Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- HRMerrifield (8, 5th inning off Odorizzi 0 on, 0 Out); Soler (18, 1st inning off Odorizzi 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIDuda (9), Merrifield (32), Soler 2 (49)
- 2Out RBISoler (2)
- SFDuda
- GIDPMaldonado
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP0-7 (Gordon 0-1, Maldonado 0-1, Duda 0-1, Cuthbert 0-2, Soler 0-1, N. Lopez 0-1)
- Fielding
- ECuthbert (3, ground ball)
- AssistsMerrifield (Schoop at 2nd base)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. CruzDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .350 | .549 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .393 | .562 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .362 | .556 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .295 | .519 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .400 | .675 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .329 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .332 | .533 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .377 | .417 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .303 | .480 |
| 31 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BCron (15, Barlow); Polanco (21, Sparkman)
- HRGonzalez (9, 5th inning off Sparkman 1 on, 0 Out); Kepler (17, 4th inning off Sparkman 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIGonzalez 2 (26), Kepler (44), Cron (46), Polanco (37)
- 2Out RBIPolanco
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-5 (Cruz 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Schoop 0-1, Cron 1-1, Polanco 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Adrianza-Schoop-Cron)
- EGonzalez (4, fly ball); Adrianza (3, throw); Cron (6, ground ball)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Sparkman(L, 1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 88-56 | 4.01 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 5.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.85 |
| 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 126-82 |
- Pitching
- IBBAdrianza (by Barlow).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPeralta 2/3; Boxberger 3/3; Barlow 3/6; Sparkman 16/22
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPeralta-3-3-2-2; Boxberger-2-2-1-3; Barlow-2-1-0-5; Sparkman-12-8-19-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPeralta 1-1; Boxberger 2-1; Barlow 1-2; Sparkman 4-8
- Game ScoresG Sparkman 40
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Odorizzi(W, 10-2) |
T. May(H, 9) |
B. Parker(H, 6) |
R. Harper(H, 5) |
T. Rogers(S, 8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 92-66 | 2.24 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-9 | 3.70 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 4.24 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 1.93 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-12 | 2.10 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 151-100 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedParker 1/3; May 0/4; Odorizzi 21/27; Harper 1/1; Rogers 3/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesParker-4-0-4-2; May-3-2-1-3; Odorizzi-15-13-20-17; Harper-1-1-0-1; Rogers-4-2-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsParker 2-0; May 3-0; Odorizzi 3-8; Harper 1-0; Rogers 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Odorizzi 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Soler homered to left (462 feet), Merrifield scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Kepler homered to right (382 feet). | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Merrifield homered to left (387 feet). | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Duda hit sacrifice fly to right, Mondesi scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Gonzalez homered to right (410 feet), Garver scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Polanco doubled to left center, Adrianza scored, Kepler to third. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6th | Cron doubled to deep left, Rosario scored, Gonzalez to third. | 4 | 5 | ||
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
12:10 AM, 16 June 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 39,267
Game Time:3:09
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
- Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
- Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
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 |

