Major League Baseball
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 5
Monday, May 28, 2018 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Monday, May 28, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Tom Hallion, 1B - Adam Hamari, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 18572
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0000210328121
Kansas City 0000200215130
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 22-27 11-12 11-15 W1
Kansas City 18-36 7-19 11-17 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 7-19 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 11-15 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Lance Lynn pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.94. Fernando Rodney closed out the game to get the save and has 11 saves for the season. Jakob Junis took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Jorge Soler had the only homerun for Kansas City. Miguel Sano had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Lance Lynn Player Jakob Junis
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.0
5 Strikeouts 7
6 Hits 6
3.00 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Brian Dozier Player Jon Jay
3 Hits 4
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 7
.600 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 12 1 20 .308 10 8 5 1 1
Kansas City 13 1 20 .325 8 4 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .278 after a win and .361 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .407 after a loss.