Kansas City Royals 3 – 11 Minnesota Twins
3 August 2019 · MIN04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Nelson Cruz | 1 in 321 games |
| 32 | final score 11–3 | 1 in 221 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Miguel Sano | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 12 | 1 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jorge Soler | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicky Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bubba Starling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Meibrys Viloria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Billy Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Duffy | 4.2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Jorge Lopez | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Garver | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jorge Polanco | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 HR |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel Sano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Max Kepler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C.J. Cron | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jonathan Schoop | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Arraez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Gibson | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Ryne Harper | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Stashak | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |