Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, September 14, 2018
September 14, 2018, 8:15 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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Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Robbie Grossman and Willians Astudillo led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mauer1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CaveCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan ForsytheLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willians AstudilloC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ehire Adrianza3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler AustinDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorio Petit2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Jorge Bonifacio led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosell HerreraDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
Pitching
José Berríos went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (9 SO, 2 ER); Jorge López went 4.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (1 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| José Berríos | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Trevor May | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jorge López | 4.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Newberry | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Vasto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Lively | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Hammel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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