MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/04/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2635 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kansas City Royals (70-67) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 1
Minnesota Twins (58-80) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 12 0
Extra-Inning Win by Twins Over Royals
Artie Cochran had a hand in Minnesota defeating Kansas City by the score of 5-4. Cochran went 3 for 4 at the plate, scoring 2 times and driving in 2 runs. Minnesota occupies last place in the American League Central Division at 58-80.

The clutch hit was provided by Leurys Vargas. He delivered a walk-off run-scoring single off Jefferson Vergara in the bottom of the 11th.

In postgame comments, Vargas said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 .301 3 20
L. Bejaran 2B 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 .270 0 14
J. Washington DH 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 20 84
E. Medina RF, 1B 5 1 3 0 1 0 1 .262 17 63
H. Masson LF 6 0 2 1 0 3 3 .319 4 17
M. Mercedes 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .259 4 18
   a-F. Wall PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 7 34
   c-W. Payan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 2 11
J. Sargent 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .229 2 21
W. Rodriguez C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280 4 32
   b-W. Myers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 1 19
   d-A. Rivera 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 3 10
A. Lamb CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .385 0 3
Totals 44 4 13 4 4 12 24      
a - F. Wall pinch hit for M. Mercedes in the 10th
b - W. Myers pinch hit for W. Rodriguez in the 10th
c - W. Payan substituted for F. Wall in the 10th
d - A. Rivera substituted for W. Myers in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: A. Lamb (1, 2nd Inning off T. Cooney, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Washington , E. Medina 3 , H. Masson 2 , F. Wall , J. Sargent 3 , W. Rodriguez , A. Lamb 4
2-out RBI: H. Masson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Rodriguez 2 , L. Bejaran , M. Mercedes 2 , W. Rodriguez
GIDP: J. Washington
Hit by Pitch: I. Rodriguez , W. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Lamb (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bejaran (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Bejaran-Mercedes)
PB: W. Rodriguez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Mejia C 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .251 4 37
D. Godfrey RF 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .228 14 66
F. Freeman 1B 6 0 1 0 0 1 7 .277 7 49
A. Cochran LF 4 2 3 2 2 0 2 .277 20 67
L. Vargas DH 6 0 2 1 0 3 6 .364 1 3
G. Corporan 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .242 8 37
D. Downing SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 2 32
J. Arelland CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .310 3 6
J. Martinez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .233 0 6
Totals 44 5 12 5 5 11 28      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (13, 5th Inning off P. Fernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Cochran (22, 11th Inning off R. Richey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Mejia , D. Godfrey , F. Freeman , A. Cochran 4 , L. Vargas 2 , G. Corporan , D. Downing , J. Arelland , J. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: L. Vargas , G. Corporan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cochran , L. Vargas , G. Corporan 2 , D. Downing
GIDP: F. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: F. Mejia
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Downing-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Cochran(Masson at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Fernandez 4.2 5 3 3 2 5 0 90 4.39   
M. Medrano 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 5.61   
M. Tenuta H (16) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.43   
C. Rodgers H (19) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.09   
J. Oramas BS (5) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 28 2.75   
R. Richey L (2-3) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 27 3.27   
J. Vergara 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Fernandez 45
Batters Faced: P. Fernandez 23, M. Medrano 5, M. Tenuta 4, C. Rodgers 5, J. Oramas 6, R. Richey 6, J. Vergara 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Fernandez 6-3, M. Medrano 1-1, M. Tenuta 0-1, C. Rodgers 1-2, J. Oramas 1-0, R. Richey 2-2, J. Vergara 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Fernandez 90-55, M. Medrano 19-12, M. Tenuta 17-7, C. Rodgers 16-7, J. Oramas 28-14, R. Richey 27-15, J. Vergara 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Medrano 2-0 , C. Rodgers 2-0 , J. Vergara 1-1
Hit Batsmen: P. Fernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Cooney 5.0 7 4 4 1 5 0 88 4.57   
P. Calhoun 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 3.32   
J. López 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.93   
J. Fajardo 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 34 4.23   
H. Hirsch 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.49   
L. Romano W (3-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cooney 41
Batters Faced: T. Cooney 23, P. Calhoun 6, J. López 8, J. Fajardo 8, H. Hirsch 4, L. Romano 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cooney 5-4, P. Calhoun 1-0, J. López 1-2, J. Fajardo 1-1, H. Hirsch 1-2, L. Romano 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cooney 88-57, P. Calhoun 23-13, J. López 25-17, J. Fajardo 34-19, H. Hirsch 9-6, L. Romano 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Hirsch 2-0 , L. Romano 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Cooney , P. Calhoun
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Artie Cochran
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:27
Attendance: 25367
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