Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018, 7:15 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Minnesota TwinsKansas City Royals
.723
OPS.697
166
HR155
738
Runs638
4.50
ERA4.94
1.38
WHIP1.46
1377
Strikeouts by pitchers1157
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Brian Dozier led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dozier2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie RosarioLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Logan Morrison1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo EscobarSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Jon Jay led Kansas City Royals with 4 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon JayCF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike MoustakasDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcides EscobarSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ramón Torres3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
Lance Lynn went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (5 SO, 2 ER); Jakob Junis went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Lance Lynn | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Duke | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Rodney | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Burch Smith | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Blaine Boyer | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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