MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/30/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1419 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Minnesota Twins (32-25) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 0
Polanco Goes Deep Twice in 5-1 Twins Win
Minnesota second baseman Jorge Polanco had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Kansas City Royals, 5-1. Jhoan Duran earned the save, his 12th, for the Twins. Minnesota has a 3-game win streak, while Kansas City has lost 3 in a row.

With Minnesota leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Polanco hit a fastball from Cole Ragans for a 2-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 3-0.

Polanco told a Minnesota Bulletin reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249 0 10
N. Loftin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 3 15
V. Pasquantino DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 10 44
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314 3 33
M. Melendez LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .235 3 21
D. Mann 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 3 16
   a-J. Guzman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 2 9
D. Waters RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 3 16
F. Fermin C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224 5 19
K. Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 3 19
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 8 11      
a - J. Guzman pinch hit for D. Mann in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Melendez (3, 2nd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Fermin (5, 8th Inning off G. Jax, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia , N. Loftin , B. Witt Jr. , M. Melendez 2 , F. Fermin 4
2-out RBI: F. Fermin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guzman , D. Waters
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Loftin-Mann)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lewis SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .314 8 21
J. Miranda DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .283 10 26
W. Maldonado 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .267 17 44
B. Buxton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .253 16 33
J. Polanco 2B 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 .274 12 37
R. Jeffers C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .243 9 22
M. Wallner RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 16 34
W. Castro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .224 2 3
J. Mears LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .343 4 8
Totals 32 5 9 5 6 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Buxton (12, 1st Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Lewis 2 (19, 4th Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Lee, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Polanco 2 (12, 1st Inning off C. Ragans, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Maldonado (17, 1st Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lewis 5 , J. Miranda , W. Maldonado 4 , B. Buxton 2 , J. Polanco 8 , R. Jeffers
2-out RBI: J. Miranda , W. Maldonado , J. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Maldonado , B. Buxton 2 , W. Castro 2
GIDP: R. Jeffers
Hit by Pitch: M. Wallner
Team LOB: 10
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ragans L (3-4) 4.2 7 4 4 4 5 2 101 4.61   
J. Kowar 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 3.00   
D. Lee 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 26 2.92   
J. Staumont 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ragans 35
Batters Faced: C. Ragans 24, J. Kowar 6, D. Lee 8, J. Staumont 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ragans 6-2, J. Kowar 2-0, D. Lee 1-2, J. Staumont 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ragans 101-57, J. Kowar 19-8, D. Lee 26-17, J. Staumont 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kowar 1-0 , D. Lee 2-0 , J. Staumont 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Kowar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lopez W (1-1) 5.2 2 0 0 0 5 0 76 6.75   
G. Jax 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 36 2.28   
J. Moran 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 1.38   
J. Duran SV (12) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lopez 70
Batters Faced: P. Lopez 19, G. Jax 8, J. Moran 3, J. Duran 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lopez 9-3, G. Jax 2-4, J. Moran 0-1, J. Duran 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lopez 76-53, G. Jax 36-19, J. Moran 12-5, J. Duran 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Jax 1-0 , J. Duran 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Polanco
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 34230
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