Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Sano3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .309 | .406 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .297 | .322 | .526 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .280 | .442 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .196 | .313 | .340 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .313 | .480 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .337 | .494 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .307 | .327 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .309 | .365 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .187 | .205 |
| 39 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
- Batting
- 2BRosario (15, Smith); Kepler (16, Boyer); Garver (5, Boyer)
- 3BKepler (2, Junis)
- HRSanó (6, 5th inning off Junis 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBISanó 2 (16), Dozier (20), Rosario 3 (32), Garver 2 (8)
- 2Out RBIDozier, Rosario 3, Garver 2
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP5-11 (Buxton 0-2, Garver 1-2, Rosario 1-1, Sanó 0-2, Grossman 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Dozier 2-2)
- Baserunning
- SBRosario (5, 3rd base off Smith/Pérez)
- Fielding
- EDuke (2, throw)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJay 3 (8, Lynn 2, Hildenberger); Moustakas (12, Lynn)
- HRSoler (7, 9th inning off Rodney 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMoustakas 2 (35), Merrifield (22), Soler (22)
- 2Out RBIMerrifield
- Team LOB12
- Team RISP4-19 (Merrifield 1-3, Moustakas 1-3, Jay 1-1, Dozier 0-2, Gordon 1-1, Escobar 0-3, Pérez 0-2, Torres 0-2, Soler 0-2)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Lynn(W, 3-4) |
T. Hildenberger(H, 4) |
T. Rogers(H, 1) |
R. Pressly(H, 4) |
F. Rodney(S, 11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 91-53 | 5.94 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 3.24 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 5.49 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1.98 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 4.08 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25-14 | 3.00 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 147-88 |
- Pitching
- HBPEscobar (By Duke)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLynn 16/27; Hildenberger 2/2; Rogers 0/1; Pressly 2/2; Duke 3/5; Rodney 3/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLynn 11-6-17-19; Hildenberger 2-1-0-2; Rogers 1-0-0-1; Pressly 0-0-0-2; Duke 3-0-5-4; Rodney 3-4-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLynn 6-7; Hildenberger 1-0; Rogers 0-1; Pressly 1-0; Duke 0-2; Rodney 0-1
- Game ScoresL Lynn 54
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPGarver (By Junis)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJunis 19/29; Smith 7/10; Boyer 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJunis 16-13-12-16; Smith 6-5-9-7; Boyer 3-2-2-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJunis 4-7; Smith 1-3; Boyer 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Junis 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Sanó homered to center (417 feet), Dozier scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Moustakas doubled to deep center, Jay and Merrifield scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6th | Dozier singled to right, Garver scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Rosario doubled to right, Grossman, Garver and Dozier scored. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Jay reached on bunt single to pitcher, Escobar to third, Torres to second, Escobar scored, Torres to third on throwing error by pitcher Duke. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 8th | Merrifield singled to left, Torres scored, Jay to second. | 6 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Garver doubled to left center, Kepler and Grossman scored. | 8 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Soler homered to left (411 feet). | 8 | 5 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:15 AM, 29 May 2018
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,572
Game Time:3:13
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
- First Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
- Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
- Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
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 |

