MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/22/2030
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2487 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2030 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (72-56) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 0
Kansas City Royals (68-60) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 1
Royals Win, 5-4, Extend Streak to 4 Games
Kansas City designated hitter Blaze Jordan picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Minnesota Twins, 5-4. Minnesota has now lost 5 straight.

Had Jordan not come through in the bottom of the seventh, who knows how the game would've ended? But with two down, Jordan hit a run-scoring single. The Royals took the lead, 5-4, and never looked back.

"We ground out the win," said Jordan. "That's all that matters."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 16 58
R. Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 16 68
J. Canali 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .342 11 44
W. Maldonado DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .293 25 78
R. Lewis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 15 59
E. Rodriguez LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 16 57
B. Chourio CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .278 5 25
A. Kirk C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239 2 33
A. Noriega SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 7 58
   a-C. Shouse PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 1 10
Totals 34 4 8 4 0 9 5      
a - C. Shouse pinch hit for A. Noriega in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kirk (12, 7th Inning off J. Hader, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez (16, 2nd Inning off L. Glendinning, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Chourio (5, 2nd Inning off L. Glendinning, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Canali (11, 6th Inning off L. Glendinning, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Salas , J. Canali 6 , E. Rodriguez 4 , B. Chourio 5 , A. Kirk 2
2-out RBI: E. Rodriguez , B. Chourio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Salas 2
GIDP: W. Maldonado
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Salas (32) , B. Chourio (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Canali-Noriega-Stoffal, Salas-Lewis-Canali)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Davis CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .301 15 53
G. Cross RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .282 17 54
B. Jordan DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .283 5 37
N. Gorman 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .226 22 63
J. Marino LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .248 21 60
B. Witt Jr. 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .261 18 61
   a-C. Evans 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 4 14
C. Wallace 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .285 17 59
O. Etienne SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .251 22 65
R. Collins C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .227 1 6
Totals 31 5 9 5 4 6 16      
a - C. Evans substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Davis (26, 1st Inning off J. Stoffal, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Marino (32, 1st Inning off J. Stoffal, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Etienne (24, 4th Inning off J. Stoffal, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Jordan (5, 3rd Inning off J. Stoffal, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Davis 3 , B. Jordan 5 , N. Gorman , J. Marino 2 , C. Wallace , O. Etienne 2 , R. Collins
2-out RBI: B. Jordan , N. Gorman , J. Marino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Cross , B. Witt Jr.
GIDP: O. Etienne , R. Collins
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Marino (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Etienne-Gorman)
OF assists: 1 (Cross(Salas at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stoffal 5.0 6 4 4 3 5 1 102 3.98   
M. Russell L (0-1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 42 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stoffal 41
Batters Faced: J. Stoffal 23, M. Russell 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stoffal 3-6, M. Russell 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stoffal 102-59, M. Russell 42-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Glendinning 5.1 5 3 3 0 6 3 85 3.60   
R. Yean H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.77   
J. Hader BS (2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 0.93   
E. Olafson W (4-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.62   
B. Chadwick SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Glendinning 52
Batters Faced: L. Glendinning 21, R. Yean 2, J. Hader 3, E. Olafson 5, B. Chadwick 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Glendinning 5-4, R. Yean 1-0, J. Hader 0-0, E. Olafson 2-2, B. Chadwick 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Glendinning 85-59, R. Yean 7-6, J. Hader 9-6, E. Olafson 20-12, B. Chadwick 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Olafson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blaze Jordan
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 37626
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