Kansas City 8, Minnesota 1
Thursday, August 18, 2016 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Thursday, August 18, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
87°
Umpires:
Home -
Todd Tichenor, 1B -
Brian Knight, 2B -
Stu Scheurwater, 3B -
Bill Miller
Attendance:
30599
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 37-21 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 24-35 record on the road.
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Kansas City has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Royals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Dillon Gee pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.52. Tyler Duffey took the loss for Minnesota.
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Alex Gordon had the only homerun for Kansas City. Brian Dozier had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota |
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Kansas City |
Tyler Duffey
|
Player |
Dillon Gee |
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
3.2 |
IP |
7.0 |
4 |
Strikeouts |
7 |
2 |
Hits |
5 |
12.27 |
ERA |
1.29 |
Team Stats Summary
Upcoming Games
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Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .517 after a win and .492 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .510 after a win and .338 after a loss.