-out RBI: I. Kinsler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Perez , F. Freeman , I. Kinsler , K. Morales
GIDP: A. Jones
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Rojas-Kinsler-Freeman, Kinsler-Rojas-Freeman, Rojas-Kinsler-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .282 1 24
R. Torreyes SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .263 1 15
J. Winker LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 2 .330 3 24
J. Profar 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .245 2 31
L. Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 11 30
A. Pujols DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 6 33
K. Plawecki C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .292 0 0
J. Bonifacio RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .273 0 1
G. Urshela 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .316 0 1
Totals 35 6 14 6 2 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (15, 6th Inning off M. Harvey, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Profar (12, 5th Inning off M. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pujols , R. Tapia 4 , K. Plawecki 2 , J. Winker 4 , R. Torreyes , J. Bonifacio , J. Profar 2 , G. Urshela
2-out RBI: R. Tapia , J. Winker , J. Profar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Profar 2 , L. Valbuena
GIDP: R. Torreyes , J. Profar , G. Urshela
Hit by Pitch: A. Pujols
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Torreyes (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Profar-Torreyes-Urshela)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey L (2-4) 5.2 13 6 6 1 1 0 96 60 5.94   
A. Adams 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 0.00   
A. Meyer 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 11 4.98   
W. Peralta 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.77   
T. Kahnle 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 19
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 30, A. Adams 1, A. Meyer 5, W. Peralta 1, T. Kahnle 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 7-7, A. Adams 0-0, A. Meyer 1-2, W. Peralta 0-0, T. Kahnle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 96-60, A. Adams 7-5, A. Meyer 21-11, W. Peralta 3-2, T. Kahnle 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Adams 1-0 , W. Peralta 1-0 , T. Kahnle 2-0
WP: M. Harvey
Hit Batsmen: M. Harvey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Nova W (4-4) 7.0 7 3 3 0 4 1 90 65 5.47   
A. Ottavino H (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 2.96   
C. Edwards Jr. SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 9 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 55
Batters Faced: I. Nova 28, A. Ottavino 5, C. Edwards Jr. 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 8-8, A. Ottavino 0-2, C. Edwards Jr. 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 90-65, A. Ottavino 17-12, C. Edwards Jr. 17-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesse Winker
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 36268
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