Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 12:00PM CST

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Game Recap

The Minnesota Twins claimed an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. A key moment came when Brian Dozier connected for a two-run home run, his second straight game going deep, helping power the Twins to the win.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018

Time: 12:00PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 26,708

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Minnesota TwinsMIN 02030300-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 301000001

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Wilson (7, Sparkman)

Triples: Cave (1, Smith)

Home Runs: Dozier (15, 6th inning off Romero 1 on, 1 Out); Morrison (11, 6th inning off Romero 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Cave (10), Wilson 2 (13), Dozier 3 (42), Morrison (31)

2-out Runs Batted In: Cave, Wilson, Dozier, Morrison

Ground Into Double Play: Escobar

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (Rosario 0-2, Wilson 2-2, Mauer 0-1, Dozier 1-1, Morrison 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 2; Morrison 2


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Lynn pitched to 2 batters in the 6th

Hit By Pitch: Duda (By Lynn); Escobar (By Pressly)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lynn 9/24; Pressly 2/4; Duke 2/5; Busenitz 1/7

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lynn 11-12-29-14; Pressly 3-2-4-1; Duke 3-2-6-3; Busenitz 6-6-7-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lynn 5-3; Pressly 0-1; Duke 0-1; Busenitz 1-2

Game Scores: L Lynn 46


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Morrison)

Errors: Polanco (1, catch)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Home Runs: Pérez (12, 1st inning off Lynn 2 on, 1 Out); Moustakas 2 (19, 3rd inning off Lynn 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off Busenitz 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Pérez 3 (38), Moustakas 2 (58)

2-out Runs Batted In: Moustakas

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Merrifield 0-1, Mondesi 0-1, Butera 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Bonifacio 0-1, Duda 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 2; Gordon 1; Bonifacio 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Intentional Walks: Rosario (By Sparkman); Escobar (By Sparkman)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Smith 13/17; Sparkman 5/10; Romero 3/6; Hill 2/5; Adam 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Smith 16-8-16-12; Sparkman 4-4-10-6; Romero 2-1-3-5; Hill 3-1-3-5; Adam 3-1-1-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Smith 3-3; Sparkman 1-2; Romero 1-1; Hill 2-1; Adam 0-2

Game Scores: B Smith 33


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Duda-Escobar-Duda)

Errors: Sparkman (1, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Mondesi (3, 2nd base by Lynn/Wilson)


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