MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
03/30/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 606 - SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (1-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1
Kansas City Royals (1-1) 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 17 0
Twins Take 11-2 Pounding
The Kansas City Royals stopped the Minnesota Twins, 11-2, at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals got a big game from Devin Mann, who went 4 for 4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs. Michael Grove earned the win for Kansas City. He lasted 6.1 innings, allowing no runs on 3 hits, while striking out 7. With the win, he raised his record to 1-0. The loss puts Minnesota at 1-1.

Bobby Witt Jr., who finished 4th in the AL in triples with 6 in 2022, chipped in for Kansas City with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"Good pitching and timely hitting is a recipe for success," said Mann.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lewis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Miranda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 3
W. Maldonado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 1 2
J. Polanco DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .125 1 1
R. Jeffers C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .222 0 0
A. Kirilloff LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   a-J. Mears PH, LF, RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
M. Wallner RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 0 1
   b-Y. Grandal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Castro RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 9 12      
a - J. Mears pinch hit for A. Kirilloff in the 7th
b - Y. Grandal pinch hit for M. Wallner in the 8th
c - W. Castro substituted for Y. Grandal in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mears (1, 9th Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Polanco (1, 9th Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lewis , W. Maldonado , J. Polanco 4 , R. Jeffers , A. Kirilloff , J. Mears 2
2-out RBI: J. Polanco , J. Mears
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Buxton , C. Correa 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: P. Lopez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Correa-Maldonado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
N. Loftin 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .300 0 2
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 .375 0 1
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 2 4 0 3 2 .444 1 5
M. Melendez LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
D. Waters RF, CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 1 1
D. Mann DH 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .571 1 1
F. Fermin C 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .286 0 1
K. Isbel CF 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   a-M. Massey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-N. Velazquez CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 11 17 11 0 7 18      
a - M. Massey pinch hit for K. Isbel in the 7th
b - N. Velazquez substituted for M. Massey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mann 2 (2, 3rd Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Pasquantino (1, 8th Inning off L. Varland, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (1, 1st Inning off P. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Waters (1, 2nd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Mann (1, 2nd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Isbel (1, 3rd Inning off K. Maeda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia 3 , N. Loftin 2 , V. Pasquantino 3 , B. Witt Jr. 5 , D. Waters 4 , D. Mann 9 , F. Fermin , K. Isbel 5
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garcia , M. Melendez , D. Waters
GIDP: F. Fermin
Sac Fly: V. Pasquantino
Team LOB: 6
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lopez L (0-1) 1.0 5 6 5 0 0 3 19 45.00   
K. Maeda 1.1 8 5 5 0 0 1 38 33.75   
T. Hall 3.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 39 0.00   
L. Varland 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lopez 15
Batters Faced: P. Lopez 9, K. Maeda 12, T. Hall 13, L. Varland 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lopez 1-2, K. Maeda 1-3, T. Hall 5-3, L. Varland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lopez 19-12, K. Maeda 38-26, T. Hall 39-26, L. Varland 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Maeda 2-2 , T. Hall 1-0 , L. Varland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Grove W (1-0) 6.1 3 0 0 2 7 0 86 0.00   
J. Lyles 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 45 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grove 72
Batters Faced: M. Grove 24, J. Lyles 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grove 4-8, J. Lyles 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grove 86-51, J. Lyles 45-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lyles 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Devin Mann
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 37553
Special Notes: SP Pablo Lopez was injured while pitching.
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