KC 12, MIN 5 | Sep 21, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 21, 2019•Target Field•80°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Randy Rosario

LOSS

Taylor Rogers

The Royals cruised past the Twins 12-5 in a dominant performance.

★Jorge Soler3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Cheslor Cuthbert3 RBI

★Ryan O'Hearn3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Cheslor Cuthbert homers (9) on a line drive to left field. Erick Mejia scores.

Weather: 80°F, Partly CloudyWind: 16 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:25Att: 37,750Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Jim Wolf

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91.3%C

14 missed calls

+5.2% MIN

+0.11 runs KC

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	12	16	1
MIN	0	0	1	0	4	0	0

Game 567041 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	6	1	1	0	0	1	.299/.347/.460	101.6	.264	.249
Adalberto MondesiSS	5	1	1	1	0	1	.261/.289/.423	106.2	.281	.305
Nicky LopezDH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.229/.263/.298	-	-	-
Hunter Dozier3B	4	1	2	0	1	1	.282/.353/.530	110.9	.640	.590
Alex GordonLF	4	2	1	1	0	0	.266/.343/.399	93.6	.197	.196
Bubba StarlingRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210/.253/.307	-	-	-
Erick MejiaCF	1	1	1	1	0	0	.286/.421/.286	79	.753	.686
Nick DiniC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178/.269/.311	-	-	-
Cheslor Cuthbert1B	1	1	1	3	1	0	.252/.299/.389	101.5	.833	.1426
Bench
Jorge SolerDH	5	1	3	1	0	1	.260/.349/.555	83.5	.582	.543
Ryan McBroomRF	4	2	2	1	1	0	.321/.377/.393
Totals	40	12	16	12	3	7	-	-	-	-

HR:O'Hearn (6th off Berríos, 1 on, 2 out); Cuthbert (9th off Rogers, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Soler; Mondesi; Merrifield; O'Hearn

TB:26

RBI:Soler; Mejia; Viloria; Mondesi; McBroom; Cuthbert 3; Gordon; O'Hearn 3

SB:Mondesi

SF:Viloria

GIDP:Gordon

Team LOB:7

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	.347/.412/.449	99	.288

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Glenn Sparkman	4.0	7	5	4	2	4	1	65-42	88.8	6.11
Tim Hill	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15-11	86.2	3.31
Jesse Hahn	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-7	89.7	6.23
Scott Barlow	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	27-18	86.7	4.33
Randy RosarioW	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	91.1	4.85
Ian Kennedy	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	90.1	3.23
Totals	9.0	9	5	4	3	10	1	139-92	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 2-2; Rosario 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Sparkman 65-42; Hill 15-11; Hahn 14-7; Barlow 27-18; Rosario 5-4; Kennedy 13-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Sparkman 4-4; Hill 1-1; Hahn 1-1; Barlow 3-0; Rosario 1-0; Kennedy 1-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
José Berríos	6.0	8	5	5	1	5	1	97-66	87.8	3.70

Game Notes

👋

T9Whit Merrifield hits a ground-rule double (40) on a ground ball to left field, on fan interference.

📺

T9Replay review: Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Adalberto Mondesi doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield scores.

Top 2 • KC

2-0

Meibrys Viloria out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Ryan McBroom scores.

EV: 81.9 mph274 ftLA: 42°

1-0

Ryan O'Hearn doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Cave. Alex Gordon scores. Ryan McBroom to 3rd.

EV: 104.0 mph198 ftLA: 12°

Bot 3 • MIN

2-1

LaMonte Wade homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 102.7 mph💣 416 ftLA: 30°

Bot 5 • MIN

2-2

Luis Arraez doubles (20) on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan McBroom. LaMonte Wade scores.

EV: 92.4 mph78 ftLA: 4°

2-3

Nelson Cruz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Phillips. Luis Arraez scores. Jorge Polanco to 2nd.

EV: 105.3 mph100 ftLA: 4°

2-4

Miguel Sano singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd.

EV: 97.3 mph279 ftLA: 17°

2-5

Willians Astudillo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Nelson Cruz scores. Miguel Sano to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi.

Top 6 • KC

5-5

Ryan O'Hearn homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. Ryan McBroom scores.

EV: 105.4 mph💣 426 ftLA: 32°

3-5

Ryan McBroom singles on a fly ball to right fielder Marwin Gonzalez. Jorge Soler scores.

EV: 64.9 mph169 ftLA: 21°

Top 9 • KC

12-5

Cheslor Cuthbert walks. Alex Gordon scores. Ryan McBroom to 3rd. Erick Mejia to 2nd.

11-5

Erick Mejia singles on a line drive to right fielder Marwin Gonzalez. Hunter Dozier scores. Alex Gordon to 3rd. Ryan McBroom to 2nd.

EV: 79.0 mph256 ftLA: 22°

10-5

Alex Gordon singles on a line drive to center fielder LaMonte Wade. Nicky Lopez scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd. Alex Gordon to 2nd. Fielding error by third baseman Miguel Sano.

EV: 83.9 mph283 ftLA: 23°

9-5

Jorge Soler singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 83.2 mph266 ftLA: 21°

8-5

Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Adalberto Mondesi doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 64.9 mph10 ftLA: -12°

7-5

Cheslor Cuthbert homers (9) on a line drive to left field. Erick Mejia scores.

EV: 101.5 mph💣 364 ftLA: 24°

HBP:Gordon (by Berríos)

Inherited runners-scored:Hildenberger 1-1; Alcala 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Berríos 97-66; Duffey 9-7; Romo 17-11; Rogers 16-10; Hildenberger 18-9; Alcala 21-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Berríos 5-7; Duffey 1-1; Romo 1-1; Rogers 1-0; Hildenberger 0-0; Alcala 0-2

Bench
Jake CaveRF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.246/.340/.430	82.8	-	-
Jason CastroC	4	0	1	0	0	2	.233/.327/.432	105.4	.434	.562
José BerríosP							.000/.200/.000	-	-	-
Tyler DuffeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sergio RomoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor RogersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor HildenbergerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge AlcalaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-