Royals 4-1 Twins (9 Sep, 2018) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

64-77, 40-30 home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	8	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Foul Ball
  Curve 81
  3
  Ball
  Curve 82
  4
  Ground Out
  Two-seam FB 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- O'Hearn to second on passed ball by Garver.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Mondesi stole second.
  0
  0
- Mondesi stole third.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- A. Vasquez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- A. Vasquez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- J. Curtiss pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- A. Reed pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Merrifield stole second.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- W. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	93
2 Foul Ball	Curve	81
3 Ball	Curve	82
4 Ground Out	Two-seam FB	93

Royals
6
Twins
10

Game 1

8/9

Royals
4
Twins
1

Game 2

9/9

Royals
1
Twins
3

Game 3

9/9

Target Field

12:10 AM, 9 September 2018

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 25,814

Game Time:2:42

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - John Libka
Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Third Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
Left Field Umpire - -
Right Field Umpire - -

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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W. Peralta9

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