MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/14/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1390 - SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (32-41) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Kansas City Royals (41-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 X 9 9 1
Kendrick Stars for Royals in 9-2 Win
The Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins by the score of 9-2, with the biggest share of the credit going to designated hitter Howie Kendrick. Kendrick went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for the Royals on the day. The second-place Royals have won 4 in a row.

Kansas City took a 4-2 lead on Aristides Aquino's 15th home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off Minnesota pitcher Tommy Kahnle in the bottom of the eighth.

"We didn't put up much resistance," said losing manager Al Wehr.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 3 23
M. Rojas 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .261 5 29
C. Correa SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .241 7 23
E. Encarnacion 1B 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 .209 13 27
D. Santana LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .202 16 32
M. Chavis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 16 34
J. Bruce DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .232 24 49
T. Hernandez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225 8 23
   a-E. Mejia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 1 3
A. Garcia C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 11
Totals 29 2 4 2 4 9 11      
a - E. Mejia pinch hit for T. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (13, 4th Inning off J. Romero, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bruce (24, 5th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hernandez , C. Correa 2 , W. Merrifield , J. Bruce 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chavis
GIDP: A. Garcia , D. Santana
Hit by Pitch: A. Garcia , M. Rojas
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rojas (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Chavis-Encarnacion)
OF assists: 1 (Merrifield (Rizzo at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 .247 6 34
H. Kendrick DH 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .251 6 29
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242 13 37
   a-N. Goodrum PR, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252 5 14
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .280 13 44
T. Grisham CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 3 .311 14 41
A. Aquino RF 4 1 1 4 0 1 4 .261 15 45
J. Profar 2B, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .278 4 28
D. Swanson SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .261 2 26
S. Murphy C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .228 6 23
Totals 32 9 9 9 7 8 18      
a - N. Goodrum pinch ran for A. Rizzo in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rizzo (17, 1st Inning off C. Stratton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kendrick (6, 8th Inning off T. Scott, 3 on, 2 outs) A. Aquino (15, 8th Inning off T. Kahnle, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 6 , A. Aquino 4 , J. Winker , T. Grisham , A. Rizzo 3 , D. Swanson
2-out RBI: H. Kendrick , A. Aquino , J. Winker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Aquino , J. Profar , D. Swanson
GIDP: S. Murphy
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rizzo (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Swanson-Profar-Rizzo, Arenado-Profar-Rizzo)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Stratton 6.1 4 0 0 3 6 0 113 63 5.14   
V. Arano H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 2.70   
T. Wingenter L (1-2) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 17 9 4.15   
T. Kahnle BS (2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 17 9 3.86   
J. Kelly 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 0 16 8 6.75   
T. Scott 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stratton 68
Batters Faced: C. Stratton 25, V. Arano 2, T. Wingenter 3, T. Kahnle 4, J. Kelly 3, T. Scott 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stratton 7-4, V. Arano 1-0, T. Wingenter 0-0, T. Kahnle 0-1, J. Kelly 0-0, T. Scott 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stratton 113-63, V. Arano 8-6, T. Wingenter 17-9, T. Kahnle 17-9, J. Kelly 16-8, T. Scott 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kahnle 3-3 , J. Kelly 1-1 , T. Scott 3-3
WP: C. Stratton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Morton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 2.67   
C. Javier 2.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 28 18 1.38   
J. Romero 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 40 22 6.75   
C. Edwards Jr. 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 8 2.20   
R. Lovelady 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 12 2.25   
J. Diaz 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 12 2.89   
J. Alvarado W (2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 11 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 48
Batters Faced: C. Morton 4, C. Javier 7, J. Romero 10, C. Edwards Jr. 3, R. Lovelady 4, J. Diaz 3, J. Alvarado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 1-1, C. Javier 1-2, J. Romero 6-0, C. Edwards Jr. 0-1, R. Lovelady 0-1, J. Diaz 0-0, J. Alvarado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 11-7, C. Javier 28-18, J. Romero 40-22, C. Edwards Jr. 16-8, R. Lovelady 15-12, J. Diaz 23-12, J. Alvarado 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romero 1-1 , J. Alvarado 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Morton , R. Lovelady
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howie Kendrick
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 39860
Special Notes: SP Charlie Morton was injured while pitching.
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