KC 9, MIN 4 | Jul 10, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, July 11, 2018•Target Field•84°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Brian Flynn

LOSS

Aaron Slegers

The Royals cruised past the Twins 9-4 in a dominant performance.

★Adalberto Mondesi4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Alex Gordon homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Hunter Dozier scores.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:30Att: 27,551Venue: Target Field

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90.7%C

18 missed calls

+12.0% MIN

No run favor

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	15	1
MIN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 530776 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	3	2	2	0	2	1	.306/.375/.435	101.2	.444	.561
Rosell HerreraRF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.250/.272/.341	99.8	.333	.313
Mike Moustakas3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.251/.306/.460	96.7	.297	.298
Salvador PerezC	5	0	1	1	0	2	.213/.254/.375	102.9	.374	.417
Lucas DudaDH	5	1	2	0	0	1	.240/.303/.410	110.6	.360	.403
Hunter Dozier1B	5	2	2	1	0	2	.213/.271/.341	98.6	.302	.312
Alex GordonLF	4	2	2	2	1	0	.251/.329/.355	104.8	.380	.614
Abraham AlmonteCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179/.260/.284	97.3	.693	.657
Adalberto MondesiSS	4	1	2	4	1	0	.230/.254/.393	103.1	.346	.523
Bench
Alcides EscobarCF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.199/.246/.278	100.5	.747	.696
Ian KennedyP							.500/.500/.500	-
Totals	40	9	15	9	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Mondesi (2nd off Slegers, 2 on, 1 out); Gordon (9th off Reed, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Merrifield 2

3B:Dozier

TB:25

RBI:Mondesi 4; Perez; Herrera; Dozier; Gordon 2

SB:Mondesi

CS:Mondesi

GIDP:Moustakas

Team LOB:9

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Joe Mauer1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.266/.357/.351	104.1	.267

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ian Kennedy	3.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	67-37	88.5	5.13
Brian FlynnW	4.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	53-29	89.5	3.71
Jason Hammel	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	31-23	89.1	6.21
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	3	8	1	151-89	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Kennedy 67-37; Flynn 53-29; Hammel 31-23

Groundouts-flyouts:Kennedy 1-4; Flynn 5-3; Hammel 1-3

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Aaron SlegersL	1.1	7	5	5	0	0	1	41-27	87.6	5.68

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 102.9 mph348 ftLA: 19°

Bot 1 • MIN

1-1

Brian Dozier homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 98.9 mph💣 393 ftLA: 34°

Top 2 • KC

5-1

Rosell Herrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 81.9 mph205 ftLA: 17°

4-1

Adalberto Mondesi homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Hunter Dozier scores. Alcides Escobar scores.

EV: 103.1 mph💣 400 ftLA: 32°

Bot 3 • MIN

5-2

Eduardo Escobar singles on a line drive to right fielder Rosell Herrera. Jake Cave scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd.

EV: 69.9 mph185 ftLA: 21°

Top 6 • KC

6-2

Adalberto Mondesi singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jake Cave. Alex Gordon scores. Alcides Escobar to 3rd.

EV: 99.6 mph64 ftLA: 1°

Top 9 • KC

9-2

Alex Gordon homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 104.8 mph💣 415 ftLA: 30°

7-2

Hunter Dozier triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Max Kepler. Lucas Duda scores.

EV: 98.6 mph330 ftLA: 16°

Bot 9 • MIN

9-3

Max Kepler triples (3) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Rosell Herrera. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 111.7 mph19 ftLA: -6°

9-4

Robbie Grossman singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 71.5 mph233 ftLA: 29°

HBP:Herrera (by Duke)

Inherited runners-scored:Rogers 1-0; Magill 1-0; Belisle 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Slegers 41-27; Rogers 37-22; Magill 44-27; Belisle 29-18; Duke 27-15; Reed 19-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Slegers 0-4; Rogers 3-1; Magill 1-2; Belisle 2-0; Duke 1-1; Reed 0-2

Bench
Mitch GarverC	2	0	0	0	1	0	.258/.331/.380	80	-	-
Jake CaveCF	2	1	1	0	0	1	.286/.318/.492	81	.913	.837
Aaron SlegersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor RogersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt MagillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt BelisleP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zach DukeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Addison ReedP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-