Royals 11-8 Twins (31 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

20-36, 9-19 home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	8	11	0
2	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	-	11	16	0

TwinsTop 1st
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Ground Out
  Slider 85
- Rosario to second on wild pitch by Keller.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- F. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- F. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Almonte stole second.
  0
  3
- A. Slegers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Gordon stole second.
  0
  7
- 7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- A. Slegers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- T. Oaks pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- A. Slegers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- T. Oaks pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Escobar to second on balk by Smith.
  4
  9
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- A. Slegers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Slegers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- A. Slegers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- T. Hill pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- R. Pressly pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	93
2 Ground Out	Slider	85

Twins
8
Royals
5

Game 1

29/5

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 2

30/5

Twins
8
Royals
11

Game 3

31/5

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 31 May 2018

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 21,343

Game Time:3:01

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Knight
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Third Base Umpire - Adam Hamari

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	20	10	.667	-	W1
Kansas City	19	13	.594	2	W2
Detroit	18	13	.581	2.5	W2
Minnesota	17	13	.567	3	W10
Chicago	6	25	.194	14.5	L3

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Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals

K. McCarthy4-2

F. Romero2-2

K. Herrera12

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