Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
a-singled to right center for Viloria in the 8th
- Batting
- HRGordon (2, 2nd inning off Dobnak 0 on, 2 Out); Dozier (1, 1st inning off Dobnak 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGordon (5), Dozier (3)
- 2Out RBIGordon, Dozier
- GIDPFranco
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP0-1 (Dozier 0-1)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. CruzDH |
M. Gonzalez3B-1B |
M. Sano1B |
I. VargasPR-3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .314 | .520 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .337 | .395 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .342 | .416 | .620 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .289 | .493 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .315 | .369 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .343 | .290 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .140 | .246 | .386 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .152 | .259 | .217 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .254 | .536 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .240 | .457 | .400 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BAvila (1, Holland)
- HRKepler (6, 5th inning off Singer 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIKepler 2 (14), Polanco 2 (10)
- SHPolanco
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-6 (Gonzalez 0-1, Kepler 1-2, Rosario 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Buxton 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Rosario-Arraez , Polanco-Arraez-SanĂ³)
- AssistsRosario (Merrifield at 2nd base)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Singer(L, 1-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 100-56 | 4.56 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 3.09 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.93 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 130-76 |
- Pitching
- WPSinger
- BKSinger
- IBBCruz (by Holland).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHolland 4/7; Barlow 2/3; Singer 15/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHolland-4-1-4-5; Barlow-2-2-0-2; Singer-22-6-9-19
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHolland 2-1; Barlow 0-2; Singer 10-5
- Game ScoresB Singer 47
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Dobnak(W, 4-1) |
T. Clippard(H, 4) |
T. May(H, 4) |
T. Rogers(H, 1) |
S. Romo(S, 3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 74-48 | 1.42 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 1.93 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.38 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.32 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.25 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 123-79 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedClippard 1/1; Romo 2/3; May 1/3; Rogers 3/4; Dobnak 10/20
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesClippard-0-0-3-1; Romo-4-4-1-0; May-2-1-4-2; Rogers-2-1-3-3; Dobnak-10-10-12-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsClippard 0-1; May 1-0; Rogers 1-1; Dobnak 9-4
- Game ScoresR Dobnak 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dozier homered to right (359 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Gordon homered to right (357 feet). | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Polanco grounded out to first, Avila scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Kepler homered to (395 feet), Avila scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Polanco sacrificed to third, Vargas scored, Kepler to second. | 2 | 4 | ||
MIN wins 3-1
Game Information
Target Field
7:10 PM, 16 August 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - John Bacon
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Second Base Umpire - John Tumpane
- Third Base Umpire - Jose Navas
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

