MIN 7, KC 6 | Apr 3, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 3, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•60°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Trevor May

LOSS

Wily Peralta

SAVE

Blake Parker

The Twins edged the Royals 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Mitch Garver3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Willians Astudillo3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Alex Gordon4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Max Kepler singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Mitch Garver scores. Tyler Austin scores.

Weather: 60°F, Partly CloudyWind: 13 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 5:15 PM UTCT: 3:32Att: 10,575Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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92.3%B

14 missed calls

+6.5% MIN

+0.40 runs MIN

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

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

Game 565706 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max KeplerRF	5	0	1	2	0	2	.200/.304/.200	96.5	.376	.349
Jorge PolancoSS	5	0	1	0	0	2	.286/.375/.476	99.3	.261	.236
Byron BuxtonDH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308/.357/.538	-	-	-
Eddie RosarioCF	4	1	2	1	1	2	.150/.261/.200	88.9	.540	.509
Willians AstudilloLF	5	2	3	1	0	0	.667/.636/1.000	105.5	.508	.497
Marwin Gonzalez3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143/.250/.214	104.3	.328	.320
Mitch GarverC	4	2	3	2	0	0	.429/.429/.571	106.8	.655	.718
Ehire Adrianza2B	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000/.200/.000	95.7	.320	.417
Tyler Austin1B	3	1	1	0	1	2	.250/.400/.500	103.9	.793	.1259
Bench
Nelson CruzDH	2	0	0	0	2	1	.333/.500/.611	84	.013	.017
Jake CaveRF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.250/.400/.250
Totals	34	7	11	7	5	10	-	-	-	-

2B:Rosario; Garver; Astudillo; Austin; Polanco

TB:16

RBI:Adrianza; Rosario; Garver 2; Astudillo; Kepler 2

SB:Buxton

SF:Adrianza

GIDP:Astudillo 2

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	1	1	1	0	0	.238/.304/.286	96	.207

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle Gibson	4.2	8	6	5	2	2	1	84-48	88.7	9.64
Adalberto Mejía	2.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	42-26	88.2	0.00
Trevor MayW	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26-16	88.9	0.00
Blake ParkerS	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	87.5	3.86
Totals	9.0	9	6	5	3	5	1	159-94	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Mejía 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Gibson 84-48; Mejía 42-26; May 26-16; Parker 7-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Gibson 8-4; Mejía 0-4; May 3-2; Parker 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Homer Bailey	5.0	5	3	3	2	8	0	99-60	87.4	5.40

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Cave. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 76.3 mph9 ftLA: -10°

Top 2 • MIN

1-1

Willians Astudillo singles on a line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Eddie Rosario scores.

EV: 85.2 mph211 ftLA: 13°

Top 4 • MIN

3-1

Ehire Adrianza out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Mitch Garver scores.

EV: 95.7 mph379 ftLA: 30°

2-1

Mitch Garver doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Willians Astudillo scores. Jake Cave out at home on the throw, center fielder Billy Hamilton to second baseman Chris Owings to catcher Martin Maldonado. Mitch Garver to 3rd.

EV: 106.3 mph384 ftLA: 17°

Bot 5 • KC

3-2

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Billy Hamilton scores.

EV: 88.6 mph95 ftLA: 6°

3-5

Alex Gordon homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 411 ftLA: 34°

3-6

Chris Owings singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Cave. Jorge Soler scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd.

EV: 88.3 mph34 ftLA: -2°

Top 6 • MIN

4-6

Mitch Garver singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Willians Astudillo scores.

EV: 96.6 mph284 ftLA: 15°

Top 8 • MIN

6-6

Max Kepler singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Mitch Garver scores. Tyler Austin scores.

EV: 77.5 mph246 ftLA: 22°

Top 9 • MIN

7-6

Eddie Rosario singles on a line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 83.3 mph266 ftLA: 21°

HBP:Adrianza (by Barlow); Cruz (by Hill)

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 3-0; McCarthy 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Bailey 99-60; Barlow 25-14; Hill 11-3; McCarthy 5-4; Diekman 18-13; Peralta 16-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Bailey 1-5; Barlow 1-0; Hill 1-1; McCarthy 1-0; Diekman 1-1; Peralta 2-0

Bench
Martín MaldonadoC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.316/.316/.368	101.6	.180	.171
Homer BaileyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake DiekmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-