MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/06/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2226 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (56-53) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 0
Minnesota Twins (57-53) 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 13 0
Minnesota Wins, Sánchez gets 5 RBI
The Minnesota Twins downed the Kansas City Royals, 10-3. The hitting star was catcher Gary Sánchez. Sánchez went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 5 for the Twins. The Twins improved their record to 57-53 with the win over Kansas City.

Sánchez made an early impact for Minnesota when he stroked his 1st home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came in the bottom of the second, put the Twins on top, 4-1.

"When the ball finds the sweet spot," said Sánchez, "I can't complain."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fletcher CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .295 4 28
G. Cross LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289 13 51
C. Wallace 3B 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .317 21 69
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 20 66
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 8 50
V. Pasquantino 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 14 65
   a-N. Gorman 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 15 36
   b-R. Palma PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 3
   c-C. Mead 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345 1 2
J. McNeil RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .438 1 3
S. Michelson C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .196 3 24
K. Villavicencio 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 1 35
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 6 14      
a - N. Gorman substituted for V. Pasquantino in the 2nd
b - R. Palma pinch hit for N. Gorman in the 7th
c - C. Mead substituted for R. Palma in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Pasquantino (20, 2nd Inning off J. O'Connor, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Fletcher (29, 8th Inning off J. O'Connor, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Witt Jr. (33, 9th Inning off C. Lares, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fletcher 3 , G. Cross , C. Wallace , B. Witt Jr. 2 , V. Pasquantino 2 , J. McNeil 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , K. Villavicencio
GIDP: J. Ramirez
Sac Fly: C. Wallace
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Villavicencio-Gorman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .243 4 13
L. Keaschall LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .316 7 35
E. Rodriguez CF 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .278 18 47
W. Maldonado 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 3 .337 34 93
R. Lewis 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 .340 22 75
N. Kurtz DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 5 .233 25 73
C. Correa SS 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .263 12 42
M. Wallner RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .228 16 45
G. Sánchez C 4 2 2 5 0 1 0 .375 1 8
Totals 36 10 13 10 3 14 19      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Sánchez (2, 3rd Inning off E. Rodriguez, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Salas (4, 6th Inning off K. Ash, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Sánchez (1, 2nd Inning off F. Mozzicato, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Rodriguez (18, 3rd Inning off F. Mozzicato, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salas 3 , L. Keaschall 3 , E. Rodriguez 4 , W. Maldonado 2 , R. Lewis 2 , N. Kurtz , G. Sánchez 6
2-out RBI: L. Keaschall , G. Sánchez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rodriguez , N. Kurtz
GIDP: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Salas-Lewis-Maldonado)
OF assists: 1 (Keaschall(Pasquantino at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Mozzicato L (4-9) 2.0 6 7 7 1 1 2 48 5.04   
E. Rodriguez 3.0 5 3 3 1 6 0 58 9.00   
K. Ash 2.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 36 2.13   
B. Leeper 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Mozzicato 12
Batters Faced: F. Mozzicato 13, E. Rodriguez 14, K. Ash 9, B. Leeper 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Mozzicato 3-2, E. Rodriguez 1-1, K. Ash 0-1, B. Leeper 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Mozzicato 48-32, E. Rodriguez 58-40, K. Ash 36-25, B. Leeper 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rodriguez 1-1
WP: F. Mozzicato
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. O'Connor W (2-0) 7.1 6 3 3 1 6 0 92 2.84   
C. Lares 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. O'Connor 59
Batters Faced: J. O'Connor 28, C. Lares 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. O'Connor 7-8, C. Lares 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. O'Connor 92-65, C. Lares 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lares 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Sánchez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 38832
Special Notes: 1B Vinnie Pasquantino was injured while running the bases.
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