KC 5, MIN 8 | Jul 11, 2018 | The Best Box Score

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018•Target Field•78°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Lance Lynn

LOSS

Glenn Sparkman

The Twins defeated the Royals 8-5.

★Salvador Perez3 RBI

★Mike Moustakas2 HR, 2 RBI

★Joe Mauer3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Mike Moustakas homers (19) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 78°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 3:19Att: 26,708Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Ted Barrett

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91.7%C

14 missed calls

+5.1% KC

+0.69 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

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

Game 530791 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldCF	4	0	0	0	1	2	.302/.373/.430	93.1	.067	.066
Jorge BonifacioRF	5	1	1	0	0	3	.293/.341/.390	101.2	.467	.481
Mike Moustakas3B	5	3	3	2	0	0	.256/.310/.480	109.3	.350	.567
Salvador PerezDH	5	1	2	3	0	2	.217/.257/.386	108.2	.404	.533
Lucas Duda1B	2	0	0	0	1	2	.238/.307/.405	113.4	-	-
Alex GordonLF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.248/.328/.351	99.9	.031	.033
Alcides EscobarSS	3	0	1	0	0	1	.200/.249/.278	86.6	.112	.101
Adalberto Mondesi2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.231/.254/.385	91.8	.418	.389
Drew ButeraC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.168/.244/.234	100.3	.373	.381
Bench
Burch SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Glenn SparkmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	35	5	9	5	3	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Perez (1st off Lynn, 2 on, 1 out); Moustakas (3rd off Lynn, 0 on, 0 out); Moustakas (9th off Busenitz, 0 on, 2 out)

TB:18

RBI:Perez 3; Moustakas 2

CS:Mondesi

Team LOB:8

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Joe MauerDH	5	0	3	0	0	1	.273/.362/.357	99.2	.518

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Burch Smith	3.1	7	4	4	1	4	0	71-52	86.6	5.83
Glenn SparkmanL	1.2	3	1	1	2	2	0	37-24	90.8	10.80
Enny Romero	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	2	17-11	91.7	9.00
Tim Hill	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19-12	86.9	5.81
Jason Adam	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	88.1	4.43
Totals	8.0	15	8	8	3	8	2	152-106	-	-

IBB:Sparkman 2

Inherited runners-scored:Sparkman 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Smith 71-52; Sparkman 37-24; Romero 17-11; Hill 19-12; Adam 8-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Smith 2-3; Sparkman 1-2; Romero 1-1; Hill 2-1; Adam 0-2

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Lance LynnW	5.0	5	4	3	3	6	2	114-66	91.2	5.22

Game Notes

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B2Replay review: Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to third baseman Mike Moustakas.

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T8Replay review: Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Alcides Escobar singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Brian Dozier.

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

3-0

Salvador Perez homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Mike Moustakas scores.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 398 ftLA: 19°

Bot 2 • MIN

3-1

Jake Cave triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 94.2 mph306 ftLA: 33°

3-2

Bobby Wilson singles on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Jake Cave scores.

EV: 98.8 mph158 ftLA: 8°

Top 3 • KC

4-2

Mike Moustakas homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 109.3 mph💣 403 ftLA: 22°

Bot 4 • MIN

4-3

Bobby Wilson doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Max Kepler scores. Jake Cave to 3rd.

EV: 99.2 mph232 ftLA: 12°

4-5

Brian Dozier singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Glenn Sparkman. Jake Cave scores. Bobby Wilson scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd. Brian Dozier to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Glenn Sparkman.

Bot 6 • MIN

4-7

Brian Dozier homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Eddie Rosario scores.

EV: 102.8 mph💣 383 ftLA: 35°

4-8

Logan Morrison homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 417 ftLA: 34°

Top 9 • KC

5-8

Mike Moustakas homers (19) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 98.1 mph💣 420 ftLA: 29°

Bench
Lance LynnP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zach DukeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alan BusenitzP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-