MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/08/2025
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 731 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (6-5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 9 1
Kansas City Royals (3-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Twins Upend Royals, 4-1
Minnesota and Kansas City duked it out and the Twins came out victorious.

The Minnesota Twins knocked off the Kansas City Royals, 4-1, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. Minnesota pitcher and Venezuela, native Adys Portillo had an outstanding performance. The winner was Portillo. He threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Scott Blewett.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Andy Townsend? The Minnesota designated hitter had a run-scoring single in the top of the first inning to put the Twins on top, 1-0. For the game, Townsend had 2 doubles and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Townsend.

The victory makes Minnesota 6-5.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216 0 2
F. Mejia C 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 .250 0 3
A. Townsend DH 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .343 1 4
G. Corporan 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .318 4 8
R. Fernández 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .302 1 3
A. Cochran RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 6
G. Watts SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .195 1 5
J. Martinez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .212 0 3
S. Iwamoto CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .308 0 4
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Mejia (1, 1st Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Townsend 2 (3, 4th Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Blewett, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Iwamoto (4, 7th Inning off J. Vergara, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Mejia 3 , A. Townsend 6 , G. Corporan , R. Fernández , S. Iwamoto 2
2-out RBI: F. Mejia , G. Corporan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Fernández 2 , A. Cochran
GIDP: G. Watts
Sac Fly: G. Corporan
Hit by Pitch: A. Cochran
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Iwamoto (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Iwamoto (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333 1 3
F. Wall 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
   a-E. Medina PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .238 1 3
D. García RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 8
H. Masson LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .385 0 6
   b-J. Palmeiro PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .115 1 3
J. Washington DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .350 1 7
C. Groza 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 3
R. Mondesi 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .167 1 2
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .267 0 1
W. Payan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .294 1 1
Totals 36 1 8 1 2 6 23      
a - E. Medina pinch hit for F. Wall in the 8th
b - J. Palmeiro pinch hit for H. Masson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (5, 9th Inning off P. Calhoun, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 2 , F. Wall , D. García , H. Masson , J. Washington 2 , C. Groza , W. Payan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Medina , J. Palmeiro , J. Washington , W. Payan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. García (4) , I. Rodriguez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Groza-Payan-Wall)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Portillo W (2-0) 6.1 3 0 0 1 5 0 95 0.00   
B. McDonald 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.24   
L. Romano H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
P. Calhoun 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
J. Fajardo SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Portillo 71
Batters Faced: A. Portillo 23, B. McDonald 5, L. Romano 3, P. Calhoun 3, J. Fajardo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Portillo 10-4, B. McDonald 1-1, L. Romano 0-2, P. Calhoun 0-0, J. Fajardo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Portillo 95-60, B. McDonald 17-9, L. Romano 14-10, P. Calhoun 8-5, J. Fajardo 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Romano 2-0 , J. Fajardo 2-0
WP: A. Portillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blewett L (0-2) 5.1 4 2 2 2 7 0 102 3.57   
J. Vergara 1.2 5 2 2 0 2 0 34 6.75   
M. Long 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 57
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 22, J. Vergara 10, M. Long 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 3-6, J. Vergara 2-0, M. Long 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 102-68, J. Vergara 34-23, M. Long 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vergara 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Vergara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adys Portillo
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 25815
Tuesday, April 8th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.1 Build 45