MIN 4, KC 6 | Sep 13, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Friday, September 14, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•80°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Heath Fillmyer

LOSS

Alan Busenitz

SAVE

Wily Peralta

The Royals defeated the Twins 6-4.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Alex Gordon reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Jorge Polanco. Whit Merrifield scores.

Weather: 80°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:12Att: 18,745Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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91.5%C

14 missed calls

+0.6% MIN

+0.20 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

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

Game 531600 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jorge PolancoSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.276/.328/.402	98.8	.260	.248
Johnny FieldDH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193/.231/.330	-	-	-
Logan Forsythe2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.235/.311/.299	99.2	.316	.300
Robbie GrossmanLF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.263/.349/.372	104.8	.327	.260
Jake CaveCF	4	1	2	2	0	1	.265/.311/.487	105.3	.531	.804
Ehire Adrianza3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.247/.301/.371	100	.295	.287
Max KeplerRF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.229/.323/.417	103.4	.148	.138
Joe MauerPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.344/.374	80.6	-	-
Chris GimenezC	3	1	1	0	0	2	.154/.227/.256	104.7	.667	.876
Bench
Eddie RosarioDH	4	0	1	1	0	0	.287/.323/.477	97.1	.288	.278
Tyler Austin1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.227/.289/.490
Totals	33	4	7	4	1	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Cave (2nd off Fillmyer, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Gimenez; Grossman

TB:12

RBI:Cave 2; Rosario; Grossman

SF:Grossman

Team LOB:4

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldCF	3	2	1	0	2	0	.302/.367/.435	96.1	.471

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Gabriel Moya	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	38-23	84.2	4.70
Stephen Gonsalves	3.0	0	1	0	4	4	0	69-41	87.6	9.39
Alan BusenitzLBS	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	16-11	90.5	7.71
Matt Magill	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	21-10	91.7	4.01
Andrew Vasquez	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	86.7	4.50
John Curtiss	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	18-9	89.8	8.31
Oliver Drake	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	11-7	86.7	5.73
Totals	8.0	8	6	4	7	6	2	183-107	-	-

WP:Gonsalves; Curtiss

HBP:Gordon (by Vasquez)

Inherited runners-scored:Vasquez 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Moya 38-23; Gonsalves 69-41; Busenitz 16-11; Magill 21-10; Vasquez 10-6; Curtiss 18-9; Drake 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Moya 3-2; Gonsalves 2-4; Busenitz 0-0; Magill 1-1; Vasquez 0-0; Curtiss 0-2; Drake 2-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Heath FillmyerW	7.1	5	4	4	1	6	1	96-66	87.7	4.76

Scoring Plays

Top 2 • MIN

2-0

Jake Cave homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Robbie Grossman scores.

EV: 105.3 mph💣 424 ftLA: 26°

Bot 5 • KC

2-1

Adalberto Mondesi reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Jorge Polanco. Whit Merrifield scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Jorge Polanco.

EV: 104.8 mph17 ftLA: -6°

Bot 6 • KC

2-3

Salvador Perez homers (25) on a line drive to left center field. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 107.7 mph💣 420 ftLA: 21°

2-4

Jorge Bonifacio homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 98.3 mph💣 386 ftLA: 30°

2-5

Adalberto Mondesi singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Cave. Rosell Herrera scores. Whit Merrifield to 2nd.

EV: 85.5 mph247 ftLA: 16°

Top 8 • MIN

4-5

Robbie Grossman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 96.0 mph335 ftLA: 42°

3-5

Eddie Rosario singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Chris Gimenez scores. Jorge Polanco to 2nd.

EV: 97.1 mph16 ftLA: -7°

Bot 8 • KC

4-6

Alex Gordon reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Jorge Polanco. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 94.9 mph85 ftLA: 3°

Inherited runners-scored:Flynn 2-1; Maurer 3-1; Vasto 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Fillmyer 96-66; Flynn 8-4; Maurer 5-2; Vasto 5-4; Peralta 9-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Fillmyer 5-11; Flynn 0-0; Maurer 0-1; Vasto 1-0; Peralta 1-1

Bench
Heath FillmyerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brian FlynnP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon MaurerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jerry VastoP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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