Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 2, Minnesota 0
Sunday, September 8, 2024 2:10 PM
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, September 8, 2024
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Shane Livensparger, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Brennan Miller, 3B - Chris Conroy
Attendance: 26477
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 00002000-260
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 76-67 39-30 37-37 L3
Kansas City 79-65 45-30 34-35 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 45-30 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 37-37 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Michael Wacha pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.34. Lucas Erceg closed out the game to get the save and has 11 saves for the season. Simeon Woods-Richardson took the loss for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Simeon Woods-Richardson Player Michael Wacha
Loss W/L Win
4.1 IP 7.0
2 Strikeouts 7
3 Hits 4
4.15 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Christian Vazquez Player Freddy Fermin
3 Hits 1
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 1
1.000 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 5 0 6 .172 9 0 1 0 0
Kansas City 6 0 8 .207 5 2 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against NY Yankees. The Royals have a W/L % of .577 after a win and .523 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against LA Angels. The Twins have a W/L % of .558 after a win and .500 after a loss.