Twins Hitting
a-grounded to second for J Cave in the 8th
b-struck out looking for M Garver in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BDozier (20, Keller)
- HRKepler (12, 8th inning off Keller 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIDozier (50), Morrison (32), Kepler (38)
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP1-4 (Rosario 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Escobar 1-1, Morrison 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Escobar-Dozier-Morrison)
- EEscobar (4, ground ball)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BGordon (11, Odorizzi)
- HRButera (2, 7th inning off Hildenberger 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGordon 2 (19), Butera 3 (13)
- 2Out RBIButera 3
- SHEscobar
- GIDPPérez
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP2-4 (Merrifield 0-1, Butera 1-2, Gordon 1-1)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Duke(L, 3-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100-67 | 4.37 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 3.75 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-6 | 3.42 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 6.23 |
| 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 146-92 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedOdorizzi 12/22; Duke 2/4; Hildenberger 0/2; Busenitz 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesOdorizzi 11-22-22-12; Duke 3-1-3-3; Hildenberger 2-0-2-2; Busenitz 2-1-4-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsOdorizzi 3-7; Duke 1-1; Hildenberger 1-0; Busenitz 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Odorizzi 69
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Keller(W, 3-4) |
T. Hill(H, 7) |
W. Peralta(S, 4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 99-68 | 3.20 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-8 | 5.59 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.18 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 124-86 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKeller 19/26; Hill 3/3; Peralta 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKeller 20-12-20-16; Hill 3-3-0-2; Peralta 5-0-3-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKeller 9-4; Hill 2-0; Peralta 0-2
- Game ScoresB Keller 65
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Dozier doubled to right center, Rosario scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | Morrison grounded into fielder's choice to second, Dozier scored, Escobar out at second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | Gordon doubled to left, Duda and Herrera scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 7th | Butera inside-the-park home run to right center (266 feet), Gordon and Escobar scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 8th | Kepler homered to center (417 feet). | 3 | 5 | |
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:15 PM, 22 July 2018
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,107
Game Time:2:35
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - John Tumpane
- First Base Umpire - Nic Lentz
- Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
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