Major League Baseball
Kansas City 8, Minnesota 1
Thursday, August 18, 2016 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Thursday, August 18, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Stu Scheurwater, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 30599
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 100000000151
Kansas City 00050003-870
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 49-72 25-37 24-35 L1
Kansas City 61-60 37-21 24-39 W5
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 37-21 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 24-35 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Royals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Dillon Gee pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.52. Tyler Duffey took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Alex Gordon had the only homerun for Kansas City. Brian Dozier had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Tyler Duffey Player Dillon Gee
Loss W/L Win
3.2 IP 7.0
4 Strikeouts 7
2 Hits 5
12.27 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Eddie Rosario Player Cheslor Cuthbert
1 Hits 3
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
1 TB 4
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 5 1 8 .161 9 1 1 1 1
Kansas City 7 1 12 .233 8 7 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .517 after a win and .492 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .510 after a win and .338 after a loss.