KC 8, MIN 6 | Jun 16, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, June 16, 2019•Target Field•69°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Jorge López

LOSS

Martín Pérez

SAVE

Ian Kennedy

The Royals defeated the Twins 8-6.

★Martín Maldonado3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Nelson Cruz3 RBI

★Jonathan Schoop3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Jorge Bonifacio doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Cheslor Cuthbert scores.

Weather: 69°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 4:00Att: 38,886Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Vic Carapazza

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86.7%D

22 missed calls

+8.1% KC

+0.32 runs KC

Win Probability

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

Game 566995 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield1B	4	0	1	1	1	0	.302/.351/.492	100.3	.306	.328
Adalberto MondesiSS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.272/.306/.449	104.8	.347	.483
Alex GordonLF	4	0	0	0	1	3	.262/.346/.456	98.9	.380	.426
Jorge SolerDH	4	1	0	0	1	0	.244/.300/.511	109.1	.251	.403
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	5	2	1	0	0	2	.278/.316/.481	87.9	.418	.385
Jorge BonifacioRF	5	1	2	2	0	1	.250/.250/.375	97.8	.333	.390
Nicky Lopez2B	4	2	1	0	0	1	.212/.252/.301	75.9	.684	.627
Martín MaldonadoC	4	2	3	2	0	0	.210/.291/.284	108.7	.447	.543
Billy HamiltonCF	3	0	1	2	0	0	.225/.300/.277	94.6	.405	.386
Bench
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	8	9	7	3	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Maldonado; Bonifacio

TB:11

RBI:Maldonado 2; Merrifield; Bonifacio 2; Hamilton 2

SB:Merrifield

Team LOB:7

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max KeplerCF	6	1	4	2	0	2	.276/.357/.560	108.6	.660

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob Junis	3.2	5	2	2	3	5	1	92-59	87.5	5.33
Scott Barlow	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	88	5.29
Jorge LópezW	2.1	4	1	1	0	2	1	40-29	90.6	6.68
Jake DiekmanH	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-13	87.9	4.50
Brad Boxberger	0.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	12-5	84.9	5.54
Wily PeraltaH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-7	89.2	4.35
Ian KennedyS	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	31-21	92.6	3.86
Totals	9.0	15	6	6	5	12	2	202-137	-	-

HBP:Gonzalez (by Junis)

IBB:Junis

Inherited runners-scored:Barlow 3-0; Diekman 2-0; Peralta 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Junis 92-59; Barlow 4-3; López 40-29; Diekman 16-13; Boxberger 12-5; Peralta 7-7; Kennedy 31-21

Groundouts-flyouts:Junis 3-3; Barlow 0-0; López 2-3; Diekman 0-1; Boxberger 0-0; Peralta 0-2; Kennedy 0-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Martín PérezL	6.2	6	5	4	1	7	0	105-72	89.8	4.09

Top 2 • KC

3-0

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Nicky Lopez scores. Billy Hamilton to 3rd.

EV: 79.2 mph16 ftLA: -4°

2-0

Martin Maldonado singles on a ground ball to right fielder Marwin Gonzalez. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.

EV: 92.4 mph59 ftLA: 1°

1-0

Jorge Bonifacio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Kepler. Jorge Soler scores. Cheslor Cuthbert to 2nd.

EV: 68.8 mph128 ftLA: 13°

Bot 4 • MIN

3-1

Miguel Sano homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.1 mph💣 432 ftLA: 32°

3-2

Max Kepler singles on a line drive to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Jonathan Schoop to 3rd. Max Kepler to 2nd.

EV: 90.4 mph254 ftLA: 12°

Top 7 • KC

5-2

Adalberto Mondesi reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Miguel Sano. Martin Maldonado scores. Billy Hamilton to 3rd.

EV: 82.7 mph111 ftLA: 6°

4-2

Billy Hamilton hits a sacrifice bunt. Nicky Lopez scores. Martin Maldonado to 2nd. Billy Hamilton to 1st.

EV: 34.6 mph25 ft0

Bot 7 • MIN

5-3

Nelson Cruz homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 109.1 mph💣 413 ftLA: 26°

Top 8 • KC

8-3

Billy Hamilton singles on a line drive to right fielder Marwin Gonzalez. Martin Maldonado scores. Billy Hamilton to 2nd.

EV: 94.6 mph178 ftLA: 8°

7-3

Martin Maldonado doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Jorge Bonifacio scores.

EV: 103.9 mph330 ftLA: 15°

6-3

Jorge Bonifacio doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Cheslor Cuthbert scores.

EV: 97.8 mph390 ftLA: 26°

Bot 8 • MIN

8-5

Nelson Cruz doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Ehire Adrianza scores. Max Kepler scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd.

EV: 107.2 mph381 ftLA: 18°

Bot 9 • MIN

8-6

Max Kepler doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Jonathan Schoop scores.

EV: 92.6 mph348 ftLA: 24°

Bench
Jason CastroC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.255/.350/.549	108.2	.302	.336
Martín PérezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mike MorinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt MagillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-