MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/06/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2052 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (52-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Kansas City Royals (64-51) 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Burnes Now 8-4 After Subduing Twins
Pitcher Corbin Burnes was sensational for the Kansas City Royals in his team's 4-1 triumph over the Minnesota Twins. Burnes picked up the win, and it was well-earned. Taylor Guilbeau notched his 28th save in 31 chances. With the win, Kansas City raised its record to 64-51.

Burnes, the winner, is now 8-4. In 7 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 1 hit, while collecting 7 Ks. He essentially shut down the Minnesota offense.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Burnes.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 5 40
N. Fontana 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .233 1 5
M. Rojas 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .255 9 43
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 14 40
E. Encarnacion 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 20 49
J. Bruce DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 30 69
D. Santana LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 19 42
T. Hernandez CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .204 11 34
R. Perez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .193 14 38
Totals 29 1 2 1 2 10 5      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (30, 4th Inning off C. Burnes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , M. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rojas
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Perez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker RF 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 .269 8 46
J. Profar 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .261 5 35
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .235 19 60
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .282 24 80
T. Grisham CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .282 25 68
H. Kendrick DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .251 10 41
M. Margot LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .143 0 2
N. Goodrum SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 10 24
C. Casali C 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .182 5 16
Totals 32 4 9 4 4 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Margot 2 (3, 2nd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Rizzo (29, 7th Inning off J. Kelly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Winker (8, 4th Inning off T. Kahnle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Margot 4 , J. Winker 5 , J. Profar , N. Arenado 2 , A. Rizzo 3
2-out RBI: A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Kendrick 2 , J. Winker , N. Goodrum , N. Arenado
Sac Fly: C. Casali
Team LOB: 9
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta L (8-11) 3.0 6 3 3 2 1 0 77 46 4.47   
T. Kahnle 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 24 17 3.12   
S. Spitzbarth 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 3.27   
J. Kelly 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 9 6.32   
V. Arano 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 3.78   
C. Poche 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 11 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 32
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 17, T. Kahnle 7, S. Spitzbarth 3, J. Kelly 5, V. Arano 1, C. Poche 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 3-5, T. Kahnle 1-1, S. Spitzbarth 0-1, J. Kelly 1-0, V. Arano 0-0, C. Poche 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 77-46, T. Kahnle 24-17, S. Spitzbarth 13-9, J. Kelly 18-9, V. Arano 4-4, C. Poche 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Arano 3-0
WP: C. Poche
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Burnes W (8-4) 7.0 1 1 1 2 7 0 87 57 3.24   
C. Edwards Jr. H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 1.64   
T. Guilbeau SV (28) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 14 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Burnes 76
Batters Faced: C. Burnes 24, C. Edwards Jr. 3, T. Guilbeau 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Burnes 6-8, C. Edwards Jr. 1-1, T. Guilbeau 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Burnes 87-57, C. Edwards Jr. 7-7, T. Guilbeau 22-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corbin Burnes
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 39628
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