Sunday, September 16th, 2018 1:15PM CST
On Sunday, September 16th, 2018, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 9 to 6, managing to avoid a four-game sweep. Tyler Austin was instrumental in the Twins' victory, contributing one of their four home runs and making a memorable defensive play with a spectacular catch near the first base dugout.
Date: Sunday, September 16th, 2018
Time: 1:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 20,286
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: O'Hearn 2 (7, Gibson 2); Herrera (12, Gibson); Viloria (2, Hildenberger)
Home Runs: Mondesi (9, 5th inning off Gibson 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: O'Hearn (25), Herrera (19), Goodwin (6), Mondesi 2 (29), Merrifield (57)
2-out Runs Batted In: O'Hearn, Herrera, Merrifield
Ground Into Double Play: Gallagher
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-8 (Merrifield 1-1, Mondesi 0-1, Goodwin 1-2, O'Hearn 1-1, Herrera 1-2, Gordon 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mondesi 1; Goodwin 1; Gordon 1

Pitcher Notes: Junis pitched to 2 batters in the 4th
Wild Pitches: Peralta
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Junis 11/17; Flynn 5/10; Vasto 1/5; McCarthy 1/4; Maurer 2/4; Peralta 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Junis 18-2-19-13; Flynn 2-6-4-10; Vasto 2-2-3-4; McCarthy 1-3-2-3; Maurer 6-2-4-1; Peralta 3-1-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Junis 1-4; Flynn 3-3; Vasto 0-1; McCarthy 1-2; Maurer 0-0; Peralta 0-1
Game Scores: J Junis 29

Errors: O'Hearn (2, catch)

Caught Stealing: Mondesi (6, 3rd base by Gibson/Gimenez)
Stolen Bases: Mondesi (25, 2nd base off Rogers/Gimenez)

Doubles: Field (10, Flynn); Adrianza (17, Peralta)
Home Runs: Kepler (19, 3rd inning off Junis 0 on, 2 Out); Austin (16, 4th inning off Junis 0 on, 0 Out); Field (7, 4th inning off Junis 0 on, 0 Out); Polanco (5, 6th inning off Vasto 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Polanco 2 (32), Kepler (52), Austin (35), Field 2 (17), Grossman (42), Adrianza (35)
2-out Runs Batted In: Polanco, Kepler
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Forsythe 1-2, Kepler 0-3, Gimenez 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Adrianza 0-1, Grossman 1-1, Polanco 1-1, Field 1-1, Petit 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 2; Gimenez 1; Rosario 1; Adrianza 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 19/29; Rogers 2/4; Hildenberger 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 17-10-15-22; Rogers 4-3-5-2; Hildenberger 5-0-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 10-3; Rogers 1-1; Hildenberger 0-2
Game Scores: K Gibson 38

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Forsythe-Austin)

Caught Stealing: Polanco (4, 2nd base by Maurer/Viloria)
Picked Off: Field (1st base by Peralta)
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