KC 8, MIN 12 | Sep 22, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 22, 2019•Target Field•65°F, Overcast

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Zack Littell

LOSS

Jorge López

The Twins defeated the Royals 12-8.

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Miguel Sanó2 HR, 4 RBI

★Eddie Rosario3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Eddie Rosario doubles (27) on a line drive to right fielder Ryan McBroom. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd.

Weather: 65°F, OvercastWind: 9 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 4:05Att: 31,628Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Roberto Ortiz

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92.0%B

17 missed calls

+6.1% MIN

+1.79 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	12	0
MIN	6	0	1	1	0	2	2

Game 567042 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldLF	5	1	3	0	0	1	.302/.349/.462	98.1	.537	.512
Nicky Lopez2B	3	2	2	1	1	0	.232/.268/.306	98.6	.313	.439
Jorge SolerDH	4	2	1	1	1	2	.260/.349/.555	104.4	.453	.681
Hunter Dozier3B	5	1	1	0	0	4	.281/.352/.527	101.2	.967	.891
Ryan McBroomRF	4	0	1	1	1	1	.317/.379/.400	105.5	.349	.624
Cheslor Cuthbert1B	4	0	1	2	1	1	.252/.300/.387	104.5	.311	.303
Ryan O'HearnPH	0	0	0	1	1	0	.190/.281/.365	55.5	-	-
Alex GordonPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.266/.342/.399	70.1	-	-
Meibrys ViloriaC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.218/.263/.290	-	-	-
Bench
Adalberto MondesiSS	1	0	1	0	0	0	.263/.291/.424	71.1	.247	.222
Bubba StarlingCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.211/.253/.306
Totals	38	8	12	8	6	15	-	-	-	-

HR:Dini (2nd off Pérez, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Soler; Lopez 2; McBroom

TB:19

RBI:Soler; Lopez; McBroom; Cuthbert 2; Dini 2; O'Hearn

SB:Mondesi; Merrifield

Team LOB:9

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez2B	6	0	1	1	0	1	.343/.408/.443	94.2	.120

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jorge LópezL	2.1	8	7	7	1	0	2	52-34	90	6.35
Gabe Speier	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	28-17	89.7	9.00
Kevin McCarthy	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	86.9	4.76
Tim Hill	1.1	2	2	2	1	2	0	23-15	84.6	3.68
Jacob Barnes	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	16-7	90.3	6.68
Heath Fillmyer	1.0	1	2	2	4	2	0	35-14	88.6	8.31
Josh Staumont	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	92.7	3.86
Totals	8.0	13	12	12	9	7	3	180-104	-	-

IBB:Hill

Inherited runners-scored:McCarthy 1-0; Barnes 2-1

Pitches-strikes:López 52-34; Speier 28-17; McCarthy 13-9; Hill 23-15; Barnes 16-7; Fillmyer 35-14; Staumont 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:López 4-3; Speier 1-1; McCarthy 1-0; Hill 2-0; Barnes 1-0; Fillmyer 0-1; Staumont 0-3

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Martín Pérez	2.1	8	5	5	0	1	1	52-38	88.4	5.13

Bot 1 • MIN

0-1

Eddie Rosario doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd.

EV: 102.6 mph390 ftLA: 20°

0-2

Marwin Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jorge Lopez. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd.

EV: 99.6 mph15 ftLA: -8°

0-5

Miguel Sano homers (32) on a fly ball to left center field. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez scores.

EV: 113.8 mph💣 407 ftLA: 38°

0-6

Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jake Cave scores. LaMonte Wade to 2nd.

EV: 93.6 mph51 ftLA: 1°

Top 2 • KC

2-6

Nick Dini homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Bubba Starling scores.

EV: 97.6 mph💣 395 ftLA: 30°

Top 3 • KC

5-6

Cheslor Cuthbert singles on a line drive to center fielder LaMonte Wade. Hunter Dozier scores. Cheslor Cuthbert to 2nd.

EV: 86.9 mph181 ftLA: 11°

4-6

Ryan McBroom grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Marwin Gonzalez. Jorge Soler scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd.

EV: 82.5 mph4 ftLA: -31°

3-6

Jorge Soler doubles (32) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder LaMonte Wade. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 104.4 mph390 ftLA: 21°

Bot 3 • MIN

5-7

Miguel Sano homers (33) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 395 ftLA: 32°

Top 4 • KC

6-7

Nicky Lopez doubles (19) on a fly ball to center fielder LaMonte Wade. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder LaMonte Wade to second baseman Luis Arraez to third baseman Miguel Sano.

EV: 97.9 mph391 ftLA: 28°

Bot 4 • MIN

6-8

Nelson Cruz homers (40) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.0 mph💣 412 ftLA: 28°

Bot 6 • MIN

6-9

Eddie Rosario doubles (26) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd.

EV: 97.2 mph191 ftLA: 8°

6-10

Marwin Gonzalez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan McBroom. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd.

EV: 105.6 mph222 ftLA: 12°

Bot 7 • MIN

6-11

Eddie Rosario doubles (27) on a line drive to right fielder Ryan McBroom. Jorge Polanco scores. Nelson Cruz to 3rd.

EV: 87.5 mph283 ftLA: 26°

6-12

Marwin Gonzalez walks. Nelson Cruz scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd. Jason Castro to 2nd.

Top 9 • KC

8-12

Ryan O'Hearn walks. Jorge Soler scores. Ryan McBroom to 3rd. Cheslor Cuthbert to 2nd.

7-12

Cheslor Cuthbert walks. Nicky Lopez scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd. Ryan McBroom to 2nd.

Inherited runners-scored:Littell 1-0; Romo 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Pérez 52-38; Littell 28-18; Duffey 12-9; May 30-17; Stashak 16-10; Graterol 14-10; Romero 25-10; Romo 16-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Pérez 5-1; Littell 2-0; Duffey 0-0; May 1-1; Stashak 0-1; Graterol 0-0; Romero 0-0; Romo 0-0

Bench
Eddie RosarioLF	4	1	3	3	1	0	.278/.301/.501	102.6	.353	.400
Mitch GarverC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.274/.366/.634	82.9	.079	.071
LaMonte Wade Jr.CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.211/.400/.447	98.5	.531	.507
Martín PérezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zack LittellP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler DuffeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor MayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cody StashakP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brusdar GraterolP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Fernando RomeroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sergio RomoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-