Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Apr 3, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	7	11	1	8
KC	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	6	9	0	6

loss:

W. Peralta(0-1)win: Minnesota Twins logo

T. May(1-0)save: Minnesota Twins logo

B. Parker(2)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- After strong first outings from Jose Berrios, Jake Odorizzi, Michael Pineda and Martin Perez to open the 2019 season, Kyle Gibson had tough acts to follow in his delayed debut against the Royals on Wednesday. Gibson initially followed suit with a strong start to the game before...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Cave. Adalberto Mondesi scores. [1 run] 01
2Willians Astudillo singles on a line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Eddie Rosario scores. [1 run] 11
4Mitch Garver doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Willians Astudillo scores. Jake Cave out at home on the throw, center fielder Billy Hamilton to second baseman Chris Owings to catcher Martin Maldonado. Mitch Garver to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out] 21
4Ehire Adrianza out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Mitch Garver scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 31
5Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Billy Hamilton scores. [1 run] 32
5Alex Gordon homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Adalberto Mondesi scores. [3 runs] 35
5Chris Owings singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Cave. Jorge Soler scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd. [1 run] 36
6Mitch Garver singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Willians Astudillo scores. [1 run] 46
8Max Kepler singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Mitch Garver scores. Tyler Austin scores. [2 runs] 66
9Eddie Rosario singles on a line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run] 76

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Max KeplerCF-RF	1	5	0	2	2	0	3	.200
2Jorge PolancoSS	1	5	0	0	2	0	1	.286
3Nelson CruzDH	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	.333
Byron BuxtonPR-DH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308
4Eddie RosarioLF-CF	2	4	1	1	2	1	2	.150
5Willians Astudillo3B-LF	3	5	2	1	0	0	3	.667
6Jake CaveRF	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	.250
Marwin GonzalezPH-3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143
7Mitch GarverC	3	4	2	2	0	0	1	.429
8Ehire Adrianza2B	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	.000
9Tyler Austin1B	1	3	1	0	2	1	0	.250
TOTAL	11	34	7	7	10	5	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kyle GibsonRHP	4.2	8	6	5	2	2	1	84	9.64
Adalberto MejiaLHP	2.1	0	0	0	3	1	0	42	0.00
Trevor MayRHP	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	0.00
Blake ParkerRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3.86


TOTAL	8.3	9	6	5	5	3	1	159	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.238
2Adalberto MondesiSS	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.409
3Alex GordonLF	2	4	1	4	0	1	1	0	.200
4Jorge SolerDH	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	2	.263
5Ryan O'Hearn1B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.333
6Chris Owings2B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.111
7Hunter Dozier3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.077
8Martin MaldonadoC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.316
Terrance GorePR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cam GallagherC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9Billy HamiltonCF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.167
TOTAL	9	36	6	6	5	3	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Homer BaileyRHP	5.0	5	3	3	8	2	99	5.40
Scott BarlowRHP	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	25	13.50
Tim HillLHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	11	0.00
Kevin McCarthyRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	5	9.00
Jake DiekmanLHP	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	18	8.10
Wily PeraltaRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	16	11.57
TOTAL	9.0	11	7	7	10	5	174	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Max Kepler grounds out to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Jorge Polanco pops out to catcher Martin Maldonado in foul territory. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Whit Merrifield lines out to left fielder Eddie Rosario. [1 out]
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TRIPLE — Adalberto Mondesi triples (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario.
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SINGLE — Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Cave. Adalberto Mondesi scores. [1 run]
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STRIKEOUT — Jorge Soler strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Ryan O'Hearn grounds out, second baseman Ehire Adrianza to first baseman Tyler Austin. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

7Runs6

11Hits9

1Errors0

.324Batting Avg.250

34At Bats36

5Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In6

5Walks3

1Stolen Bases1

10Strikeouts5

8Left on Base6

16Total Bases14

Game Details

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 · 1:15 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 10,575 (27.9%)

weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy