MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/09/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1672 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (63-49) 6 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 11 12 1
Minnesota Twins (61-51) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 10 15 0
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Chambers CF 5 2 3 1 1 0 1 .209 7 32
G. de Jesus 2B 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .279 21 75
J. Martin 1B 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 .299 30 77
J. Holden DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .223 24 67
R. Padron SS 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .314 16 67
G. Williams LF 3 1 0 1 2 2 3 .249 16 52
D. Sessoms RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .316 9 47
J. Murphy 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .375 0 6
T. Afiba C 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .500 0 1
   a-M. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 4 16
   b-E. Schmitz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 3 41
Totals 37 11 12 11 10 12 26      
a - M. Wright pinch hit for T. Afiba in the 9th
b - E. Schmitz substituted for M. Wright in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Chambers 2 (14, 1st Inning off J. Marquez, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Kidd, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Padron (22, 1st Inning off J. Marquez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Murphy (2, 1st Inning off J. Marquez, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. de Jesus (27, 6th Inning off J. Kidd, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Chambers (4, 4th Inning off J. Kidd, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Chambers 7 , G. de Jesus 3 , R. Padron 3 , D. Sessoms 2 , J. Murphy 2 , T. Afiba 2
2-out RBI: R. Padron , D. Sessoms 2 , J. Murphy , T. Afiba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Chambers , J. Holden , R. Padron , J. Murphy
GIDP: G. de Jesus
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Chambers (19)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Padron (13)
OF assists: 1 (Sessoms(Desch at 3rd base))
PB: E. Schmitz
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Paredes LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .280 4 8
D. Simpson 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .305 24 76
E. Pajak SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .290 24 73
M. Clingerman RF 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 .263 29 66
W. Acret DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .346 11 64
J. Pinkham CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .284 3 32
   a-P. Oviedo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 17 42
T. Hall 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .267 5 18
T. Swerdlow C 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .240 1 4
S. Desch 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .189 1 10
   b-M. Coke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 43 10 15 9 2 9 21      
a - P. Oviedo pinch hit for J. Pinkham in the 9th
b - M. Coke pinch hit for S. Desch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Clingerman (16, 4th Inning off T. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hall (5, 4th Inning off T. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Desch (8, 8th Inning off D. Scrivano, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Paredes (9, 9th Inning off D. Scrivano, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Acret (26, 9th Inning off J. Dethridge, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Paredes 3 , D. Simpson , E. Pajak , M. Clingerman 4 , W. Acret 2 , J. Pinkham 3 , T. Hall 3 , T. Swerdlow , S. Desch 2
2-out RBI: D. Simpson , M. Clingerman , T. Swerdlow , S. Desch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Pajak , W. Acret , S. Desch , M. Coke
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Clingerman 2 (58)
CS: J. Pinkham (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Simpson-Pajak, Hall-Desch-Simpson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lopez 3.1 6 2 1 0 2 0 65 4.93   
W. Seow W (6-4) 3.2 1 1 1 2 5 0 70 5.17   
D. Scrivano 1.1 7 6 6 0 1 0 35 4.39   
J. Dethridge SV (24) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 19 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lopez 42
Batters Faced: T. Lopez 16, W. Seow 14, D. Scrivano 10, J. Dethridge 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lopez 3-4, W. Seow 3-3, D. Scrivano 0-2, J. Dethridge 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lopez 65-41, W. Seow 70-39, D. Scrivano 35-23, J. Dethridge 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Seow 2-0 , J. Dethridge 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Marquez L (8-7) 3.0 6 6 6 2 7 0 63 5.08   
J. Kidd 3.0 4 4 4 5 4 0 69 8.44   
J. Guevara 3.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 48 6.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marquez 26
Batters Faced: J. Marquez 17, J. Kidd 17, J. Guevara 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marquez 1-1, J. Kidd 1-3, J. Guevara 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marquez 63-39, J. Kidd 69-37, J. Guevara 48-29
WP: J. Marquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tekeste Afiba
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 47629
Special Notes: SP Tony Lopez was injured while pitching.
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