MLB PRO
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/29/2023
 
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2146 - SATURDAY, JULY 29TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (66-40) 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 1 0 10 15 0
Kansas City Royals (47-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
Twins, Wells Pin Bad Loss on Royals
Behind a fine performance from Bill Wells, the Minnesota Twins knocked off the Kansas City Royals, 10-2. Wells went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Twins. Nathan Kirby, the winner, improved to 10-5. He held the Royals to 2 runs on 5 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 9 and walking 1. With the win, Minnesota pushed its record to 66-40.

With Minnesota leading 5-0 in the top of the fifth, Wells came up to bat against Kansas City pitcher Pat Crosby. Wells hit a changeup to right-center for a 3-run home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Twins on top, 8-0.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Wells. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. López LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .311 23 63
M. González CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .275 9 47
G. Copeland DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .315 20 84
K. Cowart 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .266 22 71
R. Edwards C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 10 30
R. Davis 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .267 7 20
B. Rodgers SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .229 9 27
B. Shewmake 2B 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 .255 9 49
B. Wells RF 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .229 8 32
Totals 40 10 15 10 1 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Copeland (31, 1st Inning off B. Ames, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Davis (12, 2nd Inning off B. Ames, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Cowart 2 (25, 3rd Inning off B. Ames, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off P. Crosby, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. López (27, 4th Inning off B. Ames, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Wells (8, 5th Inning off P. Crosby, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Shewmake (9, 7th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. González (9, 8th Inning off J. Fierro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. López 2 , M. González 4 , G. Copeland 3 , K. Cowart 4 , R. Davis 3 , B. Rodgers , B. Shewmake 6 , B. Wells 6
2-out RBI: G. Copeland , K. Cowart , B. Shewmake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. González , K. Cowart , R. Edwards , R. Davis
Sac Fly: B. Shewmake
Hit by Pitch: M. López
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 7 24
G. López 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 5 51
M. Baker LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .276 18 71
K. Clemens 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 8 32
N. De Sedas 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .255 3 51
D. Cameron CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 2 19
   a-B. Leach PR, RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 0 3
T. Donaldson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .243 7 26
A. Rizzo DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .207 7 34
M. Wieters C 4 0 1 2 0 1 5 .204 1 9
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 11 16      
a - B. Leach pinch ran for D. Cameron in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: T. Donaldson (9, 5th Inning off N. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wieters (4, 7th Inning off N. Kirby, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Baker , N. De Sedas , B. Leach , T. Donaldson 2 , A. Rizzo , M. Wieters 2
2-out RBI: M. Wieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Blanchard 2 , M. Wieters 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Cameron
Team LOB: 7
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Kirby W (10-5) 7.0 5 2 2 1 9 0 97 67 4.23
J. Hoover 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 18 3.13
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kirby 67
Batters Faced: N. Kirby 28, J. Hoover 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kirby 5-7, J. Hoover 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kirby 97-67, J. Hoover 27-18
WP: N. Kirby
Hit Batsmen: N. Kirby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Ames L (0-1) 3.2 7 4 4 1 3 0 90 56 7.63
P. Crosby 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 1 33 20 4.13
D. Garcia 2.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 36 26 2.47
J. Fierro 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 25 18 5.61
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ames 31
Batters Faced: B. Ames 20, P. Crosby 7, D. Garcia 8, J. Fierro 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ames 4-4, P. Crosby 0-2, D. Garcia 1-3, J. Fierro 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ames 90-56, P. Crosby 33-20, D. Garcia 36-26, J. Fierro 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Crosby 1-1
WP: B. Ames
Hit Batsmen: B. Ames
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Wells
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 37646
Special Notes: CF Daz Cameron was injured being hit by a pitch.
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