Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
44-52, 15-30 Away
2
44-52, 15-30 Away
Final
29-68, 13-35 Home
4
29-68, 13-35 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMauer (14, Junis)
- RBIRosario (62), Escobar (58)
- GIDPDozier; Polanco
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-4 (Rosario 1-1, Cave 0-1, Escobar 1-1, Dozier 0-1)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. Duda1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .375 | .429 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .263 | .364 | .439 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .309 | .461 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .223 | .262 | .405 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .314 | .412 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .263 | .328 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .317 | .339 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 | .270 | .326 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 | .251 | .277 |
| 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
- Batting
- HRPérez (14, 1st inning off Lynn 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIPérez 2 (45), Duda (30), Merrifield (31)
- 2Out RBIPérez 2, Duda
- SHEscobar
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP2-10 (Merrifield 1-2, Moustakas 0-1, Dozier 0-3, Pérez 0-1, Duda 1-2, Bonifacio 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Junis-Merrifield-Duda, Merrifield-Escobar-Duda)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Lynn(L, 7-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 118-66 | 5.23 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.31 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.52 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-4 | 4.02 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.26 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 163-92 |
- Pitching
- IBBDuda (By Lynn)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLynn 12/24; Duke 2/3; Pressly 4/6; Rogers 0/2; Hildenberger 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLynn 14-12-28-12; Duke 1-2-2-2; Pressly 2-1-1-5; Rogers 2-1-1-0; Hildenberger 0-1-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLynn 6-3; Duke 0-1; Pressly 1-3; Rogers 0-0; Hildenberger 2-1
- Game ScoresL Lynn 49
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Flynn(W, 2-1) |
J. Adam(H, 2) |
T. Hill(H, 6) |
W. Peralta(S, 3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 77-53 | 5.03 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50-32 | 3.70 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.76 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 5.79 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.48 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 156-103 |
- Pitching
- BKAdam
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJunis 12/17; Flynn 8/11; Adam 2/3; Hill 0/1; Peralta 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJunis 20-7-17-9; Flynn 10-6-10-6; Adam 0-1-5-3; Hill 1-0-0-1; Peralta 3-1-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJunis 6-0; Flynn 2-3; Adam 0-1; Hill 2-0; Peralta 2-0
- Game ScoresJ Junis 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rosario singled to right center, Mauer scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | Pérez homered to right (369 feet), Moustakas scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | Duda singled to left, Escobar scored, Moustakas to third, Pérez to second. | 1 | 3 | |
| 8th | Escobar singled to right center, Rosario scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8th | Merrifield singled to left, Gordon scored, Herrera to third. | 2 | 4 | |
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:15 AM, 22 July 2018
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 22,159
Game Time:3:11
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- First Base Umpire - John Tumpane
- Second Base Umpire - Nic Lentz
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
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 |
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