Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
Final
Recap
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals used home runs by Kyle Isbel and Isaac Collins, two hitters not known for their power, to defeat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on an unseasonably warm day in front of a sellout crowd of 39,320 in Kansas City's home opener. The temperature at first pitch was 85 degrees. In the first game at Kauffman Stadium since the Royals moved in the fences 8 to 10 feet, all four runs scored on home runs. However, all three home runs also would have been out with the old dimensions. Kris Bubic (1-0) picked up the win for Kansas City. He allowed one run on two hits in six innings. John Schreiber pitched the ninth for his first save.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteKCR -164 · 60% to win
WonRun LineKCR -1.5
CoveredTotalO/U 10.5 · 4 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
4Hits7
1Home runs2
3Walks2
6Strikeouts7
0Stolen bases1
133Pitches thrown107
7Pitching strikeouts6
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin MartinLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor LarnachPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt WallnerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks LeeSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Keaschall2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Caratini1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Royce Lewis3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh BellDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron BuxtonCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kody FunderburkP | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Taylor RogersP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin TopaP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Simeon Woods RichardsonP | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |