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MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
03/28/2024
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MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 580 - THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (0-1) 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 9 16 1
Kansas City Royals (1-0) 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 X 12 13 0
Big Day for Donaldson in 12-9 Royals Win
The Kansas City Royals put one in the win column on Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins, 12-9. Kansas City shortstop Tyler Donaldson was instrumental in his team's success. He was 2 for 3 with a double and 2 walks, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Kansas City reliever Dan Jeffries was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Lucas Giolito.

Griffin Conine had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the fourth for Kansas City. With the bases loaded and the Royals leading 4-3, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"Winning never gets dull," said Conine.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. López RF, CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .400 0 1
K. Cowart 3B 5 1 1 3 0 2 3 .200 1 3
J. Adell LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
J. McKinley C 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200 0 1
B. Lewis 1B 5 1 2 3 0 2 0 .400 1 3
T. Hallock DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Buxton CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 .667 0 0
   a-B. Murphy PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
A. Yánez SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .667 0 0
   b-B. Rodgers PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Shewmake 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .333 0 1
Totals 40 9 16 9 2 8 15      
a - B. Murphy pinch hit for B. Buxton in the 8th
b - B. Rodgers pinch hit for A. Yánez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Lewis (1, 4th Inning off J. Neal, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Cowart (1, 8th Inning off J. McBride, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. López 2 , K. Cowart 4 , J. Adell 2 , J. McKinley , B. Lewis 5 , T. Hallock , B. Buxton 2 , B. Murphy , A. Yánez 2 , B. Rodgers , B. Shewmake
2-out RBI: M. López , K. Cowart , J. McKinley , B. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Buxton , B. Murphy
GIDP: B. Shewmake
Sac Fly: B. Shewmake
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Yánez (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Giolito-Shewmake-Lewis, Shewmake-Yánez-Lewis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. López 2B 5 2 1 0 1 0 3 .200 0 0
B. Blanchard RF 5 2 2 0 1 0 2 .400 0 0
M. Baker LF 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 .000 0 1
K. Clemens 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .500 0 1
   a-A. Javier PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
F. Alvarez C 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 .333 0 1
G. Conine DH 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 .667 0 2
D. Bryant 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 9 .000 0 0
T. Donaldson SS 3 1 2 5 2 1 0 .667 0 5
D. Cameron CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .400 0 0
Totals 35 12 13 10 11 5 28      
a - A. Javier pinch hit for K. Clemens in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Blanchard (1, 3rd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Donaldson (1, 5th Inning off B. Dixon, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Cameron (1, 8th Inning off R. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. López (1, 5th Inning off A. Bentley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. López 3 , B. Blanchard 3 , K. Clemens 2 , A. Javier , F. Alvarez , G. Conine 2 , T. Donaldson 3 , D. Cameron 3
2-out RBI: G. Conine , T. Donaldson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. López , B. Blanchard , F. Alvarez 2 , D. Cameron 2
GIDP: D. Bryant 2
Sac Fly: M. Baker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. López (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clemens-López-Bryant)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Giolito L (0-1) 3.1 7 6 3 7 3 0 95 47 8.10
A. Bentley 1.1 3 5 5 3 1 0 43 23 33.75
B. Dixon 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 28 15 5.40
R. White 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 14 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 22
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 24, A. Bentley 10, B. Dixon 8, R. White 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 3-3, A. Bentley 1-2, B. Dixon 3-2, R. White 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 95-47, A. Bentley 43-23, B. Dixon 28-15, R. White 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bentley 3-1 , B. Dixon 3-3 , R. White 2-0
WP: B. Dixon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Neal 4.2 8 5 5 1 3 1 74 50 9.64
G. Shapiro 0.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 27 14 0.00
D. Jeffries W (1-0) 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 31 16 9.00
J. McBride 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 9 27.00
A. Reed SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 16 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neal 30
Batters Faced: J. Neal 21, G. Shapiro 6, D. Jeffries 8, J. McBride 4, A. Reed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neal 5-4, G. Shapiro 0-1, D. Jeffries 1-3, J. McBride 0-2, A. Reed 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neal 74-50, G. Shapiro 27-14, D. Jeffries 31-16, J. McBride 15-9, A. Reed 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Shapiro 2-2 , D. Jeffries 1-0 , J. McBride 2-2
WP: A. Reed
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Donaldson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 37525
Special Notes: SP Jason Neal was injured while pitching.
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