Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, September 9, 2018
September 9, 2018, 2:10 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
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex GordonLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosell Herrera2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Willians Astudillo led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge PolancoSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie RosarioDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Logan Forsythe2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CaveCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ehire Adrianza3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Willians AstudilloC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Gimenez1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe MauerPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Ian Kennedy went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 1 ER); Chase De Jong went 4.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (5 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Ian Kennedy | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hill | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Maurer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hammel | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Chase De Jong | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Zack Littell | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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