Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Thursday, August 18th, 2016 7:15PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, August 18th, 2016

Time: 7:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 30,599

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Hosmer-Escobar-Gee)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Dozier-Plouffe)

Errors: Rosario (4, throw)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

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


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