MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2314 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (61-54) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Minnesota Twins (51-65) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Martin Leads Kansas City Past Minnesota
Kansas City Royals starter Kevin Martin pitched his team past the Minnesota Twins, 2-1. Getting the save was Ken Giles, his 26th. The losses continue to mount for Minnesota, which has now dropped 7 in a row.

Martin was dominant for Kansas City. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits, while racking up 8 strikeouts. He threw 107 pitches over 7.2 innings in the contest.

"Tough loss," said Minnesota manager Robin Ventura. "But we'll learn from it."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 9 60
F. Wall 3B, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .317 5 40
H. Masson LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .324 7 58
J. Washington 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .291 11 70
   a-J. Sargent 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 5
J. Martínez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277 7 53
C. Jones DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
R. Mondesi 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247 3 41
W. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 3 20
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 4 30
Totals 29 2 4 2 2 8 8      
a - J. Sargent substituted for J. Washington in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Wall , H. Masson 2 , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones
Sac Bunt: R. Mondesi
Sac Fly: J. Washington
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wall-Mondesi-Washington, Mondesi-Rodriguez-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 0 38
J. Jiménez 2B, SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .282 2 19
A. Townsend DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .326 8 64
G. Corporan 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .263 12 49
C. Westerhout 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .290 4 36
A. Cochran RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .266 7 46
F. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 12 42
G. Watts SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 3 35
   a-S. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 5 25
   b-L. Aguilar SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 0 13
S. Iwamoto CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .255 10 59
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 8 13      
a - S. Jordan pinch hit for G. Watts in the 8th
b - L. Aguilar substituted for S. Jordan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Townsend , G. Corporan 2 , C. Westerhout
2-out RBI: C. Westerhout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Cochran 2
GIDP: A. Cochran 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Townsend
Team LOB: 5
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Martin W (5-4) 7.2 2 1 1 3 8 0 107 4.05   
R. Richey H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.44   
K. Giles SV (26) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Martin 76
Batters Faced: K. Martin 27, R. Richey 1, K. Giles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Martin 7-6, R. Richey 0-1, K. Giles 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Martin 107-63, R. Richey 3-2, K. Giles 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Richey 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Martin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ford L (7-10) 8.0 4 2 2 2 8 0 98 4.53   
P. Calhoun 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ford 72
Batters Faced: C. Ford 30, P. Calhoun 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ford 6-10, P. Calhoun 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ford 98-65, P. Calhoun 6-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Martin
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 30990
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