MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/12/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2354 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (56-64) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
Minnesota Twins (65-53) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
Kansas City Beats Minnesota, 4-2
The Kansas City Royals got a stellar performance from pitcher Blake Snell, who handcuffed the Minnesota offense en route to a win, 4-2, at Target Field. The third-place Royals sport a record of 56-64.

The Royals got a big at-bat from left fielder MJ Melendez, who in the top of the fourth hit a solo home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Royals on top, 3-1.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Kansas City skipper Patrick Ochs.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .274 9 26
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .261 16 66
   b-F. Fermin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 12 41
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 9 74
M. Melendez LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .272 13 46
   c-D. Mann 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 9 32
G. Cross RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .262 0 4
   a-B. Phillips RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 5
N. Velazquez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 16 41
K. Isbel CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .271 5 35
M. Garcia 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .241 2 30
L. Tresh C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .211 0 0
   d-D. Blanco LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 4 15
Totals 31 4 4 3 5 7 16      
a - B. Phillips substituted for G. Cross in the 8th
b - F. Fermin substituted for V. Pasquantino in the 9th
c - D. Mann substituted for M. Melendez in the 9th
d - D. Blanco substituted for L. Tresh in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Melendez (13, 4th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Pasquantino , M. Melendez 4 , M. Garcia , L. Tresh
2-out RBI: V. Pasquantino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Witt Jr. 2 , G. Cross
GIDP: K. Isbel
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Garcia (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Garcia-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Senzel CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 9
J. Miranda 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .300 18 51
R. Lewis 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .312 19 46
W. Maldonado 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .239 30 79
C. Correa SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .265 16 57
J. Polanco DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .240 20 60
A. Kirilloff LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252 19 48
J. Mears RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .337 5 17
   a-M. Wallner PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 27 63
J. Bart C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .193 3 9
Totals 33 2 8 2 8 8 25      
a - M. Wallner pinch hit for J. Mears in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Maldonado (24, 3rd Inning off B. Snell, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Miranda (22, 7th Inning off J. Barlow, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Miranda 2 , R. Lewis 3 , W. Maldonado 2 , C. Correa 2 , A. Kirilloff
2-out RBI: C. Correa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Miranda , J. Polanco , A. Kirilloff , M. Wallner
GIDP: J. Polanco
Sac Fly: C. Correa
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Correa-Maldonado)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Snell W (4-3) 5.0 6 1 1 4 4 0 93 4.12   
J. Barlow H (10) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 4.21   
D. Hall H (6) 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 15 1.76   
N. Burdi H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 4.09   
C. Hernandez SV (8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 51
Batters Faced: B. Snell 24, J. Barlow 6, D. Hall 4, N. Burdi 4, C. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 6-4, J. Barlow 0-3, D. Hall 0-0, N. Burdi 1-0, C. Hernandez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 93-46, J. Barlow 18-10, D. Hall 15-6, N. Burdi 21-13, C. Hernandez 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hall 1-1 , N. Burdi 3-0 , C. Hernandez 1-0
WP: B. Snell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober L (6-7) 5.1 4 4 4 4 4 1 89 4.35   
A. Scherff 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.00   
E. Uceta 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.82   
J. Moran 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.19   
J. Duran 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 44
Batters Faced: B. Ober 24, A. Scherff 4, E. Uceta 2, J. Moran 3, J. Duran 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 6-6, A. Scherff 2-0, E. Uceta 1-1, J. Moran 1-1, J. Duran 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 89-53, A. Scherff 19-10, E. Uceta 4-3, J. Moran 14-9, J. Duran 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Uceta 1-0
WP: B. Ober
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blake Snell
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 36239
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