Major League Baseball
Minnesota 9, Kansas City 6
Sunday, September 16, 2018 2:15 PM
When: 2:15 PM ET, Sunday, September 16, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Cory Blaser, 1B - Stu Scheurwater, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Ben May
Attendance: 20286
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Minnesota 0113020029180
Kansas City 2001200016131
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 68-81 43-31 25-50 W1
Kansas City 52-97 30-47 22-50 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 30-47 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 25-50 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kyle Gibson pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.78. Jerry Vasto took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Adalberto Mondesi had the only homerun for Kansas City. Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, Tyler Austin, Johnny Field hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Kyle Gibson Player Jakob Junis
Win W/L Loss
6.2 IP 3.0
6 Strikeouts 3
11 Hits 8
6.75 ERA 12.00
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Johnny Field Player Ryan O'Hearn
4 Hits 3
2 RBI 1
1 HR 0
8 TB 5
.800 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 18 4 32 .429 8 8 3 0 0
Kansas City 13 1 20 .342 9 6 0 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Royals have a W/L % of .346 after a win and .351 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Twins have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .444 after a loss.