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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
September 8, 2018
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 8, 2018 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jorge Lopez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Berrios |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 25,814 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Dreckman 1B: John Libka 2B: Chad Fairchild 3B: Kerwin Danley |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Adalberto Mondesi | Shortstop |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Dozier | Third Baseman |
| Ryan O'Hearn | First Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Jorge Bonifacio | Right Fielder |
| Brian Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Rosell Herrera | DH |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Mauer | First Baseman |
| Jorge Polanco | Shortstop |
| Eddie Rosario | DH |
| Logan Forsythe | Second Baseman |
| Jake Cave | Center Fielder |
| Mitch Garver | Catcher |
| Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
| Robbie Grossman | Left Fielder |
| Ehire Adrianza | Third Baseman |
| Paul Molitor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
September 8, 2018
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Berrios
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Forsythe scoops it up and throws to first, with Berrios covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Berrios
Mondesi hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Berrios
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Lopez
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Lopez
Polanco hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Lopez
Rosario hits a popup towards short. Mondesi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Berrios
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
vs. Berrios
hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Berrios
The ball gets by Garver for a passed ball. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Berrios
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bonifacio vs. Berrios
Bonifacio strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Berrios
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
vs. Berrios
hits a fly ball into center field. settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Forsythe vs. Lopez
Forsythe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
vs. Lopez
hits a ball on the ground towards first. scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Lopez
Garver hits a fly ball into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Berrios
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mauer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merrifield for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Berrios
Mondesi hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Berrios
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Lopez
Kepler hits a fly ball into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Lopez
Grossman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Adrianza vs. Lopez
Adrianza hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Berrios
Dozier hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
vs. Berrios
hits a line drive towards short. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Berrios
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Forsythe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Lopez
Mauer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Lopez
Polanco hits a line drive into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Lopez
Rosario hits a fly ball into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Berrios
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Berrios
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
vs. Berrios
hits a line drive towards the mound. Berrios reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Forsythe vs. Lopez
Forsythe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
vs. Lopez
hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Lopez
Garver hits a popup, foul, towards first. settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Berrios
Merrifield hits a line drive towards third. Adrianza reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Berrios
Mondesi bunts towards the mound. Berrios fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Berrios
There goes Mondesi. The throw from Garver and he is safe. Mondesi steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Berrios
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Berrios
There goes Mondesi. The throw from Garver and he is safe. Mondesi steals third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Dozier vs. Berrios
Dozier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mondesi scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Berrios
is hit by the pitch. Dozier moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Berrios
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Berrios, and towards Forsythe, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Lopez
Kepler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Lopez
Grossman hits a fly ball into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Adrianza vs. Lopez
Adrianza hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Duffey
Tyler Duffey now pitching.
Bonifacio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grossman. Bonifacio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Duffey
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
vs. Duffey
hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duffey fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonifacio moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Merrifield vs. Duffey
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Bonifacio scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. Duffey
Mondesi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kepler. Mondesi reaches second base with a double. Merrifield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Mondesi scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs.
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Lopez
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Lopez
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Lopez
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosario for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
vs.
hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Curtiss
John Curtiss now pitching.
Perez hits a line drive into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Curtiss
Bonifacio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Forsythe vs. Lopez
Forsythe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
vs. Lopez
strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Lopez
Garver strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Reed
Addison Reed now pitching.
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mauer scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs. Reed
takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Reed
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Mondesi vs. Reed
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Reed
There goes Merrifield. The throw from Garver and he is safe. Merrifield steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Reed
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Lopez
Kepler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grossman vs. Lopez
Grossman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kepler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Adrianza vs. Peralta
Wily Peralta now pitching.
Adrianza hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kepler tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Peralta
Mauer hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Peralta
Polanco hits a line drive into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/2018 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 5 1 2 1 Mauer J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mondesi A, ss 5 2 2 1 Polanco J, ss 4 0 0 0
Gordon A, lf 5 0 1 1 Rosario E, dh 3 0 0 0
Dozier H, 3b 4 0 1 1 Forsythe L, 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Hearn R, 1b 3 0 1 0 Cave J, cf 3 0 0 0
Perez S, c 3 0 0 0 Garver M, c 3 0 0 0
Bonifacio J, rf 4 1 1 0 Kepler M, rf 2 1 0 0
Goodwin B, cf 3 0 0 0 Grossman R, lf 3 0 1 0
Herrera R, dh 3 0 0 0 Adrianza E, 3b 2 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 4 27 1 1 1
Kansas City 000 001 300 -- 4
Minnesota 000 000 001 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez J (W)* 8.0 1 1 1 1 4
Peralta W (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Berrios J (L) 6.0 3 1 1 2 5
Duffey T 0.2 3 3 3 0 1
Vasquez A 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Curtiss J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Reed A 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Minnesota 1
2B -- Bonifacio J, Mondesi A
SB -- Mondesi A 2, Merrifield W
SF -- Adrianza E
HBP -- by Berrios J (O'Hearn R)
PB -- Garver M
T -- 2:42
A -- 25814
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