MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/08/2034
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2685 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (85-55) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 1
Minnesota Twins (75-66) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 2
Royals Down Twins, 6-4
Victor Acosta led Kansas City to a win over Minnesota. The final score was 6-4. The Samana, Dominican Republic native collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Dave Trigg earned the save, his 35th. The first-place Royals sport a record of 85-55.

Juan Soto helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-0, Royals.

"A great team win and something real positive we can build on," said Soto after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Diaz 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .278 33 90
Z. Bowden 2B 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 .264 5 48
B. Brown C 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .329 17 67
T. Ruiz DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .287 39 106
J. Bauer LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .316 18 75
J. Soto 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .265 22 77
V. Acosta SS 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .241 11 37
T. Sepkiechler RF 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 .245 3 19
J. Harris CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .223 1 18
Totals 42 6 13 6 4 3 27      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Acosta (7, 5th Inning off D. Santos, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Sepkiechler (9, 9th Inning off C. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Acosta (11, 1st Inning off D. Freitag, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Bowden , B. Brown 2 , T. Ruiz , J. Bauer 2 , J. Soto , V. Acosta 6 , T. Sepkiechler 4 , J. Harris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Diaz , Z. Bowden 4 , J. Soto , V. Acosta
Hit by Pitch: C. Diaz
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Bowden (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Flores 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .255 3 41
E. Carter CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .286 8 33
J. Salas 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .234 17 68
K. Manzardo DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 9 57
   a-L. Acuna DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 10 44
   d-B. Betancourt DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 11 36
G. Moreno C 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .254 2 31
E. Rodriguez LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .236 16 57
   b-J. Cerulli PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 4
   c-J. DeLuca LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 7 29
R. Lewis RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 9 52
O. Peraza 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .298 15 51
M. Winn SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .215 0 7
Totals 39 4 11 4 1 11 17      
a - L. Acuna inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Cerulli pinch hit for E. Rodriguez in the 7th
c - J. DeLuca substituted for J. Cerulli in the 8th
d - B. Betancourt inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (23, 2nd Inning off J. Adams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Salas (17, 5th Inning off J. Adams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Flores , E. Carter , J. Salas 6 , E. Rodriguez , R. Lewis 2 , O. Peraza 3 , M. Winn
2-out RBI: N. Flores , M. Winn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Carter , E. Rodriguez , J. Cerulli
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Carter (27)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Flores (6) , R. Lewis (4)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Adams W (12-6) 6.0 9 4 4 0 7 1 102 3.81   
L. Ramirez H (25) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.44   
J. Aranda H (13) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 2.02   
D. Trigg SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Adams 45
Batters Faced: J. Adams 28, L. Ramirez 3, J. Aranda 6, D. Trigg 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Adams 6-5, L. Ramirez 0-1, J. Aranda 1-1, D. Trigg 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Adams 102-73, L. Ramirez 14-6, J. Aranda 23-18, D. Trigg 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Aranda 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Freitag L (8-6) 2.2 7 6 5 1 0 1 60 3.63   
D. Santos 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 38 4.15   
J. McKnight 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 53 4.80   
C. Miller 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Freitag 17
Batters Faced: D. Freitag 17, D. Santos 8, J. McKnight 13, C. Miller 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Freitag 2-6, D. Santos 0-4, J. McKnight 5-4, C. Miller 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Freitag 60-36, D. Santos 38-24, J. McKnight 53-29, C. Miller 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Santos 1-0 , J. McKnight 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. McKnight
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Victor Acosta
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 35139
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