MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/21/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1794 - SATURDAY, JULY 21ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (42-56) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 0
Kansas City Royals (41-55) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 12 1
Royals Nip Twins, 5-4
Kansas City starter Jordan Zimmermann had a strong outing against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-4 win. Carl Edwards Jr. was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 14 of 15 save opportunities. At 41-55, Kansas City is in last place in the American League Central Division.

Josh Phegley helped out the Kansas City cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the catcher went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Zimmermann.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .269 13 40
W. Merrifield LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .294 7 35
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313 22 68
A. Garcia RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .269 18 56
A. Lind DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 6 17
M. Franco 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .269 17 56
A. Jones CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .266 14 53
C. Iannetta C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .206 10 25
M. Rojas SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 5 24
   a-K. Morales PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 16 40
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 11 11      
a - K. Morales pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (17, 6th Inning off A. Ottavino, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Morales (13, 9th Inning off C. Edwards Jr., 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Garcia (18, 8th Inning off A. Vizcaino, 1 on, 1 out) C. Iannetta (10, 2nd Inning off J. Zimmermann, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia 4 , F. Freeman , A. Jones 2 , C. Iannetta 4 , K. Morales 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Lind , F. Freeman , I. Kinsler , A. Jones
GIDP: C. Iannetta
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kinsler-Rojas-Freeman, Freeman-Rojas-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Span CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .182 0 1
G. Hernandez LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .224 1 7
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .358 4 11
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .280 10 48
L. Valbuena DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .298 17 51
J. Mauer 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .321 3 36
J. Profar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .250 6 49
J. Phegley C 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .272 1 11
N. Goodrum SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 1
Totals 33 5 12 5 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Profar (20, 5th Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Phegley 2 (9, 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 2 outs) N. Arenado (4, 2nd Inning off J. Taillon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Valbuena (17, 3rd Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Profar 2 , J. Phegley 5 , N. Arenado 2 , G. Hernandez 2 , L. Chisenhall 2 , L. Valbuena 5 , D. Span
2-out RBI: J. Phegley , N. Arenado , G. Hernandez , L. Valbuena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Goodrum , J. Profar , L. Chisenhall , D. Span
GIDP: J. Profar , G. Hernandez
Sac Bunt: N. Goodrum
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Zimmermann (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Profar-Goodrum-Mauer)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon L (2-2) 5.0 10 5 5 2 2 1 89 59 7.57   
A. Meyer 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 34 20 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 27
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 27, A. Meyer 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 5-8, A. Meyer 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 89-59, A. Meyer 34-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Zimmermann W (4-5) 5.0 4 2 2 1 8 1 95 61 5.92   
A. Ottavino H (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 9 3.82   
K. Herrera H (8) 1.0 0 1 1 1 1 0 14 7 6.02   
R. Bleier H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 9.82   
A. Vizcaino H (12) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 10 5.03   
C. Edwards Jr. SV (14) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zimmermann 58
Batters Faced: J. Zimmermann 21, A. Ottavino 4, K. Herrera 4, R. Bleier 1, A. Vizcaino 3, C. Edwards Jr. 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zimmermann 5-2, A. Ottavino 1-1, K. Herrera 0-2, R. Bleier 0-1, A. Vizcaino 1-1, C. Edwards Jr. 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zimmermann 95-61, A. Ottavino 16-9, K. Herrera 14-7, R. Bleier 5-3, A. Vizcaino 15-10, C. Edwards Jr. 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bleier 1-0 , A. Vizcaino 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordan Zimmermann
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 39604
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