MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/12/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2715 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (75-67) 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 11 2
Minnesota Twins (71-72) 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 X 8 10 2
Twins 8-7 Victors Over Kansas City
Jeff McNeil had a good game, but he could not keep the Kansas City Royals from falling, 8-7, to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Kansas City right fielder was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs in the loss. Alex Scherff finished to wrap up his 39th save. With the win, the Twins improved to 71-72.

In the bottom of the fifth, Minnesota second baseman Royce Lewis had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and two out, Lewis stroked a run-scoring single to left. It made the score 5-4, Minnesota. For the game, he went 2 for 4 with a triple.

"Nothing is scripted in this game," said Lewis.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mead 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 3 8
   c-C. Jensen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 4 16
G. Cross LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 17 62
C. Wallace 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .308 26 89
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .300 29 85
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .281 10 59
J. McNeil RF 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 .317 3 15
K. Villavicencio 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253 2 41
   a-V. Pasquantino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 18 78
   b-N. Gorman 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 19 48
S. Michelson C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .211 10 44
D. Fletcher CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .288 8 46
Totals 38 7 11 7 1 6 12      
a - V. Pasquantino pinch hit for K. Villavicencio in the 6th
b - N. Gorman substituted for V. Pasquantino in the 6th
c - C. Jensen pinch hit for C. Mead in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez 3 (35, 1st Inning off J. Ryan, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Ryan, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Villavicencio (17, 4th Inning off J. Ryan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Michelson (10, 2nd Inning off J. Ryan, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Fletcher 2 (8, 6th Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Scherff, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McNeil (3, 8th Inning off G. Jax, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Wallace , J. Ramirez 6 , J. McNeil 6 , K. Villavicencio 2 , S. Michelson 4 , D. Fletcher 8
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez , D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mead , B. Witt Jr. 2 , J. McNeil
GIDP: C. Wallace
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. McNeil (3) , D. Fletcher (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Gorman-Witt Jr.-Mead)
OF assists: 1 (Cross(Maldonado at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 .234 8 22
L. Keaschall LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 9 50
   a-J. Miranda LF, 1B 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .280 3 25
E. Rodriguez CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .265 23 67
W. Maldonado 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .310 42 108
   b-J. Gallo LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 3
R. Lewis 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .334 25 87
R. Gonzalez RF, LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .257 4 13
C. Correa SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .264 15 57
N. Kurtz DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .246 30 89
J. Melendez C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .177 6 25
Totals 30 8 10 8 3 7 12      
a - J. Miranda substituted for L. Keaschall in the 4th
b - J. Gallo substituted for W. Maldonado in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Kurtz (25, 5th Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Rodriguez (32, 7th Inning off L. Gil, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Lewis (7, 4th Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Kurtz (30, 6th Inning off L. Gil, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Miranda 2 , E. Rodriguez 2 , W. Maldonado , R. Lewis 4 , C. Correa , N. Kurtz 7
2-out RBI: J. Miranda , W. Maldonado , R. Lewis , N. Kurtz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rodriguez , R. Gonzalez
GIDP: N. Kurtz
Sac Fly: J. Salas , R. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ryan (3) , E. Rodriguez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ryan-Correa-Maldonado)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele 5.0 6 5 5 2 5 0 91 3.11   
L. Gil L (2-2) 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 28 6.10   
K. Ash 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 38
Batters Faced: J. Steele 23, L. Gil 7, K. Ash 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 4-5, L. Gil 1-1, K. Ash 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 91-61, L. Gil 28-17, K. Ash 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ash 1-0
WP: J. Steele
Hit Batsmen: J. Steele
Balk: J. Steele
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ryan 5.2 9 5 5 1 1 2 79 4.01   
G. Jax W (5-2) 2.1 1 1 1 0 4 1 37 3.31   
A. Scherff SV (39) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ryan 31
Batters Faced: J. Ryan 27, G. Jax 8, A. Scherff 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ryan 5-10, G. Jax 2-1, A. Scherff 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ryan 79-54, G. Jax 37-22, A. Scherff 19-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff McNeil
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 38769
Special Notes: LF Luke Keaschall was injured on a defensive play.
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