Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
3
Kansas City Royals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
A Gordon singled to left center, C Getz scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
Y Betancourt doubled to left, J Francoeur scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
L Cain doubled to deep center, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
J Carroll doubled to left, C Parmelee scored, A Casilla to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
M Moustakas safe at first on error by first baseman C Parmelee, A Escobar scored, L Cain to third, S Perez to second.
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Error 2-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
L Cain singled to left, A Gordon scored, A Escobar to third, L Cain to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
C Parmelee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Willingham scored, R Doumit out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Mauer grounded out to second, B Revere scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Y Betancourt singled to center, M Moustakas scored, E Hosmer to third.
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End Inning 3-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
A Casilla grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
A Casilla batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
B Dozier flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
B Dozier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
C Parmelee struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
C Parmelee batting
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Play Result 3-7
C Getz at second base.
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Start Inning 3-7
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
B Butler lined into double play, first to shortstop, A Gordon doubled off second.
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Line Out 3-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
A Escobar singled to left, A Gordon to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Single 3-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
A Escobar batting
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Head to Head
MIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy ButlerDH36
Lorenzo CainCF6
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Eric Hosmer1B51
Yuniesky Betancourt2B3
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonCF1
Chris Getz2B39
MIN
Denard SpanCF4
Ben RevereCF25
Joe MauerC7
Josh WillinghamDH7
Ryan DoumitLF4
Chris Mathhew Parmelee1B89
Brian DozierSS15
Alexi Casilla2B
Jamey Carroll3B1
Substitutes
Darin MastroianniRF21
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