Royals 8-4 Twins (15 Sep, 2018) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

51-96, 29-46 home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	13	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	11	0

J. Hammel3-13

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

T. Hildenberger4-4

0.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Two-seam FB 94
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  3
  Ground Out
  Curve 83
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Mondesi stole second.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J. Newberry pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Vasto pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Petit stole second.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Berrios pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- T. May pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- B. Lively pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- Ta. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- T. Hildenberger pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Forsythe in left field.
  4
  4
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Two-seam FB	94
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
3 Ground Out	Curve	83

Twins
4
Royals
6

Game 1

14/9

Twins
4
Royals
8

Game 2

15/9

Twins
3
Royals
10

Game 3

16/9

Twins
9
Royals
6

Game 4

16/9

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 15 September 2018

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,389

Game Time:3:15

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
First Base Umpire - Ben May
Second Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
Third Base Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
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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J. Hammel3-13

T. Hildenberger4-4

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