Find out why millions of sports fans trust theScore as their number one sports app!

theScore App

Get all your news, scores and stats personalized to you!

Penalty Kicks

Timeline

Twins

Arteaga grounded out, shortstop Polanco to first baseman Cron

Soler grounded out, shortstop J.Polanco to first baseman Cron.

Grounded out, shortstop J.Polanco to first baseman Cron.

Cuthbert flied out to left fielder E.Rosario.

Arteaga grounded out, shortstop J.Polanco to first baseman Cron.

Royals

Lopez hit an infield single to first, Hamilton scored, Merrifield to second.

Hit an infield single to first, Hamilton scored, Merrifield to second.

A.Gordon doubled to right, Merrifield scored, Lopez to third.

Doubled to right, Merrifield scored, Lopez to third.

Dozier homered to left on a 0-1 count, Lopez scored, A.Gordon scored.

Homered to left on a 0-1 count, Lopez scored, A.Gordon scored.

E.Rosario homered to right on a 1-2 count.

A.Gordon doubled to center, Lopez scored.

Royals third.  Maldonado popped out to second baseman Arraez.  Hamilton singled to center.  Merrifield singled to right, Hamilton to third.  Lopez hit an infield single to first, Hamilton scored, Merrifield to second.  Gordon doubled to right, Merrifield scored, Lopez to third.  Dozier homered to left on a 0-1 count, Lopez scored, Gordon scored.  Soler struck out.  Cuthbert flied out to left fielder Rosario.

Twins fourth.  Rosario homered to right on a 1-2 count.  Cron grounded out, third baseman Dozier to first baseman Cuthbert.  Arraez doubled to center.  Sanó walked.  Castro struck out.  Cave grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman Cuthbert.

Royals seventh.  Morin pitching.  Hamilton struck out.  Merrifield singled to center.  Lopez grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Arraez to shortstop Polanco, Merrifield out.  Gordon doubled to center, Lopez scored.  Dozier flied out to center fielder Kepler.

The Twins swept a two-game set at Kansas City in April, and have won three in row there dating to last season after losing their previous eight games at Kauffman Stadium. Minnesota hasn't won three consecutive games at Kansas City in a single season since 2012.

Max Kepler has homered in consecutive games and is now up to 19 on the season -- one fewer than his career high set last year. Over the last month since May 20, Kepler is slugging an AL-best .760 and is second in the AL in batting (.344) (min. 100 PA) and tied for second in homers (10) and RBI (27).

The player tied with Kepler for second in homers since May 20, is Jorge Soler, whose 25 RBI in that span are tied for fourth in the AL. Soler's 10 homers in his last 27 games match his home run total from his first 47 contests.

Jorge Polanco has reached base safely in 32 consecutive games -- one better than the Yankees' Luke Voit for the longest in the majors this season. His on-base streak is the longest by a Twin in a single season since Joe Mauer reached in 43 straight games in 2015.

Jake Odorizzi permitted four runs in six innings against the Royals on Saturday after yielding just four runs over 47 2/3 innings in his previous eight starts combined. Whit Merrifield homered off Odorizzi last week, and is 7-for-13 (.538) with three home runs all-time against him.

The Royals lost 8-2 at Seattle on Wednesday after totaling 23 runs in winning their previous three games. Since June 1, Kansas City is averaging 6.5 runs in its six wins compared to 1.9 runs in its 11 defeats.

HP - Woodring, 1B - Morales, 2B - Foster, 3B - Meals

There are multiple ways to explain why some players hit well against certain teams. There's denial, which is the explanation of choice for Royals manager Ned Yost. And then there's the bewilderment of Twins manager Rocco Baldelli.
The point of the discussion is the Twins' Miguel Sano, who has owned the Royals in his short major league career. Sano and the Twins face the Royals on Sunday afternoon in the conclusion of a four-game series in Kansas City.

Twins hope to ride Sano to a series win over KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  In the span of a week, Hunter Dozier went from the injured list to the delivery room to the star role in the Kansas City Royals' 6-1 win over the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins.
The young slugger hit a three-run shot during a five-run third inning Sunday, made a couple of stellar defensive plays at third base and gave Homer Bailey and the Kansas City bullpen all the offense they needed against the Twins on a soggy, overcast afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

Pitching

Scoring Summary

Game Details

Game Details

Pitching

RELATED NEWS

Line Score
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
KC	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	X

Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals on June 23, 2019

Pitching

Scoring Summary

Game Details

Game Details

Pitching

RELATED NEWS