Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 1:15PM CST
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.
Date: Sunday, July 22nd, 2018
Time: 1:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,107
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

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

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

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Dozier-Morrison)
Errors: Escobar (4, ground ball)
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