MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/18/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2797 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (77-72) 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 13 1
Kansas City Royals (78-70) 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 1
Streaking Twins Win Another One, 7-4
No one was more impactful than Jose Melendez in the 7-4 Minnesota win over Kansas City. Melendez was 2-3 with a double and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Alex Scherff, who leads the AL in saves with 41, earned the save for Minnesota. Minnesota occupies second place in the American League Central Division at 77-72.

Melendez hit a 2-run single in the top of the second to help the Minnesota cause. The single, which was hit off Eduardo Rodriguez, allowed Minnesota to take a 3-1 lead.

"We're playing hard," said Melendez, "and we're playing to win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 .258 10 28
L. Keaschall LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .301 9 54
E. Rodriguez CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .268 27 73
W. Maldonado 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .303 44 112
   a-J. Miranda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 3 25
R. Lewis 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .333 25 91
R. Gonzalez RF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .278 5 17
   b-J. Gallo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 3 5
C. Correa SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .263 16 58
N. Kurtz DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .243 31 92
J. Melendez C 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 .185 6 29
Totals 40 7 13 7 6 7 24      
a - J. Miranda substituted for W. Maldonado in the 8th
b - J. Gallo substituted for R. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Keaschall (45, 2nd Inning off E. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Melendez (10, 4th Inning off J. Warwick, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Salas (10, 6th Inning off L. Gil, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzalez (11, 7th Inning off L. Gil, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Lewis (46, 9th Inning off B. Leeper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez (27, 1st Inning off E. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salas 3 , L. Keaschall 3 , E. Rodriguez 4 , R. Lewis 2 , R. Gonzalez 3 , C. Correa 2 , N. Kurtz , J. Melendez 3
2-out RBI: L. Keaschall , E. Rodriguez , J. Melendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rodriguez , W. Maldonado 2 , N. Kurtz , J. Melendez
GIDP: J. Salas
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Melendez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Correa (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Correa-Lewis-Maldonado, Salas-Lewis-Maldonado, Salas-Lewis-Miranda)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McNeil RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .317 4 17
G. Cross LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .277 19 65
C. Wallace 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .302 26 89
J. Ramirez DH 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .304 29 87
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278 10 62
   a-N. Gorman PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 19 49
C. Mead 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .296 5 12
K. Villavicencio 2B, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .261 2 45
S. Michelson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 11 45
   b-V. Pasquantino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 18 78
D. Fletcher CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 8 47
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 6 11      
a - N. Gorman pinch hit for B. Witt Jr. in the 8th
b - V. Pasquantino pinch hit for S. Michelson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Mead (14, 2nd Inning off S. Woods Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. McNeil (4, 7th Inning off T. Gott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McNeil 4 , C. Wallace , J. Ramirez 2 , C. Mead 2 , K. Villavicencio 2 , D. Fletcher
2-out RBI: J. McNeil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wallace , B. Witt Jr.
GIDP: B. Witt Jr. , K. Villavicencio , S. Michelson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Witt Jr. (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Wallace-Michelson-Mead)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Woods Richardson W (4-4) 6.0 5 2 2 3 4 0 88 4.71   
T. Gott 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 29 3.60   
A. Scherff SV (41) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Woods Richardson 55
Batters Faced: S. Woods Richardson 24, T. Gott 8, A. Scherff 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Woods Richardson 3-9, T. Gott 2-1, A. Scherff 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Woods Richardson 88-50, T. Gott 29-20, A. Scherff 7-5
WP: S. Woods Richardson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rodriguez L (3-1) 2.2 7 5 5 0 1 1 62 5.56   
J. Warwick 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 46 5.14   
L. Gil 2.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 34 5.98   
B. Leeper 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 0 30 5.11   
K. Ash 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 21
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 15, J. Warwick 9, L. Gil 11, B. Leeper 10, K. Ash 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 2-5, J. Warwick 2-1, L. Gil 2-2, B. Leeper 2-2, K. Ash 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 62-42, J. Warwick 46-27, L. Gil 34-23, B. Leeper 30-18, K. Ash 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Warwick 1-0 , L. Gil 1-0 , B. Leeper 2-0 , K. Ash 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Melendez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 37549
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