Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Sunday, September 9th, 2018 1:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

3
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

1
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 3-1, thanks to Willians Astudillo hitting a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to secure the victory.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, September 9th, 2018

Time: 1:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 20,903

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 010000002
Kansas City RoyalsKC 000001000

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Grossman (21, Kennedy); Kepler (27, Hammel)

Home Runs: Astudillo (3, 9th inning off Hammel 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Adrianza (32), Astudillo 2 (7)

2-out Runs Batted In: Astudillo 2

Ground Into Double Play: Astudillo

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Astudillo 1-1, Gimenez 0-1, Cave 0-2, Adrianza 1-1, Grossman 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gimenez 1; Cave 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Gordon (By Rogers)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: De Jong 11/16; Littell 7/12; Rogers 3/4; Hildenberger 2/2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: De Jong 7-9-19-6; Littell 13-3-8-11; Rogers 3-5-2-0; Hildenberger 1-2-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: De Jong 3-3; Littell 6-3; Rogers 0-0; Hildenberger 0-1

Game Scores: C De Jong 61


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Adrianza-Forsythe-Gimenez)

Errors: De Jong (1, throw)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Home Runs: Mondesi (7, 6th inning off Littell 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Mondesi (22)

Ground Into Double Play: Bonifacio

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (Dozier 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dozier 2


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 17/24; McCarthy 2/4; Hill 2/2; Maurer 1/1; Hammel 3/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 18-14-16-15; McCarthy 0-1-1-4; Hill 1-0-1-2; Maurer 1-0-0-1; Hammel 2-1-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 5-7; McCarthy 2-1; Hill 1-1; Maurer 0-1; Hammel 0-1

Game Scores: I Kennedy 63


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Herrera-O'Hearn)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Picked Off: Gordon (1st base by De Jong)


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