Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .366 | .431 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .296 | .455 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .239 | .320 | .358 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .284 | .392 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 | .358 | .611 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .316 | .364 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .225 | .320 | .360 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .283 | .300 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .227 | .310 |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
- Batting
- HRMondesi (7, 6th inning off Littell 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMondesi (22)
- GIDPBonifacio
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-1 (Dozier 0-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffGordon (1st base by De Jong)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Dozier-Herrera-O'Hearn)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. CaveCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .326 | .401 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .326 | .482 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .314 | .304 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .348 | .368 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 | .307 | .476 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .302 | .374 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .320 | .414 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .316 | .595 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .139 | .220 | .222 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .343 | .369 |
| 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
a-singled to left for C Gimenez in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BGrossman (21, Kennedy); Kepler (27, Hammel)
- HRAstudillo (3, 9th inning off Hammel 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIAdrianza (32), Astudillo 2 (7)
- 2Out RBIAstudillo 2
- GIDPAstudillo
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-6 (Astudillo 1-1, Gimenez 0-1, Cave 0-2, Adrianza 1-1, Grossman 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Adrianza-Forsythe-Gimenez)
- EDe Jong (1, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Hammel(L, 2-13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 93-63 | 4.92 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 3.26 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 4.54 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 8.54 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-8 | 6.09 |
| 8.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 121-83 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 17/24; McCarthy 2/4; Hill 2/2; Maurer 1/1; Hammel 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy 18-14-16-15; McCarthy 0-1-1-4; Hill 1-0-1-2; Maurer 1-0-0-1; Hammel 2-1-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 5-7; McCarthy 2-1; Hill 1-1; Maurer 0-1; Hammel 0-1
- Game ScoresI Kennedy 63
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Hildenberger(W, 4-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 73-41 | 0.00 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49-35 | 8.44 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.02 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 4.21 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 144-90 |
- Pitching
- HBPGordon (By Rogers)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDe Jong 11/16; Littell 7/12; Rogers 3/4; Hildenberger 2/2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDe Jong 7-9-19-6; Littell 13-3-8-11; Rogers 3-5-2-0; Hildenberger 1-2-0-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDe Jong 3-3; Littell 6-3; Rogers 0-0; Hildenberger 0-1
- Game ScoresC De Jong 61
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Adrianza singled to right, Grossman scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Mondesi homered to right (392 feet). | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Astudillo homered to left (390 feet), Kepler scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
7:10 PM, 9 September 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 20,903
Game Time:2:36
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - John Libka
- First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- Second Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
- Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- Left Field Umpire - -
- Right Field Umpire - -
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 |

