Royals belt season-high 4 home runs in rout of Twins
Eric Hosmer hit two of Kansas City's season-high four home runs, James Shields pitched six strong innings for his 90th win and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
9
Minnesota Twins
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Target Field · 28,916 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 9-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
E Hosmer homered to center (420 feet), A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-3
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
C Thomas homered to right (401 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
E Hosmer homered to right (365 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
B Dozier doubled to left, J Morneau scored, T Plouffe to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
J Morneau doubled to right, J Willingham scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
M Moustakas homered to right center (411 feet), B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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End Inning 9-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
R Doumit struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
R Doumit batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
J Mauer flied out to center.
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Fly Out 9-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
J Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
C Thomas struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
C Thomas batting
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Play Result 9-3
J Gutierrez relieved A Crow.
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Start Inning 9-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-3
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Lineup Change 9-3
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End Inning 9-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
A Escobar flied out to right.
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Fly Out 9-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
A Gordon grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Head to Head
Injuries
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
Clete ThomasCF24
Joe MauerDH7
Ryan DoumitC4
Josh WillinghamLF7
Justin Morneau1B44
Oswaldo ArciaRF34
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Brian Dozier2B15
Pedro FlorimonSS18
KC
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Elliot Johnson2B
David LoughRF3
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