MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
03/30/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 607 - SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (0-2) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 0
Kansas City Royals (2-0) 1 0 4 3 0 0 1 2 X 11 10 0
Kansas City Wins, Carroll has 3 hits
The Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins, 11-4, with youngster Corbin Carroll playing a key role. Carroll went 3-3 with a triple, a double, and 2 walks. He scored 4 times and drove in 2 for the Royals in the win. Kansas City starter Dylan Cease was credited with the win after throwing 97 pitches over 7 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. Kansas City, now 2-0, is setting the league on fire so far.

Rafael Devers, who finished 2nd in the AL in RBI with 106 in 2021, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the third. For the game, the designated hitter drew 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City Today, Devers said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .250 0 1
P. Wisdom 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .167 1 1
M. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .250 0 2
C. Cron DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
C. Bethancourt C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .375 1 1
M. Carpenter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
S. Hilliard RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
B. Crawford SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
K. Newman 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .429 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 15 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Yastrzemski (1, 3rd Inning off D. Cease, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Mitchell (2, 3rd Inning off D. Cease, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bethancourt (1, 6th Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Mitchell 2 , M. Yastrzemski 2 , C. Bethancourt 4 , S. Hilliard , K. Newman 2
2-out RBI: G. Mitchell , M. Yastrzemski , C. Bethancourt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cron , B. Crawford , K. Newman
Hit by Pitch: M. Carpenter
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Hilliard (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wisdom-Newman-Carpenter, Crawford-Newman-Carpenter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 4 3 2 2 0 0 .571 0 4
M. Canha LF 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .333 1 2
R. Devers DH 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 .286 1 5
W. Adames SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 4 .333 1 2
   a-O. Cabrera PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Hoskins 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .143 1 2
   b-K. Hiura PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Varsho CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
M. Chapman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .429 0 0
J. Realmuto C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Foscue 2B 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
Totals 31 11 10 10 7 7 15      
a - O. Cabrera pinch hit for W. Adames in the 8th
b - K. Hiura pinch hit for R. Hoskins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Carroll (2, 1st Inning off G. Richards, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Varsho (1, 7th Inning off W. Peralta, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Carroll (1, 4th Inning off E. McGee, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hoskins (1, 3rd Inning off G. Richards, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Adames (1, 7th Inning off W. Peralta, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Canha (1, 8th Inning off A. Speas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 6 , M. Canha 4 , W. Adames 5 , R. Hoskins 4 , D. Varsho 3 , J. Foscue
2-out RBI: R. Hoskins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foscue
GIDP: W. Adames , R. Hoskins
Sac Fly: W. Adames
Hit by Pitch: M. Canha , J. Foscue
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll 2 (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Richards L (0-1) 2.2 5 5 5 2 2 1 56 16.88   
E. McGee 2.1 2 3 3 2 0 0 50 11.57   
W. Peralta 1.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 25 6.75   
A. Speas 1.2 1 2 2 2 2 1 32 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Richards 24
Batters Faced: G. Richards 15, E. McGee 11, W. Peralta 7, A. Speas 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Richards 2-3, E. McGee 4-2, W. Peralta 1-0, A. Speas 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Richards 56-30, E. McGee 50-26, W. Peralta 25-16, A. Speas 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. McGee 1-0 , A. Speas 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Richards , E. McGee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cease W (1-0) 7.0 6 4 4 1 10 1 97 5.14   
D. German 2.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 37 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 58
Batters Faced: D. Cease 28, D. German 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 6-5, D. German 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 97-65, D. German 37-23
Hit Batsmen: D. German
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corbin Carroll
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 37671
Special Notes: Corbin Carroll ties the KC regular season game record for runs with 4.
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