MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
03/30/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 334 - THURSDAY, MARCH 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 10 0
Kansas City Royals (1-0) 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 X 11 14 0
Arenado has 4 hits today, Royals Move to 1-0
The 2023 season is off to a good start for the Kansas City Royals. The hometown Royals dumped the Minnesota Twins, 11-5, at Kauffman Stadium. Nolan Arenado spearheaded the win. He was 4-4 with a triple, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 6 runs and scored once.

With Kansas City leading 7-3 in the bottom of the sixth, Arenado came up to bat against Minnesota pitcher Colin Poche. Arenado hit a fastball to left-center for a bases-clearing triple. His 1st triple of the season put the Royals on top, 10-3.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Arenado.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mondesi SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
R. Lewis 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .600 0 0
T. France 2B 5 0 1 3 0 2 3 .200 0 3
V. Pasquantino DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
T. Hernandez RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .000 0 0
R. Mountcastle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
K. Carpenter LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .000 0 0
N. Fortes C 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 0 0
K. Isbel CF 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 2
Totals 36 5 10 5 5 14 25      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Isbel (1, 3rd Inning off C. Javier, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Lewis 2 (2, 4th Inning off C. Javier, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off A. Gomber, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. France (1, 6th Inning off B. Keller, 3 on, 0 outs) , V. Pasquantino (1, 8th Inning off A. Gomber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mondesi , R. Lewis 5 , T. France 2 , V. Pasquantino 3 , R. Mountcastle , K. Isbel 3
2-out RBI: K. Isbel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Mondesi 2 , T. France , T. Hernandez 2 , N. Fortes
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Carpenter (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (France-Mondesi-Mountcastle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-S. Huff PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-R. Grichuk RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Swanson SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .400 0 0
T. Casas 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .333 0 2
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 4 6 1 0 0 1.000 0 6
G. Torres DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 5 .250 0 2
T. Friedl LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
S. Murphy C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
T. Grisham CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
N. Lopez 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
Totals 36 11 14 11 4 6 18      
a - S. Huff pinch hit for W. Merrifield in the 7th
b - R. Grichuk substituted for S. Huff in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Swanson (1, 1st Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Arenado (1, 5th Inning off C. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Huff (1, 7th Inning off J. Moran, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Arenado (1, 6th Inning off C. Poche, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , S. Huff 2 , D. Swanson 3 , T. Casas , N. Arenado 7 , G. Torres , S. Murphy , N. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: T. Casas , N. Arenado 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Swanson , G. Torres , S. Murphy 2
GIDP: N. Lopez
Sac Fly: G. Torres
Hit by Pitch: T. Casas
Team LOB: 7
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman L (0-1) 1.2 6 5 5 1 1 0 56 27.00   
C. Hernandez 3.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 40 2.70   
C. Poche 0.1 5 5 5 0 1 0 21 135.00   
J. Moran 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 30 0.00   
A. Bender 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 17
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 13, C. Hernandez 12, C. Poche 6, J. Moran 9, A. Bender 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 1-3, C. Hernandez 3-5, C. Poche 0-0, J. Moran 3-1, A. Bender 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 56-33, C. Hernandez 40-29, C. Poche 21-14, J. Moran 30-17, A. Bender 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hernandez 2-0 , J. Moran 1-1 , A. Bender 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Gausman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Javier W (1-0) 5.0 4 3 3 2 5 0 76 5.40   
B. Keller 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
J. Alvarado H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 26 0.00   
A. Gomber 1.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 33 18.00   
C. Holmes 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Javier 50
Batters Faced: C. Javier 20, B. Keller 4, J. Alvarado 6, A. Gomber 8, C. Holmes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Javier 4-5, B. Keller 0-0, J. Alvarado 1-0, A. Gomber 1-0, C. Holmes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Javier 76-43, B. Keller 16-12, J. Alvarado 26-13, A. Gomber 33-19, C. Holmes 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Keller 3-3 , J. Alvarado 2-0 , C. Holmes 1-0
WP: C. Holmes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nolan Arenado
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 29081
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