Major League Baseball
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 5
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Ted Barrett, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Will Little, 3B - Tom Woodring
Attendance: 26708
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Kansas City 301000001591
Minnesota 02030300-8151
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 26-66 11-35 15-31 L1
Minnesota 41-49 26-21 15-28 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 26-21 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 15-31 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Lance Lynn pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.22. Glenn Sparkman took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Brian Dozier, Logan Morrison hit homeruns for Minnesota. Mike Moustakas (2), Salvador Perez hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
Burch Smith Player Lance Lynn
Loss W/L Win
3.1 IP 5.0
4 Strikeouts 6
7 Hits 5
10.80 ERA 5.40
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Mike Moustakas Player Bobby Wilson
3 Hits 3
2 RBI 2
2 HR 0
9 TB 4
.600 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 9 3 18 .257 12 5 3 0 1
Minnesota 15 2 24 .395 8 7 3 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Twins have a W/L % of .512 after a win and .408 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Chi. White Sox. The Royals have a W/L % of .231 after a win and .303 after a loss.