Major League Baseball
Kansas City 5, Minnesota 4
Friday, August 19, 2016 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Friday, August 19, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Stu Scheurwater, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Todd Tichenor
Attendance: 28463
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0010300000470
Kansas City 03010000015120
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 49-73 25-37 24-36 L2
Kansas City 62-60 38-21 24-39 W6
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 38-21 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 24-36 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 6 straight up wins. The Royals have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Twins have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Chien-Ming Wang pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.66. J.T. Chargois took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Brian Dozier had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Jose Berrios Player Edinson Volquez
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 4.1
2 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 6
9.00 ERA 8.31
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Brian Dozier Player Alcides Escobar
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
1 HR 0
5 TB 2
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 7 1 13 .175 12 4 5 1 0
Kansas City 12 0 13 .300 7 5 7 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .525 after a win and .492 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .510 after a win and .333 after a loss.