MIN 5, KC 6 | Jul 20, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 21, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•83°F, Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Danny Duffy

LOSS

Kyle Gibson

SAVE

Brandon Maurer

The Royals edged the Twins 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Lucas Duda3-for-4, 3 RBI

⚾Danny Duffy7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 K

Key Moment

Top 8: Mitch Garver triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio, deflected by center fielder Rosell Herrera. Eduardo Escobar scores.

Weather: 83°F, CloudyWind: 6 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:08Att: 27,719Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Mark Wegner

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92.4%B

14 missed calls

+1.3% KC

+0.87 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	5	10	0
KC	2	0	0	1	0	1	2

Game 530867 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Joe Mauer1B	5	0	2	0	0	1	.275/.365/.364	100.8	.442	.415
Eddie RosarioLF	5	1	1	1	0	2	.310/.351/.533	100.9	.088	.092
Brian Dozier2B	4	0	0	1	1	0	.227/.313/.419	82.9	.069	.073
Eduardo Escobar3B	3	2	1	0	2	0	.272/.331/.509	86.2	.094	.099
Robbie GrossmanRF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.259/.337/.374	95.7	.457	.426
Mitch GarverDH	3	0	1	2	2	0	.250/.338/.378	104	.288	.300
Max KeplerCF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.227/.315/.405	107.2	.336	.330
Jorge PolancoSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.263/.344/.386	104	.300	.445
Jake CavePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	.312/.354/.558	-	-	-
Bench
Bobby WilsonC	3	0	1	0	0	0	.182/.239/.283	97.2	.213	.198
Kyle GibsonP							1.000/1.000/1.000	-
Totals	36	5	10	5	6	4	-	-	-	-

2B:Escobar; Polanco

3B:Garver

TB:14

RBI:Rosario; Garver 2; Dozier; Kepler

SF:Kepler

Team LOB:11

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.306/.377/.432	95.9	.359

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle GibsonL	5.1	6	4	4	2	5	1	103-65	88.2	3.57
Taylor Rogers	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	84.5	3.79
Alan Busenitz	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	19-11	91.4	6.75
Matt Belisle	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18-13	83.7	7.13
Totals	8.0	8	6	6	3	6	1	148-95	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Gibson 103-65; Rogers 8-6; Busenitz 19-11; Belisle 18-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Gibson 4-7; Rogers 1-0; Busenitz 0-3; Belisle 0-3

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny DuffyW	7.0	5	1	1	3	4	0	114-67	88.1	4.40

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • KC

0-2

Lucas Duda singles on a pop up to third baseman Eduardo Escobar. Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Bonifacio scores.

EV: 82.9 mph198 ftLA: 62°

Top 4 • MIN

1-2

Max Kepler out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Eduardo Escobar scores.

EV: 92.4 mph311 ftLA: 21°

Bot 4 • KC

1-3

Hunter Dozier doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Max Kepler. Lucas Duda scores.

EV: 107.6 mph324 ftLA: 15°

Bot 6 • KC

1-4

Lucas Duda homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 105.1 mph💣 417 ftLA: 32°

Bot 7 • KC

1-6

Salvador Perez doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Max Kepler. Alcides Escobar scores. Mike Moustakas scores.

EV: 108.9 mph336 ftLA: 16°

Top 8 • MIN

2-6

Mitch Garver triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio, deflected by center fielder Rosell Herrera. Eduardo Escobar scores.

EV: 94.6 mph308 ftLA: 18°

Top 9 • MIN

5-6

Mitch Garver walks. Eddie Rosario scores. Eduardo Escobar to 3rd. Robbie Grossman to 2nd.

4-6

Brian Dozier grounds out softly, third baseman Mike Moustakas to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Jake Cave scores. Eddie Rosario to 2nd.

EV: 59.4 mph6 ftLA: -32°

3-6

Eddie Rosario grounds into a force out, second baseman Whit Merrifield to shortstop Alcides Escobar. Jorge Polanco scores. Jake Cave to 3rd. Joe Mauer out at 2nd. Eddie Rosario to 1st.

EV: 90.2 mph8 ftLA: -14°

Bench
Danny DuffyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jason HammelP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon MaurerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-