Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
48-26, 24-13 Away
1
48-26, 24-13 Away
Final
26-49, 15-23 Home
4
26-49, 15-23 Home
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Sano3B |
J. CaveRF |
W. Astudillo3B-C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .355 | .562 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .325 | .386 | .549 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .378 | .627 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .308 | .516 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .297 | .512 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .347 | .528 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .475 | .531 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .305 | .469 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .204 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .289 | .395 |
| 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
- Batting
- HRPolanco (11, 1st inning off Sparkman 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIPolanco (38)
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP0-1 (Schoop 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP4 (Astudillo-Schoop-Cron, Arraez-Schoop-Cron2, Schoop-Sanó)
- EOdorizzi (1, throw); Schoop (6, ground ball); Astudillo 2 (2, throw, ground ball)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BGordon (17, Odorizzi); Maldonado (9, Odorizzi); Merrifield (19, Odorizzi)
- RBIGordon 2 (44), Maldonado (13), Duda (10)
- 2Out RBIDuda
- SHArteaga
- GIDPMaldonado; Cuthbert (2)
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP5-11 (Gordon 1-1, Maldonado 1-1, Duda 1-2, Hamilton 1-1, Cuthbert 0-2, Merrifield 0-1, Soler 0-1, N. Lopez 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBHamilton (14, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Garver); Gore 2 (10, 3rd base off Stewart/Astudillo, 2nd base off Stewart/Astudillo)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Odorizzi(L, 10-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 80-53 | 2.58 |
| 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42-32 | 4.50 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 122-85 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedOdorizzi 14/20; Stewart 7/13
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesOdorizzi-13-5-18-17; Stewart-8-3-9-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsOdorizzi 6-3; Stewart 7-3
- Game ScoresJ Odorizzi 31
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Sparkman(W, 2-3) |
J. Diekman(H, 11) |
I. Kennedy(S, 9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 91-61 | 3.62 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.22 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.60 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 111-76 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 3/3; Diekman 3/3; Sparkman 17/27
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy-2-0-1-3; Diekman-3-2-3-1; Sparkman-20-3-15-23
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 1-2; Diekman 0-1; Sparkman 9-9
- Game ScoresG Sparkman 65
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Polanco homered to right (395 feet). | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | Gordon doubled to deep right center, Merrifield scored and N. Lopez scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st | Duda singled to right, Cuthbert scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | Maldonado doubled to deep center, Duda scored. | 1 | 4 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 21 June 2019
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 22,683
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gabe Morales
- First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
- Second Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Third Base Umpire - Tom Woodring
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 |
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