Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, August 9, 2020
August 9, 2020, 2:05 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2020Minnesota TwinsKansas City Royals
.742
OPS.711
91
HR68
269
Runs248
3.58
ERA4.30
1.20
WHIP1.38
535
Strikeouts by pitchers517
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Nelson Cruz led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max KeplerRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie RosarioLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marwin Gonzalez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex AvilaC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Jorge Soler led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldCF/RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Maikel Franco3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
José Berríos went 5.1 innings for Minnesota Twins (4 SO, 4 ER); Brady Singer went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| José Berríos | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Tyler Clippard | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cory Gearrin | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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