Thursday, August 18th, 2016 7:15PM CST
On Thursday night, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 8-1. Alex Gordon highlighted the win with a grand slam, and Dillon Gee pitched seven strong innings for the Royals.
Date: Thursday, August 18th, 2016
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 30,599
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
MIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Cuthbert (20, Dean); Morales (17, Dean)
Home Runs: Gordon (11, 4th inning off Duffey 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pérez (52), Gordon 4 (24), Hosmer (70), Morales (57)
2-out Runs Batted In: Pérez, Gordon 4
Ground Into Double Play: Cain
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-7 (Hosmer 1-2, Gordon 1-2, Pérez 0-1, Cain 1-1, Morales 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gordon 1

Hit By Pitch: Pérez (By Duffey)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gee 17-26; Young 4-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gee 19-9-6-18; Young 7-2-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gee 11-3; Young 2-2
Game Scores: D Gee 69

Double Plays: 1 (Hosmer-Escobar-Gee)

Home Runs: Dozier (27, 1st inning off Gee 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Dozier (73)
Ground Into Double Play: Mauer
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Grossman 0-1, Suzuki 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Grossman 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffey 9-17; Tonkin 3-4; Dean 9-13
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffey 7-4-15-9; Tonkin 3-2-0-3; Dean 6-5-17-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffey 4-3; Tonkin 3-0; Dean 4-2
Game Scores: T Duffey 38

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Dozier-Plouffe)
Errors: Rosario (4, throw)

Stolen Bases: Kepler (5, 2nd base off Gee/Pérez)
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