Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 1:15PM CST

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Game Recap

The Kansas City Royals secured a 5-3 victory over Minnesota on Sunday. The game's pivotal moment unfolded in the seventh inning when Drew Butera connected for a tiebreaking, three-run inside-the-park home run. This crucial hit resulted from center fielder Jake Cave being unable to successfully make a diving catch attempt. With this win, the Royals earned their third consecutive victory against Minnesota.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, July 22nd, 2018

Time: 1:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,107

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Gordon (11, Odorizzi)

Home Runs: Butera (2, 7th inning off Hildenberger 2 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Gordon 2 (19), Butera 3 (13)

2-out Runs Batted In: Butera 3

Sacrifice Hit: Escobar

Ground Into Double Play: Pérez

Team Left On Base: 2

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (Merrifield 0-1, Butera 1-2, Gordon 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Keller pitched to 2 batters in the 8th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Keller 19/26; Hill 3/3; Peralta 3/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Keller 20-12-20-16; Hill 3-3-0-2; Peralta 5-0-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Keller 9-4; Hill 2-0; Peralta 0-2

Game Scores: B Keller 65



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Dozier (20, Keller)

Home Runs: Kepler (12, 8th inning off Keller 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Dozier (50), Morrison (32), Kepler (38)

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Rosario 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Escobar 1-1, Morrison 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Odorizzi 12/22; Duke 2/4; Hildenberger 0/2; Busenitz 1/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Odorizzi 11-22-22-12; Duke 3-1-3-3; Hildenberger 2-0-2-2; Busenitz 2-1-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Odorizzi 3-7; Duke 1-1; Hildenberger 1-0; Busenitz 2-1

Game Scores: J Odorizzi 69


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Dozier-Morrison)

Errors: Escobar (4, ground ball)


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