Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- HRGordon (7, 1st inning off Gibson 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIHosmer (36), Gordon 3 (28), Moustakas (20), Cain (24)
- 2Out RBIGordon 3
- GIDPHosmer
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP3-8 (Gordon 1-1, Moustakas 1-1, K. Morales 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Hosmer 1-2, Cain 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Escobar-Infante-Hosmer, Moustakas-Hosmer)
- EMoustakas (5, ground ball)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- HRPlouffe (9, 8th inning off Hochevar 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPlouffe 2 (32)
- 2Out RBIPlouffe
- GIDPRobinson 2
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-8 (Mauer 0-2, Dozier 0-1, Plouffe 1-2, Vargas 0-1, Hunter 0-1, Robinson 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Polanco-Dozier-Mauer)
- EPolanco (1, ground ball); Hunter (3, throw); Mauer (3, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. Volquez(W,5-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 115-71 | 3.07 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20-12 | 5.63 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 0.49 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 146-92 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVólquez 19-29; Hochevar 1-4; Frasor 3-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVólquez 21-12-18-20; Hochevar 5-1-4-2; Frasor 5-0-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVólquez 10-5; Hochevar 0-1; Frasor 2-1
- Game ScoresE Volquez 64
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Gibson(L,4-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 117-73 | 3.24 |
| 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44-31 | 2.63 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 161-104 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGibson 17-25; Graham 9-13
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGibson 22-8-26-17; Graham 7-2-12-10
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGibson 7-5; Graham 3-5
- Game ScoresK Gibson 48
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hosmer singled to right, Escobar scored, Moustakas to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Gordon homered to right (374 feet), Moustakas and Hosmer scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Plouffe singled to center, Hicks scored, Dozier to second. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Moustakas grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Escobar safe at second on error by shortstop Polanco, Escobar scored, Moustakas to first on throwing error by right fielder Hunter. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Moustakas singled to shallow left, Pérez scored, Infante to third. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Cain grounded into fielder's choice to first, Infante scored, Moustakas out at second. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Plouffe homered to left center (386 feet). | 7 | 2 | ||
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Target Field
1:10 AM, 11 June 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 28,434
Game Time:2:56
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- Second Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
- Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

