Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

DOUBLEHEADER - GAME 2

9-12, 5-8 Away

Final/7

13-8, 8-2 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
W. MerrifieldCF-RF	3-4	1	1	4	.305
J. SolerRF	0-3	0	0	0	.244
B. StarlingCF	0-1	0	0	0	.200
S. PerezDH	0-4	0	0	0	.314
H. DozierLF	0-3	0	0	0	.188
R. O'Hearn1B	0-1	0	0	0	.273
M. Franco3B	0-3	0	0	0	.253
N. Lopez2B	2-2	1	0	0	.267
A. MondesiSS	1-3	1	0	0	.234
C. GallagherC	2-2	1	0	0	.333

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
D. Duffy	5.0	2	1	1	8	84-53	4.44
J. Staumont	1.0	0	0	0	2	20-13	0.93
T. Rosenthal	1.0	0	0	1	3	16-11	0.90

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Target Field

4:35 PM, August 15, 2020

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game Time:2:42

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jose Navas
First Base Umpire - John Bacon
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus

Cruz homers, Twins beat Royals 4-2 to open doubleheader

Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Aug 15, 2020, 08:18 pm - Associated Press


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	4	8	1
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	2	2	0

Scoring Summary

		KC	MIN
1st	Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to right, Garver scored, Polanco to third.	0	1
2nd	Merrifield singled to right, Lopez scored, Gallagher to second.	1	1
4th	Merrifield homered to left (377 feet), Mondesi scored and Gallagher scored.	4	1
4th	Cruz homered to center (432 feet).	4	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
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Twins
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Game 1

8/14

Royals
2
Twins
4

Game 1

8/15

Royals
4
Twins
2

Game 2

8/15

Royals
2
Twins
4

Game 3

8/16

Royals
1
Twins
4

Game 4

8/17

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	35	27	.565	-	W1
Chicago	32	29	.525	2.5	L2
Minnesota	29	33	.468	6	W2
Detroit	24	38	.387	11	W2
Kansas City	23	38	.377	11.5	L1

Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs: Game Highlights

Red Sox's Garrett Crochet has low-grade lat strain, MRI shows

Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, already sidelined because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder, also is dealing with a low-grade lat strain, according to interim manager Chad Tracy.

José Ramírez doubles in 3 straight at-bats as the Guardians beat the Yankees 9-4

— José Ramírez doubled in three straight at-bats and drove in the go-ahead run against Cam Schlittler in the fifth inning before the Cleveland Guardians pulled away for a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

Win Probability

Game Information

Cruz homers, Twins beat Royals 4-2 to open doubleheader

D. Duffy1-2

J. Berrios1-3

T. Rosenthal5

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs: Game Highlights

Red Sox's Garrett Crochet has low-grade lat strain, MRI shows

José Ramírez doubles in 3 straight at-bats as the Guardians beat the Yankees 9-4