Twins 3-0 Royals (4 Aug, 2019) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

69-42, 34-21 home


KC
MIN

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Smeltzer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 88
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 88
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  4
  Ball
  Changeup 84
  5
  Line Out
  Four-seam FB 89
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. Smeltzer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Smeltzer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- N. Lopez picked off first.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. Smeltzer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- D. Smeltzer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Smeltzer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- Arraez to second on wild pitch by Keller.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- D. Smeltzer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- T. Duffey pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- S. Romo pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- R. Lovelady pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- Ta. Rogers pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	88
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	88
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
4 Ball	Changeup	84
5 Line Out	Four-seam FB	89

Royals
9
Twins
11

Game 1

3/8

Royals
3
Twins
11

Game 2

4/8

Royals
0
Twins
3

Game 3

4/8

Target Field

7:10 PM, 4 August 2019

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 30,171

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jansen Visconti
First Base Umpire - Will Little
Second Base Umpire - Joe West
Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins

D. Smeltzer1-1

B. Keller7-11

T. Rogers17

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