Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

10-4, 3-3 Away

Final

5-10, 2-4 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. KeplerRF	0-3	0	0	0	.224
J. PolancoSS	2-4	0	0	0	.309
M. Sano1B	0-3	0	0	0	.135
E. RosarioDH	0-4	0	0	0	.217
J. CaveLF	0-4	0	0	0	.130
M. Gonzalez2B	2-4	1	1	1	.297
M. GarverC	0-3	0	0	0	.111
E. Adrianza3B	0-3	0	0	0	.200
N. CruzPH	0-1	0	0	0	.365
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B. BuxtonCF	1-3	1	1	1	.192

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
D. Smeltzer	4.1	4	2	1	2	62-37	8.00
M. Wisler	1.2	1	1	1	1	25-17	1.23
C. Thielbar	1.0	1	0	0	0	13-7	5.40
S. Poppen	1.0	2	0	0	1	15-9	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

1:05 AM, 8 August 2020

Kansas City, Missouri

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Tumpane
First Base Umpire - Jose Navas
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - CB Bucknor

Ryan McBroom's homer lifts Royals to 3-2 win over Twins

Ryan McBroom hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, the Kansas City pitching staff held the powerful Twins to just a pair of solo homers, and the Royals beat Minnesota 3-2 on Friday night.

Aug 8, 2020, 04:55 am - Associated Press


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	-	3	8	0

Scoring Summary

		MIN	KC
3rd	Buxton homered to left center (442 feet).	1	0
3rd	Heath singled to left, Franco scored.	1	1
4th	Gonzalez homered to center (430 feet).	2	1
5th	Lopez singled to center, Gordon scored.	2	2
6th	McBroom homered to center (430 feet).	2	3

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Twins
2
Royals
3

Game 1

8/8

Twins
6
Royals
9

Game 2

9/8

Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 3

9/8

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

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Ryan McBroom's homer lifts Royals to 3-2 win over Twins

G. Holland2-0

M. Wisler0-1

T. Rosenthal2

Scoring Summary

Inning

2025 American League Central Standings

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