KC 7, MIN 6 | Sep 1, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 2, 2017•Target Field•69°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Jason Hammel

LOSS

Dillon Gee

SAVE

Scott Alexander

The Royals edged the Twins 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Mike Moustakas3 RBI

★Melky Cabrera4-for-5, 1 RBI

★Jorge Polanco3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Joe Mauer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Max Kepler scores. Zack Granite scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd.

Weather: 69°F, Partly CloudyWind: 11 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:23Att: 24,068Venue: Target Field

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92.7%B

12 missed calls

+21.4% MIN

+1.21 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	12	1
MIN	2	0	1	0	0	0	1

Game 492108 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.282/.316/.463	98.9	.212	.210
Lorenzo CainCF	5	1	1	1	0	1	.289/.352/.431	105.9	.189	.172
Paulo OrlandoRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149/.184/.149	-	-	-
Eric Hosmer1B	3	1	1	0	2	2	.318/.384/.501	111.9	.660	.623
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.267/.295/.484	100.1	.220	.208
Mike Moustakas3B	4	1	1	3	0	1	.275/.312/.545	107.5	.430	.656
Alex GordonLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.198/.283/.285	106.6	.613	.560
Brandon MossDH	4	1	1	2	0	0	.202/.288/.432	109.2	.692	.1014
Alcides EscobarSS	4	1	2	0	0	1	.237/.260/.318	99	.482	.528
Bench
Melky CabreraRF	5	1	4	1	0	0	.297/.336/.444	106.6	.498	.491
Jorge BonifacioRF	2	1	1	0	1	1	.256/.322/.435
Totals	37	7	12	7	3	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Moustakas (3rd off Gee, 2 on, 2 out); Moss (6th off Duffey, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Escobar; Cabrera 2

TB:21

RBI:Moss 2; Cain; Moustakas 3; Cabrera

CS:Hosmer

GIDP:Cain

Team LOB:6

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249/.310/.401	-	-	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jason HammelW	6.1	7	4	4	0	3	1	97-66	89.8	4.80
Brandon MaurerH	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-5	96.6	5.83
Mike MinorH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-9	91.5	2.91
Kelvin HerreraH	0.2	1	2	0	2	0	0	22-11	97.2	3.75
Scott AlexanderS	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-4	94.1	2.24
Totals	9.0	9	6	4	2	6	1	152-95	-	-

HBP:Dozier (by Herrera)

Inherited runners-scored:Maurer 1-0; Alexander 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Hammel 97-66; Maurer 9-5; Minor 18-9; Herrera 22-11; Alexander 6-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Hammel 7-9; Maurer 1-0; Minor 2-0; Herrera 2-1; Alexander 0-0

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dillon GeeL	2.2	6	5	5	3	2	1	64-37	87.8	4.46

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • MIN

0-2

Jorge Polanco homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. Brian Dozier scores.

EV: 101.2 mph💣 414 ftLA: 28°

Top 3 • KC

5-2

Mike Moustakas homers (36) on a line drive to right field. Melky Cabrera scores. Eric Hosmer scores.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 368 ftLA: 20°

2-2

Melky Cabrera doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Zack Granite. Lorenzo Cain scores.

EV: 100.8 mph355 ftLA: 18°

1-2

Lorenzo Cain singles on a ground ball to center fielder Zack Granite. Alcides Escobar scores.

EV: 105.9 mph22 ftLA: -7°

Bot 3 • MIN

5-3

Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Melky Cabrera. Brian Dozier scores. Joe Mauer to 3rd.

EV: 94.4 mph351 ftLA: 30°

Top 6 • KC

7-3

Brandon Moss homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. Jorge Bonifacio scores.

EV: 109.2 mph💣 410 ftLA: 22°

Bot 7 • MIN

7-4

Kennys Vargas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 86.9 mph27 ftLA: -6°

Bot 9 • MIN

7-6

Joe Mauer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Max Kepler scores. Zack Granite scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd.

EV: 102.1 mph15 ftLA: -9°

Bench
Brian Dozier2B	4	2	2	0	0	1	.265/.352/.478	101.6	.569	.767
Dillon GeeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler DuffeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Buddy BoshersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John CurtissP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-