Moose hits highest launch-angle HR in MLB

KANSAS CITY -- Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas wasted no time in getting the Royals going in Wednesday night's 11-8 win in the rubber game against the Twins at Kauffman Stadium.
First, Moustakas hit a sinking liner to left in the first inning off Twins rookie Fernando Romero that was mishandled by left fielder Eddie Rosario but ruled a two-run double.

Then, Moustakas hit a moon shot in the second inning toward the right-field corner. When the ball finally came back down, it just sneaked inside the foul pole and into the seats, a two-run homer, his 12th. That gave the Royals a 5-0 lead en route to a seven-run second frame.
The home run traveled only a projected 339 feet, according Statcast™. It had a 46-degree launch angle, the highest of any home run hit in MLB this season.
"I knew I hit it good," Moustakas said. "I knew I stayed inside of it, but it was really high and I didn't know if it had the distance.
"I knew about the launch angle from [the postgame show on FOX Sports Kansas City]."
That launch angle was the highest for any Royals hitter since Salvador Perez, who also had a 46-degree launch-angle homer in 2015.
Later in the inning, Jorge Soler drilled what first was ruled a two-run home run to left-center field. But after a crew-chief review, it was determined the ball hit the corner of the padding on top of the wall and bounced back and was therefore ruled an RBI double.

No matter. Alex Gordon singled in Soler to make it 7-0. Ryan Goins capped off the seven-run inning with a two-run triple to make it 9-0.