MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/09/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 911 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (20-19) 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 0
Minnesota Twins (21-18) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 X 6 7 0
Royals Fall Short at Minnesota, 6-5
Good production from designated hitter Jay Bruce helped the Minnesota Twins topple the Kansas City Royals, 6-5. Bruce was 2 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Twins. Colin Poche earned the win after being called from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. He upped his record to 1-1. The win for the Twins raised their record to 21-18.

Teoscar Hernandez had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the sixth for Minnesota. With the bases loaded and the Twins leading 4-3, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Bruce, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 1 11
H. Kendrick DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .196 0 7
A. Rizzo 1B 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 .237 7 20
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .299 8 21
T. Grisham CF 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .304 8 27
A. Aquino RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279 6 17
J. Profar 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .271 3 15
D. Swanson SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .244 2 14
S. Murphy C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .196 3 9
Totals 32 5 9 5 7 7 26      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Murphy (3, 6th Inning off J. Kelly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Profar (3, 7th Inning off T. Scott, 1 on, 1 out) N. Arenado (8, 3rd Inning off K. Sampson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Aquino , J. Winker , J. Profar 5 , T. Grisham 3 , N. Arenado 4 , S. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Profar , N. Arenado 2 , D. Swanson
GIDP: H. Kendrick , S. Murphy
Sac Bunt: A. Aquino
Sac Fly: A. Rizzo
Hit by Pitch: A. Aquino , A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 2 14
M. Rojas 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .270 3 17
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .214 8 19
M. Chavis 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .293 13 24
D. Santana LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .254 10 20
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .216 5 10
J. Bruce DH 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .242 14 30
T. Hernandez CF 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .248 6 16
A. Garcia C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 2 9
Totals 31 6 7 6 3 9 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Hernandez (6, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out) J. Bruce (14, 8th Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hernandez 4 , C. Correa , M. Rojas , J. Bruce 5 , E. Encarnacion , M. Chavis
2-out RBI: J. Bruce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hernandez , W. Merrifield
Hit by Pitch: D. Santana
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garcia-Encarnacion, Kelly-Correa-Encarnacion)
PB: A. Garcia
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola 5.1 6 5 5 2 6 1 95 59 3.31   
S. Bracho 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4 0.52   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 2.45   
J. Diaz L (2-3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 9 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 40
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, S. Bracho 3, C. Edwards Jr. 3, J. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 4-6, S. Bracho 1-1, C. Edwards Jr. 0-1, J. Diaz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 95-59, S. Bracho 11-4, C. Edwards Jr. 14-9, J. Diaz 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bracho 3-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Nola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Sampson 4.0 5 3 3 4 4 1 85 45 4.05   
J. Kelly 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 25 15 7.79   
T. Scott BS (1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 12 7 4.22   
C. Poche W (1-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 13 1.59   
N. Anderson SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sampson 40
Batters Faced: K. Sampson 22, J. Kelly 9, T. Scott 3, C. Poche 5, N. Anderson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sampson 3-4, J. Kelly 3-2, T. Scott 0-1, C. Poche 1-3, N. Anderson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sampson 85-45, J. Kelly 25-15, T. Scott 12-7, C. Poche 22-13, N. Anderson 14-11
Hit Batsmen: K. Sampson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Bruce
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 32742
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