MIN 4, KC 5 | Sep 29, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 29, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•86°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Ian Kennedy

LOSS

Brusdar Graterol

The Royals edged the Twins 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Ryan O'Hearn doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ian Miller. Hunter Dozier scores.

Weather: 86°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 7:15 PM UTCT: 2:40Att: 17,875Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

John Libka

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90.6%C

12 missed calls

+7.7% MIN

+0.18 runs MIN

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

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

Game 565782 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.196/.348/.375	96.6	.096	.149
Willians Astudillo3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.268/.299/.379	101	.282	.254
Ryan LaMarreDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.217/.308/.478	59.6	.101	.111
C.J. Cron1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.253/.311/.469	115.6	.311	.418
Jake CaveCF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.258/.351/.455	106.1	.560	.895
Jonathan Schoop2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.256/.304/.473	80.4	.010	.009
Jason CastroC	3	1	1	1	0	1	.232/.332/.435	103	.467	.868
Ronald TorreyesSS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.188/.235/.188	88.3	.162	.157
Ian MillerRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.176/.176/.235	97.9	.331	.301
Bench
Jorge PolancoSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.295/.356/.485	82.9	.081	.084
Miguel SanóDH	2	1	1	0	0	1	.247/.346/.576
Totals	32	4	6	4	0	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Cron (1st off López, 1 on, 2 out); Cave (1st off López, 0 on, 2 out); Castro (5th off López, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Cave

TB:16

RBI:Cron 2; Cave; Castro

Team LOB:2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brett PhillipsCF	2	0	0	1	0	0	.138/.247/.262	97.7	.333

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Martín Pérez	5.2	5	3	3	3	5	1	102-63	89.8	5.12
Kyle GibsonH	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-4	88.4	4.84
Kohl StewartH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	85	6.39
Lewis ThorpeBS	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	14-10	85.2	6.18
Fernando Romero	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	89	7.07
Brusdar GraterolL	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	8-6	96.9	4.66
Totals	8.1	9	5	5	3	7	1	147-94	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Romero 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Pérez 102-63; Gibson 7-4; Stewart 5-4; Thorpe 14-10; Romero 11-7; Graterol 8-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Pérez 7-5; Gibson 0-0; Stewart 1-2; Thorpe 0-0; Romero 1-1; Graterol 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jorge López	6.0	6	4	4	0	3	3	79-53	88.1	6.33

Top 1 • MIN

3-0

Jake Cave homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 99.8 mph💣 379 ftLA: 27°

2-0

C.J. Cron homers (25) on a line drive to left field. Miguel Sanó scores.

EV: 115.6 mph💣 388 ftLA: 16°

Bot 1 • KC

3-1

Jorge Soler homers (48) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 398 ftLA: 30°

Bot 4 • KC

3-2

Erick Mejia doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Ryan McBroom scores. Erick Mejia to 3rd.

EV: 92.3 mph252 ftLA: 17°

3-3

Nick Dini singles on a line drive to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Erick Mejia scores. Humberto Arteaga to 2nd.

EV: 106.6 mph148 ftLA: 8°

Top 5 • MIN

4-3

Jason Castro homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.0 mph💣 415 ftLA: 30°

Bot 8 • KC

4-4

Ryan O'Hearn doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ian Miller. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 105.6 mph245 ftLA: 16°

Bot 9 • KC

4-5

Brett Phillips out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ian Miller. Humberto Arteaga scores.

EV: 93.6 mph291 ftLA: 20°

Bench
Whit Merrifield2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.302/.348/.463	79.6	.053	.065
Alex GordonLF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.266/.345/.396	82.9	.062	.056
Jorge LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gabe SpeierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ian KennedyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-