Sunday, August 5th, 2018 1:10PM CST
On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins secured a 6-5 win against the Kansas City Royals in a game featuring rookie Jake Cave hitting his first career grand slam and closer Fernando Rodney enduring a chaotic final inning to seal the victory.
Date: Sunday, August 5th, 2018
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 25,390
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
KC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Kepler (23, Duffy); Grossman (17, Duffy)
Home Runs: Cave (4, 2nd inning off Duffy 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cave 4 (20), Adrianza (20), Grossman (34)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cave 4, Grossman
Ground Into Double Play: Garver 2
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Garver 0-3, Forsythe 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Cave 1-2, Adrianza 1-2, Grossman 1-1, Polanco 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Forsythe 1; Rosario 1; Adrianza 2; Polanco 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Santana 18/21; Moya 1/5; Hildenberger 2/5; Rogers 2/3; May 2/2; Rodney 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Santana 15-2-19-16; Moya 5-1-2-3; Hildenberger 2-2-1-4; Rogers 1-2-4-1; May 0-2-2-1; Rodney 3-5-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Santana 3-7; Moya 1-2; Hildenberger 1-1; Rogers 0-0; May 0-0; Rodney 1-0
Game Scores: E Santana 39

Errors: Sanó (7, throw)

Stolen Bases: Polanco (4, 2nd base off Duffy/Pérez)

Doubles: Escobar (14, Hildenberger)
Home Runs: Duda (10, 1st inning off Santana 1 on, 2 Out); Merrifield (7, 7th inning off Hildenberger 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Duda 2 (41), Gordon (28), Merrifield 2 (37)
2-out Runs Batted In: Duda 2
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Merrifield 1-1, Gordon 1-1, Herrera 0-2, Escobar 0-1, Pérez 0-2, Duda 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Herrera 3; Escobar 2; Duda 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffy 16/26; Hill 2/4; McCarthy 3/4; Peralta 1/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffy 16-14-23-16; Hill 2-1-3-3; McCarthy 4-1-3-3; Peralta 0-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffy 5-7; Hill 2-0; McCarthy 2-0; Peralta 1-0
Game Scores: D Duffy 37

Double Plays: 2 (Escobar-Merrifield-O'Hearn, Escobar-Pérez-Dozier)

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (6, 2nd base by Rodney/Garver)
Stolen Bases: Dozier (1, 2nd base off May/Garver); Mondesi 2 (11, 2nd base off Rodney/Garver, 3rd base off Rodney/Garver); Duda (1, 2nd base off Rodney/Garver)
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