MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/08/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2077 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (52-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Kansas City Royals (66-51) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 1
Twins Lose to Royals, 2-1
Jacob Nix never let the Twins get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his fastball, to pitch the Royals to a win, 2-1. JoJo Romero, credited with the save, is now 3 for 5 in save opportunities. Kansas City is now riding a 3-game win streak.

In the bottom of the first, Anthony Rizzo hit a 2-run home run. The 21st home run of the season for the Kansas City first baseman put the Royals on top, 2-1.

"We're feeling good in this clubhouse right now after that one," Rizzo told the Kansas City Times.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 5 40
N. Fontana 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237 2 6
   a-D. Dietrich PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 5 19
M. Rojas 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 9 43
   b-E. Encarnacion PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 20 49
M. Chavis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .247 29 59
D. Santana LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .200 19 42
J. Bruce DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 30 69
E. Mejia SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .131 1 4
T. Hernandez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 11 34
A. Garcia C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 4 16
Totals 30 1 2 1 2 14 6      
a - D. Dietrich pinch hit for N. Fontana in the 9th
b - E. Encarnacion pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Fontana (2, 1st Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Garcia , N. Fontana 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , D. Santana
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fontana-Mejia-Chavis, Mejia-Fontana-Chavis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 8 46
J. Profar DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264 6 36
A. Rizzo 1B 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .239 21 63
N. Arenado 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 24 80
T. Grisham CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .278 25 68
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 3 38
M. Margot LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .118 0 2
S. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 16 45
N. Goodrum 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 10 24
Totals 26 2 5 2 3 8 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Rizzo (21, 1st Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winker , N. Goodrum , J. Profar 2 , A. Rizzo 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Swanson
GIDP: N. Arenado , A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Arenado (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (13)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lyles L (4-11) 5.1 4 2 2 3 5 1 76 47 6.00   
V. Arano 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3.73   
T. Kahnle 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 9 3.06   
C. Poche 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lyles 54
Batters Faced: J. Lyles 21, V. Arano 1, T. Kahnle 3, C. Poche 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lyles 8-1, V. Arano 1-0, T. Kahnle 0-0, C. Poche 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lyles 76-47, V. Arano 4-2, T. Kahnle 10-9, C. Poche 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Arano 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nix W (8-6) 5.0 2 1 1 0 8 1 82 55 4.46   
S. Bracho H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 2.65   
J. Diaz H (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 3.19   
J. Alvarado H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 10 3.07   
C. Edwards Jr. H (16) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 10 1.62   
J. Romero SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 8.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nix 67
Batters Faced: J. Nix 18, S. Bracho 3, J. Diaz 3, J. Alvarado 3, C. Edwards Jr. 4, J. Romero 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nix 3-4, S. Bracho 2-0, J. Diaz 1-0, J. Alvarado 0-1, C. Edwards Jr. 0-1, J. Romero 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nix 82-55, S. Bracho 10-7, J. Diaz 13-9, J. Alvarado 12-10, C. Edwards Jr. 21-10, J. Romero 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romero 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jacob Nix
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 39880
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