Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Friday, June 21st, 2019 7:15PM CST

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Game Recap

Minnesota edged out the Kansas City Royals 8-7 on Friday night, fueled by a decisive three-run rally in the eighth inning. During that crucial comeback, Max Kepler delivered the tiebreaking run with an RBI single, and Eddie Rosario added another run-scoring hit to help complete the surge for the Twins.

Game Details

Date: Friday, June 21st, 2019

Time: 7:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 27,418

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Kansas City RoyalsKC 300030010
Minnesota TwinsMIN 010020230

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Cuthbert (4, Pérez)

Home Runs: Cuthbert (4, 5th inning off Pérez 2 on, 2 Out); Soler (21, 8th inning off Harper 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Maldonado (14), Cuthbert 4 (15), Soler (53)

2-out Runs Batted In: Maldonado, Cuthbert (4)

Sacrifice Hit: Arteaga

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Maldonado 1-2, Hamilton 0-1, Cuthbert 2-2, Soler 0-1, Dozier 0-1, Arteaga 0-1, Gore 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hamilton 1; Gore 2


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Peralta pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Barlow pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. ; Diekman pitched to 4 batters in the 8th. ; J. López pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Junis pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Wild Pitches: Barlow; Junis

Hit By Pitch: Cave (by Junis)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Peralta 1/3; Barlow 1/3; Diekman 1/4; J. López 6/7; Junis 15/27

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Peralta-3-2-1-2; Barlow-0-2-5-3; Diekman-4-0-2-3; J. López-2-2-10-6; Junis-13-18-18-15

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Peralta 2-0; J. López 4-1; Junis 4-6

Game Scores: J Junis 56


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Errors: Maldonado (2, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (6, 2nd base by Pérez/Castro)

Stolen Bases: Gore (11, 2nd base off Pérez/Castro)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Polanco (22, Junis)

Home Runs: Sanó (8, 8th inning off Diekman 0 on, 0 Out); Cron (16, 2nd inning off Junis 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Cruz 2 (36), Sanó (14), Kepler (51), Rosario 2 (55), Cron (48)

2-out Runs Batted In: Rosario (2)

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Cruz 1-3, Sanó 0-1, Kepler 1-1, Rosario 2-3, Cron 0-2, Polanco 0-1, Cave 0-1)

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Pérez pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. ; Harper pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. ; Duffey pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Rogers pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Hit By Pitch: N. Lopez (by Pérez)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pérez 15/24; Harper 3/5; Duffey 2/3; Rogers 3/6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pérez-11-5-14-18; Harper-4-3-2-4; Duffey-3-1-5-2; Rogers-6-1-2-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pérez 8-5; Harper 0-2; Duffey 1-2; Rogers 3-2

Game Scores: M Perez 36


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Errors: Polanco (9, throw); Astudillo (3, fly ball)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Rosario (3, 2nd base off Junis/Maldonado)


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