MLB PRO
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/28/2023
 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 967 - FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (14-13) 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 9 9 0
Minnesota Twins (16-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 8 1
Royals Roll Over Twins, 9-4
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Target Field, taking down the Minnesota Twins, 9-4. Starting pitcher Kevin Knaust was a big reason why. Knaust got the win, improving to 3-2. He allowed 1 hit and walked 5 over 6 innings. Knaust allowed no runs. The win puts Kansas City at 14-13.

Kansas City relied on the hitting of Tyler Donaldson to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Royals on top, 2-0. For the game, Donaldson had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Knaust said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .266 1 4
G. López 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .211 1 11
K. Clemens 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .212 2 9
N. De Sedas 3B 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .383 1 21
A. Rizzo DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .236 2 15
T. Donaldson SS 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .258 2 8
D. Davies C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .238 0 4
G. Nelson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .268 3 8
D. Bryant CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .444 1 4
Totals 35 9 9 9 4 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Davies (2, 8th Inning off M. Dávila, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Blanchard (3, 3rd Inning off P. Hale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Donaldson (2, 2nd Inning off P. Hale, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Bryant (1, 3rd Inning off P. Hale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Blanchard 3 , G. López , K. Clemens 2 , T. Donaldson 5 , D. Davies 2 , D. Bryant 5
2-out RBI: D. Bryant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. De Sedas
GIDP: N. De Sedas
Sac Fly: G. López
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (López-Donaldson-Clemens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. López RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .320 5 16
M. González CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292 2 12
G. Copeland 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .340 5 24
K. Cowart 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .255 4 15
J. Adell LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .240 2 11
B. Shewmake 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .271 0 4
B. Wells DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .289 1 5
R. Edwards C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .365 3 8
M. Sharp SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 2 6
   a-B. Rodgers PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 3 7
Totals 34 4 8 4 7 7 19      
a - B. Rodgers pinch hit for M. Sharp in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Edwards (2, 7th Inning off P. Crosby, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. López 2 (7, 7th Inning off P. Crosby, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Reed, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Copeland (12, 9th Inning off M. Diemer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. López 4 , G. Copeland 2 , K. Cowart , B. Wells 2 , R. Edwards 3
2-out RBI: G. Copeland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Cowart , J. Adell 2
GIDP: M. Sharp
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Copeland (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Shewmake-Sharp-Copeland)
PB: R. Edwards
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Knaust W (3-2) 6.0 1 0 0 5 3 0 90 47 4.15
P. Crosby 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 23 12 3.55
A. Reed H (2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 34 21 5.52
M. Diemer 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Knaust 68
Batters Faced: K. Knaust 23, P. Crosby 5, A. Reed 9, M. Diemer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Knaust 5-9, P. Crosby 1-0, A. Reed 2-2, M. Diemer 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Knaust 90-47, P. Crosby 23-12, A. Reed 34-21, M. Diemer 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Reed 1-0 , M. Diemer 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Hale L (2-1) 4.1 5 5 4 2 5 2 80 49 5.58
K. Aylward 2.2 1 1 1 1 4 0 36 23 4.50
M. Dávila 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 24 13 6.23
B. Dixon 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 12 1.31
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hale 38
Batters Faced: P. Hale 20, K. Aylward 10, M. Dávila 6, B. Dixon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hale 2-5, K. Aylward 3-1, M. Dávila 0-1, B. Dixon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hale 80-49, K. Aylward 36-23, M. Dávila 24-13, B. Dixon 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Aylward 2-0 , M. Dávila 1-1 , B. Dixon 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Knaust
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 39353
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