Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
7
Minnesota Twins
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| MIN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
A Casilla grounded out to second, D Valencia scored, T Plouffe to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-6
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
A Escobar singled to left, M Moustakas scored, Y Betancourt to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
M Moustakas singled to center, J Francoeur scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
A Casilla doubled to deep left, R Doumit scored, B Revere to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
B Butler singled to center, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
D Span singled to left, T Plouffe scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
B Butler homered to left (394 feet), A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
T Plouffe homered to left (391 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
J Morneau singled to center, J Mauer scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
J Mauer tripled to right, D Span scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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End Inning 7-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Morneau struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J Morneau batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Mauer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Carroll grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J Carroll batting
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Play Result 7-6
J Broxton relieved K Herrera.
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Start Inning 7-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-6
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Lineup Change 7-6
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End Inning 7-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Francoeur flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-6
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J Francoeur batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
E Hosmer grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
B Butler fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 7-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Denard SpanCF4
Jamey CarrollSS1
Joe MauerDH7
Justin Morneau1B44
Ryan DoumitC4
Danny Valencia3B2
Trevor PlouffeRF80
Ben RevereLF25
Alexi Casilla2B
KC
Jarrod DysonCF1
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Mike Moustakas3B18
Yuniesky Betancourt2B3
Brayan PenaC25
Alcides EscobarSS3
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