MIN 8, KC 7 | Jun 21, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, June 22, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•80°F, Overcast

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Ryne Harper

LOSS

Jake Diekman

SAVE

Taylor Rogers

The Twins edged the Royals 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Eddie Rosario3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Cheslor Cuthbert3-for-4, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Miguel Sano homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 80°F, OvercastWind: 9 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:27Att: 27,418Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Marty Foster

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91.6%C

13 missed calls

+6.9% MIN

+0.22 runs MIN

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	8	13	2
KC	3	0	0	0	3	0	0

Game 565740 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max KeplerCF	5	1	2	1	0	0	.275/.355/.558	103.9	.415	.396
Jorge PolancoSS	5	2	2	0	0	2	.326/.386/.550	106.9	.607	.576
Nelson CruzDH	4	1	1	2	1	1	.277/.365/.554	97.5	.281	.264
Eddie RosarioLF	5	0	3	2	0	0	.271/.302/.514	103.5	.456	.438
C.J. Cron1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.279/.344/.534	107.3	.332	.559
Jason CastroC	4	0	1	0	1	0	.239/.333/.504	101.2	.219	.203
Miguel Sanó3B	5	1	1	1	0	4	.214/.304/.531	106.8	.973	.1880
Willians AstudilloRF	1	1	0	0	0	0	.267/.287/.392	91	.345	.310
Jonathan Schoop2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.259/.308/.469	108.1	.233	.245
Bench
Jake CaveRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.161/.288/.196	-	-	-
Martín PérezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	40	8	13	7	3	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Cron (2nd off Junis, 0 on, 0 out); Sanó (8th off Diekman, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Polanco

TB:20

RBI:Sanó; Cron; Rosario 2; Cruz 2; Kepler

SB:Rosario

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.300/.347/.498	88.4	.325

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Martín Pérez	5.0	5	6	4	3	2	1	79-48	87.5	4.28
Tyler Duffey	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19-12	87.3	1.99
Ryne HarperW	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	18-13	78.7	2.35
Taylor RogersS	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21-14	89.6	1.91
Totals	9.0	7	7	5	3	4	2	137-87	-	-

HBP:Lopez (by Pérez)

Inherited runners-scored:Rogers 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Pérez 79-48; Duffey 19-12; Harper 18-13; Rogers 21-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Pérez 8-5; Duffey 1-2; Harper 0-2; Rogers 3-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob Junis	6.0	6	3	2	2	8	1	100-65	86.5	5.18

Game Notes

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T4Replay review: Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: C.J. Cron grounds out, shortstop Humberto Arteaga to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. Eddie Rosario to 2nd.

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T4Wild pitch by Jakob Junis

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T7Wild pitch by Scott Barlow

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Cheslor Cuthbert doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Nicky Lopez scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd.

EV: 108.1 mph255 ftLA: 11°

0-2

Humberto Arteaga reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jorge Polanco. Jorge Soler scores. Cheslor Cuthbert to 3rd.

EV: 72.0 mph15 ftLA: -6°

0-3

Martin Maldonado singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Cave. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Humberto Arteaga to 3rd.

EV: 73.8 mph16 ftLA: -8°

Top 2 • MIN

1-3

C.J. Cron homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.3 mph💣 424 ftLA: 28°

Top 5 • MIN

3-3

C.J. Cron pops out to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert in foul territory.

EV: 63.2 mph112 ftLA: 66°

2-3

Eddie Rosario singles on a line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Jonathan Schoop scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd.

EV: 95.8 mph142 ftLA: 10°

Bot 5 • KC

3-6

Cheslor Cuthbert homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 108.6 mph💣 384 ftLA: 20°

Top 7 • MIN

5-6

Nelson Cruz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Max Kepler scores. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 85.3 mph8 ftLA: -13°

Top 8 • MIN

8-6

Eddie Rosario singles on a ground ball to left fielder Terrance Gore. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 2nd.

EV: 94.1 mph38 ft0

7-6

Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Willians Astudillo scores. Jonathan Schoop to 3rd. Max Kepler to 2nd.

EV: 95.0 mph9 ftLA: -10°

6-6

Miguel Sano homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 106.8 mph💣 423 ftLA: 29°

Bot 8 • KC

8-7

Jorge Soler homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 393 ftLA: 25°

WP:Junis; Barlow

HBP:Cave (by Junis)

Inherited runners-scored:Peralta 1-0; López 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Junis 100-65; Barlow 15-10; Peralta 11-8; Diekman 19-9; López 27-20

Groundouts-flyouts:Junis 4-6; Barlow 0-0; Peralta 2-0; Diekman 0-0; López 4-1

Bench
Jakob JunisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake DiekmanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-