MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/23/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2062 - SUNDAY, JULY 23RD , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (62-37) 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 8 10 0
Kansas City Royals (38-60) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 7 14 0
Twins Top Kansas City, 8-7
The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-7, with major props going to catcher Jose Melendez. On the day, Melendez was 1-2 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Twins. The Twins now have a record of 62-37 with the win over Kansas City.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Byron Chourio? The Minnesota left fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Twins on top, 3-2. For the game, Chourio had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Chourio said after the game.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .319 16 58
B. Chourio LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .230 3 14
R. Lewis 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .298 16 58
E. Rodriguez CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .269 22 70
W. Maldonado 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .281 22 71
R. Gonzalez RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .289 16 63
   a-W. Jenkins RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 11
C. Correa SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .259 6 36
H. Cox DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .277 15 60
J. Melendez C 2 2 1 4 1 0 2 .246 4 17
Totals 34 8 10 8 5 6 13      
a - W. Jenkins substituted for R. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Salas (31, 5th Inning off E. Small, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Chourio (5, 5th Inning off E. Small, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Rodriguez 2 (22, 6th Inning off E. Small, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Leeper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Melendez (4, 6th Inning off B. Leeper, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salas 2 , B. Chourio 3 , E. Rodriguez 4 , W. Maldonado , R. Gonzalez , C. Correa 2 , J. Melendez 4
2-out RBI: B. Chourio , W. Maldonado , J. Melendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lewis , W. Maldonado , R. Gonzalez
GIDP: J. Salas , H. Cox
Sac Fly: J. Melendez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gonzalez 2 (12) , C. Correa (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Correa-Maldonado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Houston 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .316 5 18
J. Marino LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .261 4 27
G. Cross RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .295 19 44
C. Wallace 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .311 21 73
J. Ramirez DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .257 18 50
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .304 13 45
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .221 1 14
J. DeLuca CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .221 4 9
B. Hunt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .117 5 22
Totals 40 7 14 7 2 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Cross 2 (23, 1st Inning off J. Stoffal, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Stoffal, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (21, 2nd Inning off J. Stoffal, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Houston (13, 7th Inning off T. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ramirez (5, 9th Inning off A. Scherff, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (13, 4th Inning off J. Stoffal, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (18, 7th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out) , V. Pasquantino (1, 7th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Houston 2 , J. Marino , G. Cross 4 , C. Wallace 2 , J. Ramirez 6 , B. Witt Jr. 6 , V. Pasquantino 5 , J. DeLuca , B. Hunt
2-out RBI: V. Pasquantino , J. DeLuca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Houston , C. Wallace 2 , B. Witt Jr. 2
GIDP: J. DeLuca
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Houston-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino, Witt Jr.-Houston-Pasquantino)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stoffal 5.0 8 2 2 2 2 1 91 3.74   
T. Hall 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 14 5.18   
J. Rodriguez 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 2 17 3.03   
R. Lopez W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.08   
A. Scherff SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stoffal 43
Batters Faced: J. Stoffal 25, T. Hall 4, J. Rodriguez 5, R. Lopez 4, A. Scherff 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stoffal 6-7, T. Hall 1-1, J. Rodriguez 1-1, R. Lopez 0-3, A. Scherff 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stoffal 91-53, T. Hall 14-7, J. Rodriguez 17-11, R. Lopez 10-8, A. Scherff 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hall 1-0 , J. Rodriguez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Small 5.1 7 6 6 3 3 0 89 4.40   
B. Leeper L (0-3) 1.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 32 5.74   
B. Joyce 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Small 30
Batters Faced: E. Small 25, B. Leeper 8, B. Joyce 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Small 8-4, B. Leeper 0-3, B. Joyce 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Small 89-56, B. Leeper 32-20, B. Joyce 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Leeper 2-2 , B. Joyce 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Melendez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 33677
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