Tony Abreu helps Royals avoid series sweep against Twins
Tony Abreu drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
4
Kansas City Royals
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Kauffman Stadium · 23,641 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
L Cain doubled to left, S Perez scored, M Moustakas to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
T Abreu singled to center, E Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
A Casilla singled to center, J Morneau and R Doumit scored, M Carson to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
B Butler singled to center, D Lough scored, A Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
T Abreu singled to right, M Moustakas and L Cain scored, T Abreu thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
E Hosmer hit sacrifice fly to left, S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
C Parmelee homered to left center (406 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
J Morneau grounded out to second, J Carroll scored, J Mauer to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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End Inning 4-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
B Revere struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
B Revere batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
T Plouffe struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
T Plouffe batting
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Play Result 4-6
T Plouffe hit for P Florimon.
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
A Casilla struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
A Casilla batting
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Play Result 4-6
G Holland relieved A Crow.
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Start Inning 4-6
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
A Escobar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Head to Head
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
David LoughRF3
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Tony Abreu2B10
MIN
Ben RevereCF25
Jamey Carroll3B1
Joe Mauer1B7
Justin MorneauDH44
Ryan DoumitC4
Chris Mathhew ParmeleeRF89
Matt CarsonLF55
Alexi Casilla2B
Pedro FlorimonSS18
Substitutes
Trevor PlouffePH80
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