Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, September 8, 2018
September 8, 2018, 7:10 PM ET | Target Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Kansas City RoyalsMinnesota Twins
.697
OPS.723
155
HR166
638
Runs738
4.94
ERA4.50
1.46
WHIP1.38
1157
Strikeouts by pitchers1377
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Whit Merrifield and Adalberto Mondesi led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosell HerreraDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Robbie Grossman led Minnesota Twins with 1 hit.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mauer1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie RosarioDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Forsythe2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CaveCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ehire Adrianza3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Pitching
Jorge López went 8.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 1 ER); José Berríos went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jorge López | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Wily Peralta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| José Berríos | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyler Duffey | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Vasquez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Curtiss | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Addison Reed | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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- 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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