Major League Baseball
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 5
Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:40 PM
When: 7:40 PM ET, Thursday, September 19, 2019
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Manny Gonzalez, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Roberto Ortiz
Attendance: 24565
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0301100005100
Minnesota 00402020-8101
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 56-98 29-47 27-51 L3
Minnesota 94-59 44-34 50-25 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 44-34 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 27-51 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 3 straight up losses. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Lewis Thorpe pitched 4.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.15. Taylor Rogers closed out the game to get the save and has 28 saves for the season. Jacob Barnes took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Mitch Garver, Nelson Cruz (2), Miguel Sano hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
Mike Montgomery Player Kyle Gibson
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 1.2
3 Strikeouts 2
7 Hits 3
11.25 ERA 16.20
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Nicky Lopez Player Mitch Garver
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.750 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 10 0 11 .294 11 5 6 0 0
Minnesota 10 4 24 .303 7 8 5 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .712 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .339 after a win and .371 after a loss.