Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
a-flied out to center for J Castro in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BCruz (2, Keller); Cron (2, Keller); Polanco (1, Kennedy)
- RBICruz 3 (6), Rosario (1), Cron (1)
- 2Out RBICruz (3)
- Team LOB14
- Team RISP4-16 (Cruz 2-3, Gonzalez 1-3, Rosario 1-4, Schoop 0-2, Cron 0-2, Polanco 0-1, Buxton 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSKepler (1, 2nd base by Keller/Maldonado)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Schoop-Cron2)
- EPolanco (1, throw)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. MerrifieldRF-2B |
J. SolerDH |
C. Owings2B-3B |
T. GorePR-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .313 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .412 | .412 | .941 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .389 | .091 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .353 | .500 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .636 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .188 | .214 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .250 | .111 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 37 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
a-grounded to pitcher for R O'Hearn in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BMerrifield (1, Berríos); Mondesi (2, Berríos)
- 3BOwings (1, Berríos)
- HRMondesi (1, 8th inning off Rogers 0 on, 1 Out); O'Hearn (1, 6th inning off Berríos 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIMondesi 2 (5), Dozier (1), O'Hearn (4)
- 2Out RBIO'Hearn
- SFDozier
- GIDPHamilton; Soler
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-8 (Gordon 0-2, Owings 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Soler 0-2, Mondesi 1-1, O'Hearn 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMondesi (1, 2nd base off Berríos/Castro)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Hildenberger(W, 1-0) |
B. Parker(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 86-59 | 1.84 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29-21 | 2.25 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-9 | 4.50 |
| 10.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 136-92 |
- Pitching
- HBPGordon (by Rogers)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedParker 2/4; Berríos 11/27; Rogers 6/8; Hildenberger 1/1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesParker-2-5-0-2; Berríos-17-7-12-23; Rogers-7-2-6-6; Hildenberger-0-1-2-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsParker 0-2; Berríos 8-8; Rogers 3-0
- Game ScoresJ Berrios 55
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
I. Kennedy(B, 1) |
B. Boxberger(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 101-52 | 2.08 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-11 | 13.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-12 | 15.43 |
| 10.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 179-102 |
- Pitching
- WPKennedy
- HBPSchoop (by Diekman); Buxton (by Keller)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 6/6; Peralta 3/4; Boxberger 2/6; Diekman 4/4; Keller 15/27; Hill 1/2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy-4-3-3-4; Peralta-2-4-4-1; Boxberger-2-1-5-4; Diekman-2-2-3-1; Keller-14-10-11-17; Hill-0-0-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 1-1; Peralta 0-1; Boxberger 0-2; Diekman 0-2; Keller 8-4
- Game ScoresB Keller 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mondesi singled to right center, Merrifield scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Cron singled to left center, Rosario scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Dozier hit sacrifice fly to center, Owings scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Cruz doubled to deep right, Buxton scored and Kepler scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6th | O'Hearn homered to right (429 feet). | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8th | Mondesi homered to center (416 feet). | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Rosario singled to left center, Polanco scored. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10th | Cruz singled to right center, Astudillo scored, Polanco to third. | 5 | 4 | ||
MIN wins 2-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 3 April 2019
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 10,024
Game Time:3:30
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- Second Base Umpire - Brian O&apos
- Third Base Umpire - James Hoye
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 |

