Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, September 15, 2018
September 15, 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Logan Forsythe and Willians Astudillo led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mauer1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny FieldRF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Forsythe2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie RosarioDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CaveCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Willians AstudilloC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gimenez1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ehire AdrianzaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorio Petit3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosell Herrera2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Chase De Jong went 3.1 innings for Minnesota Twins (4 SO, 3 ER); Ian Kennedy went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Chase De Jong | 3.1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gabriel Moya | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Littell | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Addison Reed | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Belisle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Ian Kennedy | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Hill | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Sparkman | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
- BB
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- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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