Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

26-65, 15-30 Away

Final

40-49, 25-21 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	15	1
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	0

B. Flynn1-1

4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

A. Slegers1-1

1.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
W. Merrifield2B
R. HerreraRF
M. Moustakas3B
S. PerezC
L. DudaDH
H. Dozier1B
A. GordonLF
A. EscobarCF
A. AlmonteCF
A. MondesiSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	2	2	0	0	2	1	.306	.375	.435
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.272	.341
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.251	.306	.460
5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.213	.254	.375
5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.240	.303	.410
5	2	2	1	0	0	2	.213	.271	.341
4	2	2	2	1	1	0	.251	.329	.355
4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.199	.246	.278
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.260	.284
4	1	2	4	1	1	0	.230	.254	.393
40	9	15	9	2	4	8

Batting
2BMerrifield 2 (29, Slegers 2)
3BDozier (1, Reed)
HRMondesi (2, 2nd inning off Slegers 2 on, 1 Out); Gordon (6, 9th inning off Reed 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIPérez (35), Mondesi 4 (10), Herrera (8), Dozier (12), Gordon 2 (17)
2Out RBIPérez, Mondesi
GIDPMoustakas
Team LOB9
Team RISP5-9 (Moustakas 0-2, Mondesi 2-2, Herrera 1-3, Gordon 1-1, Pérez 1-1)

Baserunning
CSMondesi (2, 2nd base by Magill/Garver)
SBMondesi (5, 2nd base off Belisle/Garver)

Fielding
DP2 (Moustakas-Dozier, Mondesi-Merrifield-Dozier)
EMerrifield (3, ground ball)
AssistsGordon (Morrison at 3rd base)

Twins Hitting

hitters
J. Mauer1B
E. RosarioLF
B. Dozier2B
E. Escobar3B
L. MorrisonDH
J. PolancoSS
M. KeplerRF-CF
M. GarverC
bW. AstudilloPH
J. CaveCF
aR. GrossmanPH-RF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.266	.357	.351
3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.300	.341	.530
4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.223	.308	.409
4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.275	.330	.523
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.193	.288	.359
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.351	.313
4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.230	.312	.410
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258	.331	.380
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.467
2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.318	.492
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.240	.320	.351
34	4	9	4	1	3	8

a-grounded to second for J Cave in the 7th

b-fouled out to second for M Garver in the 9th

Batting
2BMorrison (13, Kennedy)
3BKepler (3, Hammel)
HRDozier (14, 1st inning off Kennedy 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIDozier (39), Escobar (54), Kepler (34), Grossman (26)
2Out RBIDozier, Escobar, Grossman
GIDPDozier; Grossman
Team LOB6
Team RISP2-7 (Astudillo 0-1, Grossman 1-1, Dozier 0-2, Escobar 1-2, Morrison 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Dozier-Polanco-Mauer)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
I. Kennedy
B. Flynn(W, 1-1)
J. Hammel
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	67-37	5.13
4.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	53-29	3.71
2.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	31-23	6.21
9.0	9	4	4	3	8	1	151-89

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 6/14; Flynn 6/14; Hammel 7/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy 10-6-12-9; Flynn 12-4-4-9; Hammel 8-2-7-6
Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 1-4; Flynn 6-3; Hammel 1-3
Game ScoresI Kennedy 43

Twins Pitching

pitchers
A. Slegers(L, 1-1)
T. Rogers
M. Magill
M. Belisle
Z. Duke
A. Reed
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
1.1	7	5	5	0	0	1	41-27	5.68
2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	37-22	4.06
2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	44-27	3.57
1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	29-18	5.82
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27-15	2.81
1.0	3	3	3	0	1	1	19-12	4.83
9.0	15	9	9	4	8	2	197-121

Pitching
HBPHerrera (By Duke)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSlegers 8/11; Rogers 3/7; Magill 3/9; Belisle 4/6; Duke 3/6; Reed 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSlegers 6-1-9-11; Rogers 6-4-8-4; Magill 6-8-7-6; Belisle 3-4-8-3; Duke 4-3-5-3; Reed 1-4-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsSlegers 0-4; Rogers 4-1; Magill 1-2; Belisle 2-0; Duke 1-1; Reed 0-2
Game ScoresA Slegers 20

Scoring Summary

		KC	MIN
1st	Pérez singled to deep left, Merrifield scored.	1	0
1st	Dozier homered to left center (393 feet).	1	1
2nd	Mondesi homered to right (400 feet), Dozier and Escobar scored.	4	1
2nd	Herrera singled to right center, Merrifield scored.	5	1
3rd	Escobar singled to shallow right, Cave scored, Rosario to third.	5	2
6th	Mondesi singled to center, Gordon scored, Escobar to third.	6	2
9th	Dozier tripled to deep center, Duda scored.	7	2
9th	Gordon homered to right (415 feet), Dozier scored.	9	2
9th	Kepler tripled to right, Polanco scored.	9	3
9th	Grossman singled to left, Kepler scored.	9	4

Royals
1
Twins
3

Game 1

10/7

Royals
9
Twins
4

Game 2

11/7

Royals
5
Twins
8

Game 3

11/7

Target Field

1:10 AM, 11 July 2018

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 27,551

Game Time:3:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tom Woodring
First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Third Base Umpire - Will Little

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

B. Flynn1-1

A. Slegers1-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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