MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/29/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1410 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-30) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Minnesota Twins (31-25) 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 6 7 0
Royals Suffer 6-1 Loss to Minnesota
Kansas City had no answer for Minnesota Twins hurler Simeon Woods Richardson, who overwhelmed Royals hitters as the Twins coasted to victory, 6-1. Woods Richardson picked up the win for Minnesota, going 7 innings. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 7-2. The American League Central Division-leading Twins have a record of 31-25.

Wilson Maldonado made an early impact for Minnesota when he stroked his 16th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came with no one out in the bottom of the first, put the Twins on top, 3-0.

Woods Richardson called the win "a team effort."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 0 10
N. Loftin 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .227 3 15
V. Pasquantino DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .267 10 44
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 3 33
D. Waters RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 3 16
D. Mann 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 3 16
K. Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 3 19
F. Fermin C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 4 18
N. Velazquez LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269 4 12
Totals 29 1 4 1 4 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: N. Velazquez (4, 6th Inning off S. Woods Richardson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia , B. Witt Jr. 2 , N. Velazquez 4
2-out RBI: N. Velazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Pasquantino , K. Isbel
GIDP: D. Waters 2
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .236 2 3
J. Miranda 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .284 10 25
W. Maldonado DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .267 16 43
B. Buxton CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .253 16 33
J. Polanco 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .267 10 34
R. Jeffers C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .243 9 22
A. Kirilloff LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .237 9 25
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 9 35
M. Wallner RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .230 16 34
Totals 31 6 7 6 3 11 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: W. Maldonado (16, 1st Inning off B. Singer, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Castro (2, 1st Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Polanco (10, 1st Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Buxton (16, 5th Inning off B. Singer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Castro 4 , J. Miranda 2 , W. Maldonado 4 , B. Buxton 4 , J. Polanco 4 , A. Kirilloff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Castro
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Correa-Miranda, Correa-Polanco-Miranda)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Singer L (2-5) 4.1 7 6 6 2 3 4 73 4.85   
J. Staumont 2.1 0 0 0 0 6 0 29 7.33   
D. Hall 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 1.29   
J. Barlow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Singer 26
Batters Faced: B. Singer 22, J. Staumont 7, D. Hall 4, J. Barlow 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Singer 5-5, J. Staumont 0-1, D. Hall 0-1, J. Barlow 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Singer 73-50, J. Staumont 29-21, D. Hall 19-13, J. Barlow 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Barlow 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Woods Richardson W (7-2) 7.0 4 1 1 3 5 1 91 2.67   
L. Varland 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 40 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Woods Richardson 67
Batters Faced: S. Woods Richardson 26, L. Varland 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Woods Richardson 8-6, L. Varland 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Woods Richardson 91-54, L. Varland 40-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Varland 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Simeon Woods Richardson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 36016
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