MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/12/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2357 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (67-53) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 11 0
Minnesota Twins (46-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 1
5-3 Loss to Royals Extends Minnesota Losing Streak
The Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins, 5-3, in American League action at Target Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kansas City pitcher Dylan Cease. The winning pitcher was Cease, now 10-8. He tossed 6.1 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 6 and fanning 6. Ryan Helsley earned his 24th save in 29 chances.

The Royals got a big at-bat from left fielder Mark Canha. For the game, Canha went 1-5 with a home run. In the top of the first, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead.

"We're in a little bit of a dry spell," said Minnesota manager Jonathan A.

Minnesota now owns a losing streak of 6 games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .288 16 57
M. Canha LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .290 5 18
R. Devers DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .273 35 94
W. Adames SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .270 22 78
R. Hoskins 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .238 24 56
   a-J. Foscue 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 5 49
D. Varsho CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .217 25 70
M. Chapman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .222 15 51
J. Realmuto C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 15 48
O. Cabrera 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .245 14 41
Totals 37 5 11 4 2 4 13      
a - J. Foscue substituted for R. Hoskins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Varsho (23, 6th Inning off G. Richards, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Canha (5, 1st Inning off G. Richards, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Carroll , M. Canha 4 , R. Devers 2 , W. Adames , D. Varsho 2 , M. Chapman , J. Realmuto 2 , O. Cabrera 2
2-out RBI: D. Varsho , O. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , D. Varsho , O. Cabrera
GIDP: C. Carroll
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll (39)
CS: M. Canha (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chapman-Cabrera-Hoskins, Cabrera-Adames-Hoskins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .266 11 46
C. Cron DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220 18 53
M. Yastrzemski RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .235 22 58
P. Wisdom 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .181 16 44
M. Carpenter 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .205 19 43
C. Bethancourt C 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .250 16 42
B. Crawford SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 .252 7 29
   a-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .245 6 22
   c-P. Dejong SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 12 20
K. Newman 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .297 2 40
S. Hilliard LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .205 17 39
   b-A. McCutchen PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 4 9
Totals 30 3 6 3 6 9 22      
a - H. Renfroe pinch hit for B. Crawford in the 8th
b - A. McCutchen pinch hit for S. Hilliard in the 8th
c - P. Dejong substituted for H. Renfroe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bethancourt (13, 8th Inning off D. German, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Newman (30, 8th Inning off S. Okert, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Wisdom 2 , C. Bethancourt 2 , B. Crawford , K. Newman 2 , S. Hilliard
2-out RBI: K. Newman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Mitchell , C. Cron 2 , B. Crawford , A. McCutchen
GIDP: C. Cron , C. Bethancourt
Sac Bunt: K. Newman
Hit by Pitch: M. Carpenter 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Crawford (5) , S. Hilliard (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Crawford (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Crawford-Newman-Carpenter)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cease W (10-8) 6.1 2 0 0 6 6 0 97 5.15   
D. German 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 0 28 6.95   
S. Okert H (18) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.19   
R. Helsley SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 69
Batters Faced: D. Cease 26, D. German 7, S. Okert 3, R. Helsley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 7-4, D. German 1-1, S. Okert 1-0, R. Helsley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 97-52, D. German 28-14, S. Okert 11-7, R. Helsley 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Okert 2-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Cease , D. German
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Richards L (6-8) 5.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 84 4.51   
J. Oviedo 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 18 4.76   
E. McGee 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 5.12   
T. Szapucki 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Richards 40
Batters Faced: G. Richards 24, J. Oviedo 7, E. McGee 5, T. Szapucki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Richards 8-6, J. Oviedo 2-0, E. McGee 1-1, T. Szapucki 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Richards 84-58, J. Oviedo 18-9, E. McGee 19-9, T. Szapucki 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Oviedo 1-1
WP: J. Oviedo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dylan Cease
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 24614
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