Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, September 28, 2019
September 28, 2019, 2:15 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2019Minnesota TwinsKansas City Royals
.832
OPS.710
307
HR162
939
Runs691
4.18
ERA5.20
1.30
WHIP1.48
1463
Strikeouts by pitchers1230
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
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald TorreyesSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan LaMarreRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie RosarioRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C.J. Cron1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr.LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willians Astudillo1B/3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Schoop2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian MillerCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsPR/RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erick MejiaCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Humberto ArteagaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan McBroomPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick DiniC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
Pitching
Cody Stashak went 2.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (2 SO, 1 ER); Glenn Sparkman went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Cody Stashak | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle Gibson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Zack Littell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lewis Thorpe | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor May | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sergio Romo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Glenn Sparkman | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Hill | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Rosario | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Barnes | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Barlow | 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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