MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/12/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1936 - MONDAY, JULY 12TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (49-41) 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 4 14 18 1
Minnesota Twins (45-45) 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 7 12 0
Ramirez Rips 2 Home Runs in 14-7 Royals Triumph
The 14-7 Kansas City win over Minnesota was due in large part to Jean Ramirez. The Royals designated hitter was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a triple. He scored 3 times and drove in 5. Kansas City, at 49-41, sits in first place in the American League Central Division.

In the top of the sixth, Ramirez put his team in front with his 19th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came against Zebby Matthews, made it 6-4, Kansas City.

"I still think this team can play even better," Ramirez told the Kansas City Observer.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fletcher CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .306 3 23
G. Cross LF 4 2 1 2 0 3 2 .278 11 40
   a-N. Gorman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 14 29
   b-D. Waters LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
C. Wallace 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .321 17 57
V. Pasquantino 1B 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .282 12 52
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .266 7 41
K. Villavicencio 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .254 0 32
J. Ramirez DH 5 3 3 5 0 0 1 .301 19 59
J. Adell RF, LF 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .227 10 42
C. Jensen C 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .213 3 15
Totals 44 14 18 14 1 11 14      
a - N. Gorman pinch hit for G. Cross in the 9th
b - D. Waters substituted for N. Gorman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Fletcher (24, 1st Inning off Z. Matthews, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (30, 1st Inning off Z. Matthews, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Ramirez (1, 8th Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Cross (11, 1st Inning off Z. Matthews, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Pasquantino 2 (12, 1st Inning off Z. Matthews, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. Lares, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Wallace (17, 3rd Inning off Z. Matthews, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez 2 (19, 6th Inning off Z. Matthews, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off P. Lopez, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Adell (10, 6th Inning off C. Lares, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fletcher 2 , G. Cross 4 , C. Wallace 4 , V. Pasquantino 9 , B. Witt Jr. 5 , K. Villavicencio , J. Ramirez 11 , J. Adell 6 , C. Jensen
2-out RBI: V. Pasquantino , J. Ramirez , J. Adell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gorman , C. Wallace , J. Ramirez
Sac Fly: D. Fletcher
Hit by Pitch: G. Cross
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Villavicencio (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Wallace (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Keaschall LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .313 4 24
E. Julien 3B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .179 1 10
J. Miranda 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .273 3 20
W. Maldonado DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .333 29 72
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .265 9 31
M. Wallner RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .249 15 40
B. Lee 2B 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .244 7 39
B. Buxton CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .209 1 4
   a-E. Rodriguez PH, CF 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 .272 13 35
J. Melendez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .168 3 16
Totals 39 7 12 7 5 11 25      
a - E. Rodriguez pinch hit for B. Buxton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lee (20, 5th Inning off D. Vitriago, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Julien (3, 5th Inning off D. Vitriago, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez (13, 8th Inning off L. Gil, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Keaschall , E. Julien 3 , J. Miranda , W. Maldonado 2 , C. Correa , M. Wallner 2 , B. Lee 2 , E. Rodriguez 4 , J. Melendez
2-out RBI: E. Julien , J. Miranda , W. Maldonado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Correa 2 , M. Wallner , E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 10
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vitriago W (6-6) 5.0 6 4 4 2 7 0 95 5.40   
B. Joyce H (2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 34 3.65   
L. Gil H (5) 1.1 1 2 2 2 1 1 32 6.60   
A. Kittredge 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vitriago 44
Batters Faced: D. Vitriago 23, B. Joyce 8, L. Gil 7, A. Kittredge 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vitriago 6-2, B. Joyce 2-1, L. Gil 0-3, A. Kittredge 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vitriago 95-59, B. Joyce 34-22, L. Gil 32-16, A. Kittredge 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gil 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Matthews L (4-10) 5.2 8 6 6 0 9 4 95 5.98   
C. Lares 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 2 27 5.09   
P. Lopez 1.2 5 4 4 1 1 1 41 6.10   
S. Woods Richardson 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Matthews 38
Batters Faced: Z. Matthews 25, C. Lares 7, P. Lopez 11, S. Woods Richardson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Matthews 4-4, C. Lares 0-2, P. Lopez 2-2, S. Woods Richardson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Matthews 95-71, C. Lares 27-18, P. Lopez 41-24, S. Woods Richardson 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Lopez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Lares
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jean Ramirez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 37157
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