MIN 8, KC 11 | May 30, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, May 31, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•87°F, Clear

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Kevin McCarthy

LOSS

Fernando Romero

SAVE

Kelvin Herrera

The Royals defeated the Twins 11-8.

★Miguel Sanó3 RBI

★Jorge Soler4-for-5, 2 RBI

★Mike Moustakas4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Hunter Dozier homers (1) on a line drive to left field.

Weather: 87°F, ClearWind: 11 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:01Att: 21,343Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Brian Knight

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93.8%B

10 missed calls

+6.1% MIN

+0.31 runs MIN

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	8	11	0
KC	2	7	0	0	0	0	1

Game 530235 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brian Dozier2B	4	2	1	1	1	0	.237/.311/.408	101.3	.329	.477
Eddie RosarioLF	4	1	2	0	1	0	.305/.332/.522	100	.235	.238
Miguel SanóDH	5	1	2	3	0	2	.208/.280/.434	98.7	.252	.236
Logan Morrison1B	3	1	1	0	2	0	.197/.319/.344	96.6	.157	.230
Eduardo Escobar3B	5	0	2	2	0	1	.261/.316/.468	104.9	.483	.455
Max KeplerRF	4	1	0	0	1	2	.247/.333/.473	92.1	.090	.091
Ryan LaMarreCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.262/.326/.262	97	.027	.044
Ehire AdrianzaSS	4	1	2	2	0	1	.234/.291/.336	102.9	.407	.628
Bobby WilsonC	4	1	1	0	0	0	.147/.184/.324	101.6	.225	.278
Bench
Fernando RomeroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron SlegersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	37	8	11	8	5	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Dozier (5th off Oaks, 0 on, 0 out); Adrianza (6th off Smith, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Sanó; Adrianza; Wilson; Morrison

TB:21

RBI:Sanó 3; Escobar 2; Adrianza 2; Dozier

GIDP:Sanó

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jon JayDH	3	1	1	1	1	0	.307/.365/.362	92.2	.280

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Fernando RomeroL	1.2	9	8	8	1	1	1	52-35	91.9	4.15
Aaron Slegers	5.1	6	2	2	1	3	1	83-57	88.6	3.38
Ryan Pressly	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	13-10	89.5	2.22
Totals	8.0	16	11	11	2	6	3	148-102	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Slegers 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Romero 52-35; Slegers 83-57; Pressly 13-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Romero 3-1; Slegers 6-7; Pressly 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad Keller	3.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	51-29	93.5	2.13

Game Notes

📺

B2Replay review: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Jorge Soler doubles (14) on a fly ball to center fielder Ryan LaMarre. Salvador Perez scores.

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T1Wild pitch by Brad Keller

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • KC

0-2

Mike Moustakas doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Jon Jay scores. Alcides Escobar scores.

EV: 90.6 mph257 ftLA: 15°

Bot 2 • KC

0-3

Jon Jay out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan LaMarre. Ryan Goins scores.

EV: 92.2 mph364 ftLA: 28°

0-5

Mike Moustakas homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Abraham Almonte scores.

EV: 99.6 mph💣 339 ftLA: 46°

0-6

Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Jorge Soler doubles (14) on a fly ball to center fielder Ryan LaMarre. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 103.7 mph397 ftLA: 35°

0-7

Alex Gordon singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Ryan LaMarre. Jorge Soler scores.

EV: 75.8 mph193 ftLA: 16°

0-9

Ryan Goins triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Alex Gordon scores. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 97.5 mph394 ftLA: 32°

Top 3 • MIN

1-9

Miguel Sano singles on a ground ball to center fielder Abraham Almonte. Bobby Wilson scores.

EV: 98.7 mph15 ftLA: -9°

Top 4 • MIN

2-9

Ehire Adrianza doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon, deflected by center fielder Abraham Almonte. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 95.8 mph324 ftLA: 19°

Top 5 • MIN

4-9

Eduardo Escobar singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Logan Morrison scores.

EV: 104.9 mph201 ftLA: 12°

3-9

Brian Dozier homers (8) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 101.3 mph💣 409 ftLA: 31°

Top 6 • MIN

8-9

Eduardo Escobar singles on a fly ball to center fielder Abraham Almonte. Miguel Sano scores. Logan Morrison to 3rd. Eduardo Escobar to 2nd.

EV: 65.2 mph222 ftLA: 32°

7-9

Miguel Sano doubles (6) on a ground ball to shortstop Alcides Escobar, deflected by third baseman Mike Moustakas. Brian Dozier scores. Eddie Rosario scores.

EV: 88.5 mph64 ftLA: 4°

5-9

Ehire Adrianza homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 405 ftLA: 25°

Bot 7 • KC

8-10

Hunter Dozier homers (1) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 111.6 mph💣 392 ftLA: 21°

Bot 8 • KC

8-11

Jorge Soler homers (8) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 112.7 mph💣 403 ftLA: 18°

HR:Moustakas (2nd off Romero, 1 on, 2 out); Dozier (7th off Slegers, 0 on, 0 out); Soler (8th off Pressly, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Soler; Moustakas

3B:Goins

TB:29

RBI:Soler 2; Goins 2; Jay; Moustakas 4; Dozier; Gordon

SB:Gordon; Almonte

SF:Jay

Team LOB:7

WP:Keller

Inherited runners-scored:Smith 1-0; Flynn 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Keller 51-29; Oaks 46-29; Smith 33-18; Flynn 13-6; McCarthy 12-8; Hill 5-4; Herrera 9-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 5-1; Oaks 2-1; Smith 1-1; Flynn 0-0; McCarthy 2-1; Hill 1-0; Herrera 0-2

Bench
Brad KellerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor OaksP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Burch SmithP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brian FlynnP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kelvin HerreraP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-