MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/18/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2062 - TUESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (51-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Kansas City Royals (57-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Twins Nip Royals, 1-0
Both teams had their chances, but the Minnesota Twins eventually prevailed.

The Minnesota Twins picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, taking down the Kansas City Royals, 1-0, in 10 innings. On the mound for Minnesota was right-hander Joe Ryan. He played a central role in the triumph. Cole Sands earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. He upped his record to 4-3.

Minnesota used the timely hitting of Dariyan Pendergrass to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Twins on top, 1-0. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

Said Ryan: "It's just one win, but it feels like more when you outlast a tough opponent."

With the win, Minnesota raised its record to 51-48.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reimer 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .252 10 42
B. Lee SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .253 13 51
W. Jenkins CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .261 16 46
E. Rodriguez LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .267 20 57
J. Torres DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .214 4 9
E. Julien 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .225 8 39
E. Quero C 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .239 9 35
G. Turley RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .231 2 11
K. Culpepper 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 7 36
   a-D. Pendergrass PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .556 0 2
   b-L. Keaschall 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 2 10
Totals 35 1 6 1 3 11 18      
a - D. Pendergrass pinch hit for K. Culpepper in the 10th
b - L. Keaschall substituted for D. Pendergrass in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reimer (16, 5th Inning off L. Lugo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Reimer 3 , B. Lee , E. Julien , G. Turley , D. Pendergrass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Jenkins , E. Rodriguez , G. Turley
Hit by Pitch: W. Jenkins , E. Quero
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Reimer-Culpepper-Julien, Reimer-Culpepper-Julien)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Southisene 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 4 19
J. Triantos 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .280 1 20
B. Mitchell C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 13 52
J. Caglianone P, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .277 25 66
T. White 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263 24 68
B. Chourio LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 6 43
C. Cauley SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .272 4 11
   a-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
A. Osuna RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 1 2
K. George CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .417 0 1
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 10 11      
a - D. Martin pinch hit for C. Cauley in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Chourio (21, 2nd Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Triantos (13, 6th Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Triantos 2 , B. Mitchell , T. White , B. Chourio 2 , C. Cauley , K. George
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Mitchell , D. Martin , A. Osuna
GIDP: J. Triantos , T. White
Hit by Pitch: B. Mitchell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Cauley (1) , K. George (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (George(Lee at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ryan 6.1 5 0 0 1 7 0 85 3.16   
C. Sands W (4-3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 4.33   
B. Graterol SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ryan 69
Batters Faced: J. Ryan 22, C. Sands 9, B. Graterol 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ryan 6-2, C. Sands 1-4, B. Graterol 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ryan 85-54, C. Sands 30-19, B. Graterol 15-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Ryan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Caglianone 3.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 56 4.73   
L. Lugo 2.2 2 0 0 0 6 0 39 1.69   
K. Bubic 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.40   
B. Walters L (1-6) 2.0 0 1 0 1 2 0 25 3.30   
E. Morgan 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Caglianone 54
Batters Faced: J. Caglianone 13, L. Lugo 11, K. Bubic 4, B. Walters 7, E. Morgan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Caglianone 3-4, L. Lugo 1-1, K. Bubic 1-1, B. Walters 1-3, E. Morgan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Caglianone 56-36, L. Lugo 39-28, K. Bubic 15-9, B. Walters 25-17, E. Morgan 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Lugo 1-0 , E. Morgan 2-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Lugo , E. Morgan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Ryan
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 21229
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