MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/30/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1421 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (28-30) 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 9 10 0
Minnesota Twins (20-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 5 1
Kansas City Dismisses Minnesota, 9-4
The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins, 9-4, at Target Field. Kansas City left fielder Donovan Solano banged out 2 singles and 1 double, while driving in 3 runs. Kansas City sits in 4th place in the American League Central Division at 28-30.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Solano hit a fastball from Ian Anderson for a run-scoring double. It was his 4th double of the season and put the Royals ahead, 2-0.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Kansas City skipper Nathan Feuerer.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 1 21
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .325 16 45
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235 7 29
F. Alvarez DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .257 13 31
   a-T. Anderson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 2 16
A. Kirk C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .262 4 12
R. Refsnyder CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .225 2 13
D. Solano LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .233 2 11
D. Hensley 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .213 3 11
R. Kreidler SS 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 .220 4 20
Totals 35 9 10 9 4 9 9      
a - T. Anderson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Solano (4, 5th Inning off I. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Kreidler (6, 7th Inning off I. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. (16, 1st Inning off I. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Alvarez (13, 6th Inning off I. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , F. Alvarez 5 , A. Kirk , R. Refsnyder , D. Solano 4 , D. Hensley , R. Kreidler 2
2-out RBI: F. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr.
GIDP: A. Kirk
Sac Fly: R. Kreidler
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Kreidler-Hensley-Guerrero Jr., Martinez-Kreidler-Guerrero Jr., Hensley-Kreidler-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Benson LF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .240 5 34
A. Volpe SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 5 29
B. Harper 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 8 27
P. Goldschmidt DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292 11 37
   b-S. Espinal DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 1 17
A. Rutschman C 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .295 6 25
J. Wiemer RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 2 7
   a-T. Friedl RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 5 14
N. Loftin 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .192 1 11
C. Capel CF, LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .232 0 11
   c-T. Freeman PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .203 2 8
M. Dubon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 2 16
Totals 29 4 5 4 5 5 15      
a - T. Friedl substituted for J. Wiemer in the 8th
b - S. Espinal inserted as DH in the 9th
c - T. Freeman pinch hit for C. Capel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Freeman (2, 9th Inning off T. Mayza, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Volpe , A. Rutschman 2 , J. Wiemer , T. Freeman 4
2-out RBI: T. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Volpe , P. Goldschmidt , M. Dubon
GIDP: P. Goldschmidt , N. Loftin , M. Dubon
Hit by Pitch: T. Friedl , M. Dubon
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Benson 2 (6) , N. Loftin 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Friedl (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Loftin-Harper)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Martinez W (5-1) 5.0 1 0 0 5 3 0 84 3.15   
L. Erceg 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 2.04   
T. Mayza 1.2 2 3 3 0 1 1 24 2.70   
S. McGough 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Martinez 63
Batters Faced: N. Martinez 19, L. Erceg 8, T. Mayza 8, S. McGough 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Martinez 8-1, L. Erceg 3-2, T. Mayza 3-1, S. McGough 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Martinez 84-39, L. Erceg 25-18, T. Mayza 24-17, S. McGough 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Erceg 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Martinez , T. Mayza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Anderson L (1-6) 6.1 7 5 5 2 5 2 74 4.96   
L. Knack 1.0 3 4 4 2 0 0 34 6.75   
B. McKay 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Anderson 42
Batters Faced: I. Anderson 27, L. Knack 8, B. McKay 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Anderson 7-6, L. Knack 2-1, B. McKay 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Anderson 74-51, L. Knack 34-16, B. McKay 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Knack 1-0 , B. McKay 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Donovan Solano
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 18104
Special Notes: CF Joey Wiemer was injured in a collision at a base.
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