MIN 5, KC 4 | Apr 2, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 3, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•54°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Trevor Hildenberger

LOSS

Brad Boxberger

SAVE

Blake Parker

The Twins edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nelson Cruz3 RBI

★Martín Maldonado3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Adalberto Mondesi3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Eddie Rosario singles on a line drive to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Jorge Polanco scores.

Weather: 54°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:30Att: 10,024Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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89.9%C

17 missed calls

+20.9% MIN

+0.24 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	5	12	1
KC	1	0	0	1	0

Game 565705 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max KeplerCF	4	1	2	0	2	1	.200/.333/.200	96	.238	.221
Jorge PolancoSS	5	1	2	0	1	0	.313/.421/.500	108.1	.450	.682
Nelson CruzDH	5	0	2	3	1	1	.375/.474/.688	108.3	.310	.446
Eddie RosarioLF	5	1	1	1	1	1	.063/.167/.063	98.6	.376	.449
C.J. Cron1B	5	0	2	1	0	1	.333/.333/.467	96.7	.434	.403
Marwin Gonzalez3B	5	0	1	0	0	3	.167/.286/.250	99.2	.312	.301
Jonathan Schoop2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.231/.333/.308	108.2	.196	.184
Willians AstudilloC	2	1	1	0	0	0	.750/.667/1.250	84.6	.400	.365
Jake CaveRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500/.500/.500	81.7	.040	.056
Bench
Jason CastroC	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.167/.000	82.9	.105	.098
Byron BuxtonCF	3	1	0	0	0	3	.308/.357/.538
Totals	41	5	12	5	6	10	-	-	-	-

2B:Cron; Cruz; Polanco

TB:15

RBI:Cron; Rosario; Cruz 3

CS:Kepler

Team LOB:14

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.333/.313	100.2	.354

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
José Berríos	7.0	7	3	3	0	4	1	86-59	86.3	1.84
Taylor Rogers	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	1	29-21	84.7	2.25
Trevor HildenbergerW	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	80.5	0.00
Blake ParkerS	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	86.7	4.50
Totals	10.0	10	4	4	1	7	2	136-92	-	-

HBP:Gordon (by Rogers)

Inherited runners-scored:Hildenberger 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Berríos 86-59; Rogers 29-21; Hildenberger 3-3; Parker 18-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Berríos 8-8; Rogers 3-0; Hildenberger 0-0; Parker 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad Keller	6.0	5	3	3	4	5	0	101-52	90	2.08

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Adalberto Mondesi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 105.4 mph266 ftLA: 13°

Top 4 • MIN

1-1

C.J. Cron singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Eddie Rosario scores.

EV: 80.4 mph216 ftLA: 16°

Bot 4 • KC

1-2

Hunter Dozier out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Chris Owings scores.

EV: 84.5 mph298 ftLA: 36°

Top 5 • MIN

3-2

Nelson Cruz doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Byron Buxton scores. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 108.3 mph403 ftLA: 20°

Bot 6 • KC

3-3

Ryan O'Hearn homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 111.2 mph💣 429 ftLA: 22°

Bot 8 • KC

3-4

Adalberto Mondesi hits an inside-the-park home run (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 416 ftLA: 25°

Top 9 • MIN

4-4

Eddie Rosario singles on a line drive to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 82.9 mph198 ftLA: 14°

Top 10 • MIN

5-4

Nelson Cruz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Terrance Gore. Willians Astudillo scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd.

EV: 77.1 mph114 ftLA: 9°

WP:Kennedy

HBP:Buxton (by Keller); Schoop (by Diekman)

Inherited runners-scored:Peralta 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Keller 101-52; Hill 4-3; Peralta 20-11; Diekman 12-9; Kennedy 21-15; Boxberger 21-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 8-4; Hill 0-0; Peralta 0-1; Diekman 0-2; Kennedy 1-1; Boxberger 0-2

Bench
Ryan O'Hearn1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.273/.273/.636	111.2	.400	.746
Hunter Dozier3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	.111/.250/.111	95	.385	.323
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake DiekmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ian KennedyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brad BoxbergerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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