Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. Duda1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .369 | .425 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .316 | .353 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .274 | .441 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .306 | .389 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .302 | .374 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .195 | .250 | .366 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 | .267 | .338 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .313 | .385 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .283 | .413 |
| 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
- Batting
- HRPérez (19, 3rd inning off Odorizzi 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIPérez 2 (55), Gordon (25), Duda (39)
- 2Out RBIPérez 2
- SFDuda
- GIDPDozier
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-7 (Gordon 1-1, Herrera 0-2, Pérez 1-2, Duda 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBMerrifield (25, 2nd base off Hildenberger/Garver)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Duda-Pérez-Dozier-Merrifield)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BSanó (12, Fillmyer); Polanco (6, Flynn)
- RBISanó 2 (30), Mauer (34), Forsythe (1), Cave (16), Polanco (10)
- 2Out RBICave
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP4-13 (Forsythe 0-2, Garver 0-2, Kepler 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Cave 1-1, Mauer 1-1, Sanó 2-3, Morrison 0-2)
- Baserunning
- CSKepler (4, 2nd base by McCarthy/Pérez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Polanco-Forsythe-Mauer)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Flynn(L, 2-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70-40 | 3.86 |
| 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54-28 | 4.07 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-9 | 5.67 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 3.80 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 10.69 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 171-94 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedFillmyer 6/16; Flynn 5/14; Adam 1/3; McCarthy 2/2; Maurer 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesFillmyer 9-4-17-10; Flynn 7-6-6-9; Adam 3-3-3-0; McCarthy 2-1-1-1; Maurer 3-3-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsFillmyer 4-3; Flynn 4-0; Adam 0-0; McCarthy 0-1; Maurer 0-3
- Game ScoresH Fillmyer 37
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Moya(W, 1-0) |
T. May(H, 1) |
T. Hildenberger(H, 15) |
T. Rogers(H, 6) |
F. Rodney(S, 23) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75-49 | 4.60 |
| 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 7.36 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17-13 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.54 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.09 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.24 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 154-102 |
- Pitching
- HBPPérez (By Odorizzi)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedOdorizzi 9/15; Moya 4/8; May 2/4; Hildenberger 2/4; Rogers 1/3; Rodney 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesOdorizzi 12-3-23-11; Moya 1-1-1-8; May 3-6-3-1; Hildenberger 1-4-5-2; Rogers 3-3-2-1; Rodney 3-2-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsOdorizzi 2-6; Moya 3-2; May 0-0; Hildenberger 0-1; Rogers 1-0; Rodney 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Odorizzi 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Sanó doubled to short left, Forsythe and Kepler scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Mauer singled to right center, Sanó scored, Cave to third. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Pérez homered to center (412 feet), Merrifield scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Gordon singled to center, Mondesi scored, Merrifield to second. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Duda hit sacrifice fly to right, Merrifield scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Forsythe grounded out to shortstop, Rosario scored, Morrison to second. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Cave walked, Morrison scored, Kepler to third, Sanó to second. | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Polanco doubled to deep left, Rosario scored. | 4 | 6 | ||
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Target Field
1:10 AM, 4 August 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 22,236
Game Time:3:21
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Nick Mahrley
- First Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter
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 |

