Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
10
Minnesota Twins
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Billy Butler had three hits and three RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals' bullpen picked up struggling starter Luke Hochevar with four scoreless innings in a 10-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
S Perez singled to deep left, A Gordon scored, B Butler to third.
B Butler singled to left, A Escobar scored, A Gordon to second.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
A Gordon reaches on fielder's choice to second, J Giavotella scores, A Escobar to third.
Pitch 11: strike 8 (foul)
Pitch 10: strike 7 (foul)
Pitch 8: strike 6 (foul)
Pitch 7: strike 5 (foul)
Pitch 6: strike 4 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 3 (foul)
Pitch 2: foul
Pitch 1: foul
A Escobar singled to left, E Hosmer to third, J Giavotella to second, E Hosmer scored, J Giavotella to third, A Escobar to second on error by left fielder R Doumit.
Pitch 11: foul
Pitch 10: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
J Carroll singled to center, J Morneau and R Doumit scored.
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 4: foul
L Cain singled to right, A Gordon scored, B Butler to second.
B Butler singled to deep left, D Lough and A Escobar scored, A Gordon to third.
End of the 9th
J Morneau struck out looking.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 1
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
J Morneau batting
J Willingham grounded out to shortstop, B Revere to second.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
J Willingham batting
B Revere grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span out at second.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
B Revere batting
D Span reached on infield single to first.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
D Span batting
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
D Lough struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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KC wins series 2-1
Denard SpanCF4
Ben RevereRF25
Josh WillinghamDH7
Justin Morneau1B44
Ryan DoumitLF4
Jamey Carroll3B1
Alexi Casilla2B
Drew ButeraC16
Pedro FlorimonSS18
David LoughRF3
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Johnny Giavotella2B12
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