Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, September 16, 2018
September 16, 2018, 2:15 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
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jorge Polanco and Johnny Field led Minnesota Twins with 4 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge PolancoSS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie RosarioDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake CavePH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Logan Forsythe2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max KeplerCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ehire Adrianza3B/1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Austin1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorio Petit3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny FieldRF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris GimenezC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Adalberto Mondesi and Ryan O'Hearn led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosell HerreraRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Kyle Gibson went 6.2 innings for Minnesota Twins (6 SO, 5 ER); Jakob Junis went 3.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Kyle Gibson | 6.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Brian Flynn | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Vasto | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Maurer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wily Peralta | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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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