KC 3, MIN 11 | Aug 3, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 3, 2019•Target Field•75°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Kyle Gibson

LOSS

Danny Duffy

The Twins cruised past the Royals 11-3 in a dominant performance.

★C.J. Cron3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Nelson Cruz3 HR, 5 RBI

★Jorge Polanco3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 1: Nelson Cruz homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Jorge Polanco scores.

Weather: 75°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:53Att: 36,823Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Andy Fletcher

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93.5%B

9 missed calls

+4.6% KC

+0.15 runs KC

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

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

Game 567015 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Humberto ArteagaSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197/.250/.225	-	-	-
Ryan O'Hearn1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176/.272/.309	58.4	.007	.009
Hunter DozierRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.280/.365/.532	110.2	.433	.441
Jorge SolerDH	3	2	2	1	1	1	.253/.333/.521	112.1	.750	.1197
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.295/.330/.435	108.3	.356	.328
Nicky Lopez2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.221/.261/.287	101.4	.210	.201
Bubba StarlingLF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.262/.294/.338	79.8	.171	.157
Meibrys ViloriaC	4	0	1	2	0	2	.269/.367/.346	99.9	.406	.380
Billy HamiltonCF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.209/.276/.262	76	.108	.099
Bench
Whit Merrifield2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.301/.355/.480	95.9	.158	.161
Alex GordonLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.276/.349/.431
Totals	33	3	5	3	2	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Soler (2nd off Gibson, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:8

RBI:Soler; Viloria 2

Team LOB:5

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mitch GarverC	4	1	0	0	1	1	.277/.362/.617	106.5	.027

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny DuffyL	4.2	8	9	8	2	5	4	87-54	88.2	4.93
Jorge López	3.1	4	2	2	0	2	1	54-36	90.5	6.19
Totals	8.0	12	11	10	2	7	5	141-90	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:López 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 87-54; López 54-36

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 2-7; López 4-4

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle GibsonW	6.2	4	3	2	2	6	1	110-67	87.9	4.02

Bot 1 • MIN

0-2

Nelson Cruz homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 98.5 mph💣 354 ftLA: 40°

Top 2 • KC

2-2

Meibrys Viloria singles on a line drive to left fielder Luis Arraez. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 99.9 mph175 ftLA: 8°

1-2

Jorge Soler homers (29) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 112.1 mph💣 465 ftLA: 28°

Bot 2 • MIN

2-3

C.J. Cron homers (19) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.8 mph💣 428 ftLA: 28°

2-6

Jorge Polanco homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jonathan Schoop scores. Mitch Garver scores.

EV: 104.0 mph💣 404 ftLA: 31°

2-7

Nelson Cruz homers (29) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 110.1 mph💣 478 ftLA: 29°

Bot 5 • MIN

2-8

Max Kepler singles on a fly ball to right fielder Bubba Starling. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Max Kepler to 2nd. Max Kepler advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Bubba Starling.

EV: 66.5 mph218 ftLA: 26°

2-9

C.J. Cron singles on a ground ball to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 85.0 mph95 ftLA: 6°

Bot 6 • MIN

2-11

Nelson Cruz homers (30) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Arraez scores.

EV: 100.8 mph💣 379 ftLA: 31°

Top 7 • KC

3-11

Meibrys Viloria grounds into a force out, shortstop Jorge Polanco to second baseman Jonathan Schoop. Jorge Soler scores. Cheslor Cuthbert to 3rd. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd. Meibrys Viloria to 1st.

EV: 75.8 mph67 ftLA: 3°

HR:Cruz (1st off Duffy, 1 on, 1 out); Cron (2nd off Duffy, 0 on, 1 out); Polanco (2nd off Duffy, 2 on, 2 out); Cruz (2nd off Duffy, 0 on, 2 out); Cruz (6th off López, 1 on, 2 out)

TB:27

RBI:Cron 2; Cruz 5; Kepler; Polanco 3

Team LOB:3

Bench
Miguel Sanó3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.242/.335/.557	105.7	.680	.1284
Max KeplerCF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.268/.343/.555	85.8	.342	.310
Kyle GibsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne HarperP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cody StashakP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-