MIN 9, KC 6 | Sep 16, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 16, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•88°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Kyle Gibson

LOSS

Jerry Vasto

The Twins defeated the Royals 9-6.

★Johnny Field4-for-5, 2 RBI

★Jorge Polanco4-for-5, 2 RBI

★Adalberto Mondesi3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Ehire Adrianza doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brian Goodwin. Max Kepler scores.

Weather: 88°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:15 PM UTCT: 3:24Att: 20,286Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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87.0%D

23 missed calls

+7.4% MIN

+0.11 runs MIN

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	2	9	18	0
KC	2	0	0	1	2	0	0

Game 531641 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jorge PolancoSS	5	1	4	2	0	0	.285/.335/.418	100.8	.453	.496
Jake CaveDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.263/.307/.475	-	-	-
Robbie GrossmanLF	3	0	1	1	2	1	.268/.355/.376	96.4	.498	.477
Logan Forsythe2B	5	0	2	0	0	2	.240/.314/.302	101.1	.388	.417
Max KeplerCF	4	2	1	1	1	0	.228/.322/.418	106.4	.491	.692
Ehire Adrianza1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.243/.297/.365	105.2	.243	.326
Gregorio Petit3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.308/.386/.333	-	-	-
Johnny FieldRF	5	2	4	2	0	1	.212/.248/.365	101.3	.441	.656
Chris GimenezC	5	1	2	0	0	0	.182/.245/.273	106.3	.255	.240
Bench
Eddie RosarioDH	4	1	2	0	0	1	.288/.323/.475	106	.452	.525
Tyler Austin1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.223/.283/.490
Totals	42	9	18	8	3	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Kepler (3rd off Junis, 0 on, 2 out); Austin (4th off Junis, 0 on, 0 out); Field (4th off Junis, 0 on, 0 out); Polanco (6th off Vasto, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Adrianza; Field

TB:32

RBI:Adrianza; Field 2; Kepler; Austin; Polanco 2; Grossman

CS:Polanco

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	0	1	1	0	1	.302/.366/.436	101.1	.362

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle GibsonW	6.2	11	5	5	6	1	94-64	89.4	3.78
Taylor RogersH	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	20-14	86	2.80
Trevor Hildenberger	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	16-11	86.9	4.76
Totals	9.0	13	6	6	9	1	130-89	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Rogers 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Gibson 94-64; Rogers 20-14; Hildenberger 16-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Gibson 9-3; Rogers 1-1; Hildenberger 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob Junis	3.0	8	4	4	1	3	3	82-52	87.3	4.42

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Ryan O'Hearn doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Johnny Field. Alex Gordon scores.

EV: 106.2 mph255 ftLA: 15°

0-2

Rosell Herrera doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Max Kepler. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 100.2 mph387 ftLA: 20°

Top 2 • MIN

1-2

Jorge Polanco singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian Goodwin. Johnny Field scores. Chris Gimenez to 2nd.

EV: 81.6 mph254 ftLA: 20°

Top 3 • MIN

2-2

Max Kepler homers (19) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 101.9 mph💣 426 ftLA: 27°

Top 4 • MIN

5-2

Robbie Grossman singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian Goodwin. Chris Gimenez scores. Eddie Rosario to 2nd.

EV: 96.4 mph216 ftLA: 13°

4-2

Johnny Field homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 101.3 mph💣 408 ftLA: 31°

3-2

Tyler Austin homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.4 mph💣 405 ftLA: 36°

Bot 4 • KC

5-3

Brian Goodwin singles on a fly ball to center fielder Max Kepler. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 65.9 mph225 ftLA: 35°

Bot 5 • KC

5-5

Adalberto Mondesi homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Meibrys Viloria scores.

EV: 105.7 mph💣 413 ftLA: 35°

Top 6 • MIN

7-5

Ehire Adrianza flies out to center fielder Brian Goodwin.

EV: 86.8 mph328 ftLA: 31°

6-5

Jorge Polanco homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 100.8 mph💣 394 ftLA: 35°

Top 9 • MIN

9-5

Johnny Field singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Ehire Adrianza scores.

EV: 95.5 mph8 ftLA: -19°

8-5

Ehire Adrianza doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brian Goodwin. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 105.2 mph376 ftLA: 20°

Bot 9 • KC

9-6

Whit Merrifield singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Johnny Field. Meibrys Viloria scores.

EV: 101.1 mph196 ftLA: 11°

Bench
Cam GallagherC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.220/.264/.340	93.1	.074	.077
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brian FlynnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jerry VastoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon MaurerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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