MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2314 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (55-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 0
Minnesota Twins (60-56) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Royals Score Late to Beat Twins, 3-2
Kansas City right-hander Taylor Dollard helped his team edge Minnesota by the score of 3-2. Dollard kept the opposing lineup in check. Austin Adams claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record stands at 3-2. Kansas City is now 55-61, Minnesota 60-56.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Daulton Varsho? The slugging left fielder Varsho stroked a 2-run double in the top of the ninth inning to put Kansas City up, 3-2. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Kansas City manager Jim H said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .246 16 47
J. Merrill CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .264 26 74
J. Realmuto C 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .265 9 37
D. Varsho LF 4 0 2 3 1 1 1 .206 13 47
K. Manzardo 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .191 9 20
O. Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .226 8 31
J. Kelenic DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .246 6 20
J. Berti 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .195 2 15
D. Hamilton SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 4 22
Totals 36 3 9 3 6 12 19      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Carroll (21, 1st Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Realmuto (20, 5th Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Varsho (13, 9th Inning off A. Chapman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 2 , J. Merrill 2 , J. Realmuto 2 , D. Varsho 3 , J. Kelenic 2 , J. Berti
2-out RBI: , D. Varsho 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , J. Merrill , K. Manzardo 2 , O. Cabrera , J. Kelenic , D. Hamilton
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll (26)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .289 11 63
M. Garcia SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .226 2 6
E. Carter LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .285 10 39
I. Happ DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 6 32
T. Casas 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .261 23 72
J. Westburg 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 10 51
M. Yastrzemski RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 8 43
J. Rogers C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 8 34
K. Campbell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 10 49
Totals 29 2 2 2 2 10 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Garcia (2, 1st Inning off T. Dollard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia 4 , I. Happ
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Yastrzemski
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (36)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Dollard 6.0 1 2 2 2 5 1 85 4.88   
A. Adams W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 5.25   
S. Barlow SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Dollard 65
Batters Faced: T. Dollard 21, A. Adams 7, S. Barlow 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Dollard 9-4, A. Adams 0-3, S. Barlow 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Dollard 85-55, A. Adams 29-22, S. Barlow 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Adams 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Schwellenbach 5.0 5 1 1 3 7 0 101 4.31   
T. Szapucki H (15) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.54   
J. Alvarado H (6) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 3.18   
J. Hader L (0-1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 18 6.75   
A. Chapman BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Schwellenbach 57
Batters Faced: S. Schwellenbach 23, T. Szapucki 6, J. Alvarado 6, J. Hader 4, A. Chapman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Schwellenbach 3-5, T. Szapucki 2-1, J. Alvarado 1-2, J. Hader 0-1, A. Chapman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Schwellenbach 101-65, T. Szapucki 18-12, J. Alvarado 24-14, J. Hader 18-11, A. Chapman 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarado 1-0 , A. Chapman 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taylor Dollard
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 36448
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