Thursday, September 13th, 2018 7:15PM CST
The Kansas City Royals secured a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. A decisive four-run rally in the sixth inning featured consecutive home runs hit by Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio. Royals pitcher Heath Fillmyer delivered a solid outing, working into the eighth inning to contribute to the win.
Date: Thursday, September 13th, 2018
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,745
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
MIN |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Dozier (16, Busenitz); Pérez (21, Curtiss)
Home Runs: Pérez (25, 6th inning off Busenitz 1 on, 0 Out); Bonifacio (3, 6th inning off Busenitz 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pérez 2 (70), Bonifacio (19), Mondesi (26), Gordon (42)
2-out Runs Batted In: Mondesi
Ground Into Double Play: Dozier
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Mondesi 1-1, Dozier 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Escobar 0-2, Gallagher 0-1, Pérez 1-2, Bonifacio 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dozier 2; Escobar 2; Gordon 1; Gallagher 2

Pitcher Notes: Flynn pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fillmyer 20/28; Flynn 0/2; Maurer 1/1; Vasto 1/1; Peralta 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fillmyer 18-13-14-21; Flynn 1-0-1-2; Maurer 1-0-0-1; Vasto 1-1-1-1; Peralta 2-1-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fillmyer 5-11; Flynn 0-0; Maurer 0-1; Vasto 1-0; Peralta 1-1
Game Scores: H Fillmyer 57

Stolen Bases: Merrifield (36, 2nd base off Drake/Gimenez)

Doubles: Grossman (23, Fillmyer); Gimenez (1, Fillmyer)
Home Runs: Cave (11, 2nd inning off Fillmyer 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cave 2 (35), Rosario (76), Grossman (40)
Sacrifice Flies: Grossman
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-5 (Forsythe 1-1, Rosario 1-1, Cave 1-2, Polanco 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cave 1

Pitcher Notes: Busenitz pitched to 3 batters in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Gonsalves; Curtiss
Hit By Pitch: Gordon (By Vasquez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Moya 3/7; Gonsalves 9/14; Busenitz 2/3; Magill 2/5; Vasquez 2/2; Curtiss 2/5; Drake 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Moya 6-3-9-5; Gonsalves 13-4-18-6; Busenitz 1-2-5-3; Magill 2-1-3-4; Vasquez 2-1-3-0; Curtiss 1-1-3-4; Drake 1-1-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Moya 3-2; Gonsalves 1-4; Busenitz 0-0; Magill 1-1; Vasquez 0-0; Curtiss 0-2; Drake 2-1

Double Plays: 2 (Curtiss-Polanco, Polanco-Forsythe-Austin)
Errors: Polanco (12, ground ball); Gimenez (2, throw)
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