MIN 5, KC 4 | Aug 23, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 23, 2020•Kauffman Stadium•84°F, Sunny

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Tyler Clippard

LOSS

Kris Bubic

SAVE

Taylor Rogers

The Twins edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Miguel Sanó3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Eddie Rosario3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Hunter Dozier4-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Nelson Cruz homers (10) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 84°F, SunnyWind: 9 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 3:350Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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88.4%D

22 missed calls

+34.4% MIN

+0.77 runs MIN

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	13	1
KC	0	0	2	0	0	0	1

Game 631412 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jorge PolancoSS	5	0	1	0	0	2	.284/.322/.376	96.1	.407	.441
Max KeplerRF	4	1	0	0	1	2	.216/.336/.454	92.7	.323	.292
Nelson CruzDH	3	2	2	1	2	0	.343/.435/.687	106.9	.381	.719
Ehire Adrianza3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186/.271/.209	-	-	-
Eddie RosarioLF	5	0	3	1	0	1	.248/.313/.476	95.4	.319	.311
Marwin Gonzalez1B	4	0	2	2	1	0	.250/.327/.375	103.7	.542	.539
Ildemaro Vargas2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.216/.231/.297	93.2	.302	.292
Jake CaveCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.184/.259/.265	94.3	.476	.465
Ryan JeffersC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.273/.333/.273	103	.366	.452
Bench
Miguel Sanó1B	4	2	3	1	1	0	.241/.337/.542	107.6	.620	.653
Matt WislerP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	5	13	5	5	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Cruz (9th off Rosenthal, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Sanó 2; Gonzalez; Polanco

TB:20

RBI:Sanó; Rosario; Cruz; Gonzalez 2

GIDP:Sanó; Vargas

Team LOB:11

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.303/.358/.495	100.5	.393

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matt Wisler	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	26-19	83.2	1.29
Devin Smeltzer	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	34-21	80.4	6.59
Trevor MayH	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	18-9	89.3	2.45
Sean PoppenH	1.2	1	1	1	0	2	21-14	86.8	3.86
Sergio RomoH	0.1	1	0	0	2	1	16-8	77.8	1.93
Tyler ClippardW	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-9	81	1.42
Taylor RogersS	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	21-15	85.1	5.23
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	4	10	151-95	-	-

HBP:Viloria (by Smeltzer)

Inherited runners-scored:Romo 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Wisler 26-19; Smeltzer 34-21; May 18-9; Poppen 21-14; Romo 16-8; Clippard 15-9; Rogers 21-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Wisler 0-4; Smeltzer 3-3; May 1-1; Poppen 2-1; Romo 0-0; Clippard 0-1; Rogers 1-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris BubicL	3.1	9	4	4	2	0	0	73-45	84.5	5.96

Top 1 • MIN

2-0

Eddie Rosario singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Miguel Sano scores.

EV: 95.4 mph14 ftLA: -9°

1-0

Miguel Sano doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 107.6 mph372 ftLA: 18°

Top 3 • MIN

4-0

Marwin Gonzalez doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Nelson Cruz scores. Miguel Sano scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd.

EV: 103.7 mph194 ftLA: 10°

Bot 3 • KC

4-2

Jorge Soler doubles (5) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Meibrys Viloria scores. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 109.3 mph139 ftLA: 7°

Bot 7 • KC

4-3

Maikel Franco singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario, deflected by third baseman Marwin Gonzalez. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd.

EV: 95.6 mph176 ftLA: 10°

Top 9 • MIN

5-3

Nelson Cruz homers (10) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.9 mph💣 441 ftLA: 28°

Bot 9 • KC

5-4

Maikel Franco singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 74.5 mph191 ftLA: 18°

IBB:Bubic

Inherited runners-scored:Zuber 2-0; Holland 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 73-45; Zuber 14-8; Holland 10-6; Hahn 34-18; Barlow 16-10; Rosenthal 26-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 3-7; Zuber 1-0; Holland 1-0; Hahn 3-0; Barlow 1-1; Rosenthal 2-0

Bench
Bubba StarlingCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.174/.231/.217	104.4	.191	.184
Meibrys ViloriaC	2	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.333/.250	84	.070	.064
Ryan McBroomPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.271/.314/.521	-	-	-
Kris BubicP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler ZuberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Greg HollandP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jesse HahnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor RosenthalP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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