Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 4, Minnesota 1
Saturday, September 8, 2018 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 8, 2018
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - John Libka, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Attendance: 25814
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 47-94 25-45 22-49 W1
Minnesota 64-77 40-30 24-47 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Minnesota Twins have a 40-30 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 22-49 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Jorge Lopez pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.40. Wily Peralta closed out the game to get the save and has 9 saves for the season. Jose Berrios took the loss for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
Jorge Lopez Player Jose Berrios
Win W/L Loss
8.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 5
1 Hits 3
1.12 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Whit Merrifield Player Robbie Grossman
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 1
.400 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 8 0 10 .229 9 4 3 3 0
Minnesota 1 0 1 .037 4 1 1 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .477 after a win and .434 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .326 after a win and .337 after a loss.