MIN 8, KC 5 | May 28, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Monday, May 28, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•89°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Lance Lynn

LOSS

Jakob Junis

SAVE

Fernando Rodney

The Twins defeated the Royals 8-5.

★Eddie Rosario3 RBI

★Brian Dozier3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Jon Jay4-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Jorge Soler homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 89°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 3:13Att: 18,572Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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88.4%D

18 missed calls

+13.0% MIN

+0.28 runs MIN

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

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

Game 530205 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brian Dozier2B	5	2	3	1	0	1	.243/.309/.406	103.9	.265	.259
Eddie RosarioLF	4	0	1	3	1	2	.297/.322/.526	80.6	.294	.267
Miguel Sanó3B	5	1	1	2	0	3	.200/.280/.442	107.2	.520	.1015
Logan Morrison1B	3	0	0	0	2	0	.196/.313/.340	99	.131	.118
Eduardo EscobarSS	5	0	0	0	0	2	.263/.313/.480	94	.120	.121
Max KeplerRF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.259/.337/.494	109.8	.379	.370
Robbie GrossmanDH	4	2	2	0	1	0	.227/.307/.327	80.9	.132	.123
Mitch GarverC	3	2	2	2	1	1	.235/.309/.365	97.3	.529	.523
Byron BuxtonCF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.159/.187/.205	102	.331	.338
Bench
Lance LynnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor HildenbergerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	39	8	12	8	5	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Sanó (5th off Junis, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Rosario; Garver; Kepler

3B:Kepler

TB:20

RBI:Sanó 2; Rosario 3; Garver 2; Dozier

SB:Rosario

Team LOB:10

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jon JayCF	5	1	4	0	0	0	.305/.361/.362	103.3	.523

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Lance LynnW	6.0	6	2	2	3	5	0	91-53	90.7	5.94
Trevor HildenbergerH	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-5	79.3	3.24
Taylor RogersH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	91.8	5.49
Ryan PresslyH	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	96.3	1.98
Zach Duke	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	20-12	82.6	4.08
Fernando RodneyS	1.1	3	1	1	0	3	1	25-14	89.4	3.00
Totals	9.0	13	5	4	3	8	1	147-88	-	-

HBP:Escobar (by Duke)

Inherited runners-scored:Rogers 1-0; Pressly 1-0; Rodney 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Lynn 91-53; Hildenberger 5-5; Rogers 4-2; Pressly 2-2; Duke 20-12; Rodney 25-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Lynn 6-7; Hildenberger 1-0; Rogers 0-1; Pressly 1-0; Duke 0-2; Rodney 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob JunisL	6.0	6	3	3	4	7	1	93-57	86.1	3.61

Scoring Plays

Top 5 • MIN

2-0

Miguel Sano homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Brian Dozier scores.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 407 ftLA: 31°

Bot 5 • KC

2-2

Mike Moustakas doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Jon Jay scores. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 110.1 mph372 ftLA: 13°

Top 6 • MIN

3-2

Brian Dozier singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Mitch Garver scores.

EV: 74.9 mph240 ftLA: 28°

Top 8 • MIN

6-2

Eddie Rosario doubles (15) on a soft line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Robbie Grossman scores. Mitch Garver scores. Brian Dozier scores.

EV: 70.1 mph165 ftLA: 16°

Bot 8 • KC

6-3

Jon Jay singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Zach Duke. Alcides Escobar scores. Ramon Torres to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Zach Duke.

6-4

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Ramon Torres scores. Jon Jay to 2nd.

EV: 89.2 mph8 ftLA: -14°

Top 9 • MIN

8-4

Mitch Garver doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Max Kepler scores. Robbie Grossman scores.

EV: 97.3 mph260 ftLA: 12°

Bot 9 • KC

8-5

Jorge Soler homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 411 ftLA: 29°

Bench
Jakob JunisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Burch SmithP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Blaine BoyerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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