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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Day
Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 2018 (N) at Target Field
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 4 8 0
MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 1 0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Merrifield 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 2
Mondesi ss 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 3
Gordon lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 0
Dozier 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1
O'Hearn 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Perez c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Bonifacio rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 6 0
Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
R. Herrera dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peralta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 9 27 6
BATTING -
2B: Bonifacio (13,off Duffey); Mondesi (10,off Duffey).
HBP: O'Hearn (1,by Berrios).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Mondesi 2 (20,2nd base off Berrios/Garver,3rd base off Berrios/Garver);
Merrifield (31,2nd base off Reed/Garver).
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mauer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Polanco ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rosario dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forsythe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Cave cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Garver c 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Kepler rf 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
Grossman lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Adrianza 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Berrios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Duffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Vasquez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtiss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 27 1 1 1 1 4 27 9
FIELDING -
PB: Garver (9).
BATTING -
SF: Adrianza (2,off Peralta).
Team LOB: 1.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Lopez W(2-3) 8 1 1 1 1 4 0 26
Peralta SV(9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 1 1 1 1 4 0 29
Lopez faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Peralta 2-1.
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Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Berrios L(11-11) 6 3 1 1 2 5 0 24
Duffey 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 0 5
Vasquez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Curtiss 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Reed 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
Totals 9 8 4 4 3 9 0 39
HBP: Berrios (12,O'Hearn).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Vasquez 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - John Libka, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Official Scorer: Stew Thornley
Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 25814
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Merrifield 2b Mauer 1b
2. Mondesi ss Polanco ss
3. Gordon lf Rosario dh
4. Dozier 3b Forsythe 2b
5. O'Hearn 1b Cave cf
6. Perez c Garver c
7. Bonifacio rf Kepler rf
8. Goodwin cf Grossman lf
9. R. Herrera dh Adrianza 3b
Lopez p Berrios p
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield grounded out (second to pitcher); Mondesi
flied to right; Gordon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Mauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Polanco
flied to left; Rosario popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Dozier struck out; O'Hearn singled to right; Garver
allowed a passed ball [O'Hearn to second]; Perez walked;
Bonifacio struck out; Goodwin walked [O'Hearn to third, Perez to
second]; R. Herrera flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Forsythe grounded out (third to first); Cave grounded
out (first unassisted); Garver flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Merrifield grounded out (first unassisted); Mondesi
flied to left; Gordon flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Kepler flied to right; Grossman grounded out (second
to first); Adrianza flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Dozier flied to right; O'Hearn lined to shortstop;
Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Mauer struck out; Polanco lined to right; Rosario
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Bonifacio grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin
struck out; R. Herrera lined to pitcher (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 5TH: Forsythe lined to second; Cave lined to left; Garver
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Merrifield lined to third; On a bunt Mondesi singled
to pitcher; Mondesi stole second; Gordon struck out; Mondesi
stole third; Dozier singled to left [Mondesi scored]; O'Hearn
was hit by a pitch [Dozier to second]; Perez grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1,
Twins 0.
TWINS 6TH: Kepler struck out; Grossman flied to right; Adrianza
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
ROYALS 7TH: DUFFEY REPLACED BERRIOS (PITCHING); Bonifacio
doubled to left; Goodwin struck out; R. Herrera grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Bonifacio to third]; Merrifield singled to
center [Bonifacio scored]; Mondesi doubled to right [Merrifield
scored]; VASQUEZ REPLACED DUFFEY (PITCHING); Gordon singled to
left [Mondesi scored]; Dozier struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 0.
TWINS 7TH: Mauer grounded out (second to first); Polanco
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosario grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.
ROYALS 8TH: O'Hearn flied to left; CURTISS REPLACED VASQUEZ
(PITCHING); Perez lined to right; Bonifacio struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.
TWINS 8TH: Forsythe grounded out (shortstop to first); Cave
struck out; Garver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.
ROYALS 9TH: REED REPLACED CURTISS (PITCHING); Goodwin grounded
out (first to pitcher); R. Herrera walked; Merrifield singled to
center [R. Herrera to third]; Mondesi struck out; Merrifield
stole second; Gordon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.
TWINS 9TH: Kepler walked; Grossman singled to center [Kepler to
third]; PERALTA REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Adrianza out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Kepler scored]; Mauer lined to left;
Polanco lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 4 8 0 8
Twins 1 1 0 1
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