MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/08/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1910 - SATURDAY, JULY 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (40-50) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 0
Kansas City Royals (48-42) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 1
On Road, Minnesota Drops Kansas City, 4-3
The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-3, at Kauffman Stadium. Desi Godfrey, in particular, was impressive. He was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Minnesota reliever Stu Bliss picked up the win to move to 1-2. Scott Blewett suffered the loss. The losing streak for Kansas City has now reached 4 games.

Minnesota first baseman Freddie Freeman helped the Twins go up, 4-3, in the top of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Freeman hit a run-scoring double off Kansas City pitcher Scott Blewett.

"Winning never gets dull," said Godfrey.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274 1 36
L. Carpio 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .288 2 24
F. Freeman 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .299 3 30
D. Godfrey RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .235 11 42
A. Cochran LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .290 13 43
A. Minier DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .231 10 39
G. Corporan 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .267 6 26
F. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .259 2 22
D. Downing SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 2 18
Totals 37 4 11 3 3 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (23, 7th Inning off S. Blewett, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Sierra (24, 9th Inning off R. Richey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Godfrey (11, 1st Inning off S. Blewett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sierra 2 , L. Carpio 2 , F. Freeman 3 , D. Godfrey 5 , A. Cochran , A. Minier , G. Corporan , D. Downing
2-out RBI: D. Godfrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Carpio , D. Godfrey , A. Minier , G. Corporan , F. Mejia
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Carpio (2) , G. Corporan (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mondesi 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 3 40
F. Wall 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .269 6 23
E. Medina DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .249 9 39
J. Washington 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .265 13 59
J. Castro LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .224 5 29
J. Martínez CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .241 4 31
A. Rivera RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .243 3 6
W. Rodriguez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .292 3 22
E. Rogers SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 1 2
   a-W. Payan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 1 6
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 8 13      
a - W. Payan pinch hit for E. Rogers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Castro (10, 6th Inning off P. Calhoun, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Wall (4, 3rd Inning off J. González, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall 4 , E. Medina , J. Washington , J. Castro 2 , J. Martínez , A. Rivera , W. Rodriguez , W. Payan
2-out RBI: F. Wall , E. Medina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rogers
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Mondesi (13)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. González 5.0 6 2 2 0 3 0 85 3.60   
P. Calhoun BS (1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 3.68   
S. Bliss W (1-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 5.00   
J. López H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.72   
J. Fajardo H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.71   
J. Chang SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. González 50
Batters Faced: J. González 21, P. Calhoun 4, S. Bliss 2, J. López 3, J. Fajardo 3, J. Chang 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. González 1-11, P. Calhoun 0-1, S. Bliss 0-0, J. López 1-1, J. Fajardo 0-1, J. Chang 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. González 85-58, P. Calhoun 20-11, S. Bliss 8-6, J. López 13-7, J. Fajardo 12-9, J. Chang 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bliss 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blewett L (10-3) 6.2 10 4 3 3 6 1 95 3.57   
C. Rodgers 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.51   
R. Richey 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 43
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 32, C. Rodgers 4, R. Richey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 8-4, C. Rodgers 2-0, R. Richey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 95-60, C. Rodgers 13-11, R. Richey 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rodgers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Desi Godfrey
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 27409
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