MIN 3, KC 10 | Sep 15, 2018 | The Best Box Score

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Saturday, September 15, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•89°F, Clear

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Ian Kennedy

LOSS

Chase De Jong

The Royals cruised past the Twins 10-3 in a dominant performance.

★Cam Gallagher3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Alcides Escobar3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Alex Gordon3-for-5, 5 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Alcides Escobar doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Rosell Herrera scores.

Weather: 89°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 3:04Att: 19,505Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Ben May

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90.6%C

15 missed calls

+1.1% KC

+0.31 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

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

Game 531626 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Johnny FieldRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.197/.234/.333	102.5	.174	.179
Logan Forsythe2B	5	0	2	1	0	0	.237/.313/.300	97.9	.277	.271
Eddie RosarioDH	5	0	1	0	0	1	.286/.322/.475	96.4	.233	.284
Robbie GrossmanLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.267/.352/.376	95.9	.089	.086
Jake CaveCF	4	1	1	0	0	3	.264/.308/.477	96.1	.580	.549
Willians AstudilloC	4	0	2	0	0	0	.327/.351/.527	101.2	.365	.357
Chris Gimenez1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154/.227/.256	-	-	-
Ehire AdrianzaSS	4	0	1	1	0	0	.244/.298/.365	106.4	.292	.272
Gregorio Petit3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.316/.395/.342	95.9	.332	.314
Bench
Joe Mauer1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.275/.346/.378	103.6	.500	.613
Max KeplerRF	2	1	0	1	1	0	.228/.321/.413
Totals	36	3	11	3	2	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Mauer

TB:12

RBI:Adrianza; Forsythe; Kepler

SF:Kepler

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldCF	4	2	2	0	1	0	.303/.368/.438	102.1	.417

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chase De JongL	3.1	8	5	3	0	4	74-49	84.9	3.68
Gabriel Moya	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	12-6	83.7	4.88
Zack Littell	2.2	4	4	2	1	3	58-37	88	8.10
Addison Reed	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	9-5	85.1	4.67
Matt Belisle	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	90.8	8.35
Totals	8.0	15	10	6	1	8	165-105	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Moya 1-1; Reed 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Jong 74-49; Moya 12-6; Littell 58-37; Reed 9-5; Belisle 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Jong 4-2; Moya 2-0; Littell 3-3; Reed 0-0; Belisle 3-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ian KennedyW	6.0	6	2	1	2	4	0	98-69	85.6	4.73

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Alex Gordon grounds out, shortstop Ehire Adrianza to first baseman Joe Mauer. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 101.8 mph57 ftLA: 1°

Top 2 • MIN

1-1

Ehire Adrianza singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Max Kepler scores. Ehire Adrianza to 2nd.

EV: 96.1 mph223 ftLA: 15°

Bot 2 • KC

1-2

Alcides Escobar singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Cave. Jorge Bonifacio scores.

EV: 91.6 mph258 ftLA: 15°

Bot 4 • KC

1-3

Alcides Escobar triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Rosell Herrera scores.

EV: 90.3 mph305 ftLA: 28°

1-4

Cam Gallagher doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Robbie Grossman.

EV: 92.5 mph270 ftLA: 52°

1-6

Alex Gordon doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Cam Gallagher scores. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 97.4 mph168 ftLA: 7°

Top 5 • MIN

2-6

Logan Forsythe singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Gregorio Petit scores. Joe Mauer to 3rd.

EV: 97.9 mph199 ftLA: 12°

Bot 6 • KC

2-8

Alex Gordon doubles (22) on a line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Cam Gallagher scores. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 88.7 mph200 ftLA: 13°

Bot 7 • KC

2-9

Alcides Escobar doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Rosell Herrera scores.

EV: 97.0 mph64 ftLA: 2°

2-10

Cam Gallagher singles on a line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Alcides Escobar scores.

EV: 97.9 mph237 ftLA: 10°

Top 8 • MIN

3-10

Max Kepler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Jake Cave scores.

EV: 90.7 mph330 ftLA: 18°

Bench
Cam GallagherC	4	2	3	1	0	0	.224/.269/.347	99.9	.527	.493
Ian KennedyP							.500/.500/.500	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Glenn SparkmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-