Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- HRPérez (12, 1st inning off Lynn 2 on, 1 Out); Moustakas 2 (19, 3rd inning off Lynn 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off Busenitz 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIPérez 3 (38), Moustakas 2 (58)
- 2Out RBIMoustakas
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-7 (Merrifield 0-1, Mondesi 0-1, Butera 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Bonifacio 0-1, Duda 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSMondesi (3, 2nd base by Lynn/Wilson)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Duda-Escobar-Duda)
- ESparkman (1, throw)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BWilson (7, Sparkman)
- 3BCave (1, Smith)
- HRDozier (15, 6th inning off Romero 1 on, 1 Out); Morrison (11, 6th inning off Romero 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBICave (10), Wilson 2 (13), Dozier 3 (42), Morrison (31)
- 2Out RBICave, Wilson, Dozier, Morrison
- GIDPEscobar
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP3-7 (Rosario 0-2, Wilson 2-2, Mauer 0-1, Dozier 1-1, Morrison 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Dozier-Morrison)
- EPolanco (1, catch)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Sparkman(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71-52 | 5.83 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37-24 | 10.80 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17-11 | 12.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 5.81 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 4.43 |
| 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 152-106 |
- Pitching
- IBBRosario (By Sparkman); Escobar (By Sparkman)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSmith 13/17; Sparkman 5/10; Romero 3/6; Hill 2/5; Adam 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSmith 16-8-16-12; Sparkman 4-4-10-6; Romero 2-1-3-5; Hill 3-1-3-5; Adam 3-1-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSmith 3-3; Sparkman 1-2; Romero 1-1; Hill 2-1; Adam 0-2
- Game ScoresB Smith 33
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Lynn(W, 7-7) |
R. Pressly(H, 7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 114-66 | 5.22 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.80 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.73 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39-24 | 6.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 187-114 |
- Pitching
- HBPDuda (By Lynn); Escobar (By Pressly)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLynn 9/24; Pressly 2/4; Duke 2/5; Busenitz 1/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLynn 11-12-29-14; Pressly 3-2-4-1; Duke 3-2-6-3; Busenitz 6-6-7-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLynn 5-3; Pressly 0-1; Duke 0-1; Busenitz 1-2
- Game ScoresL Lynn 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pérez homered to left center (398 feet), Bonifacio and Moustakas scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Cave tripled to deep right, Kepler scored. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Wilson singled to center, Cave scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Moustakas homered to right (403 feet). | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Wilson doubled to deep left, Kepler scored, Cave to third. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Dozier reached on infield single to pitcher, Cave scored, Wilson to third, Rosario to second, Wilson scored, Rosario to third, Dozier to second on throwing error by pitcher Sparkman. | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Dozier homered to left (383 feet), Rosario scored. | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6th | Morrison homered to right center (417 feet). | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9th | Moustakas homered to center (420 feet). | 5 | 8 | ||
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
6:00 PM, 11 July 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 26,708
Game Time:3:19
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
- First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
- Second Base Umpire - Will Little
- Third Base Umpire - Tom Woodring
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 |

