Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
4
Kansas City Royals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Jeremy Guthrie won his career-best seventh straight decision, dating to last season, and Alcides Escobar had three hits and an RBI as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
E Escobar homered to left center (419 feet).
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
J Francoeur doubled to deep center, E Hosmer scored.
J Willingham homered to left (405 feet).
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: in play
A Escobar singled to left, A Gordon scored.
Pitch 9: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
E Escobar singled to center, T Plouffe scored.
L Cain singled to center, S Perez scored.
E Hosmer grounded out to shortstop, M Moustakas scored.
Middle of the 9th
J Mauer struck out swinging.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
J Mauer batting
D Mastroianni walked, C Parmelee to third, E Escobar to second.
Pitch 4: ball 4
Pitch 3: ball 3
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
D Mastroianni batting
E Escobar singled to center, C Parmelee to second.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
E Escobar batting
W Ramirez struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
W Ramirez batting
W Ramirez hit for J Carroll.
C Parmelee walked.
Pitch 6: ball 4
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KC wins series 3-0
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy ButlerDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Eric Hosmer1B51
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Lorenzo CainCF6
Chris Getz2B39
Darin MastroianniCF21
Joe MauerC7
Josh WillinghamLF7
Justin Morneau1B44
Ryan DoumitDH4
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Chris Mathhew ParmeleeRF89
Jamey Carroll2B1
Eduardo EscobarSS3
Williams RamirezPH91
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