Red-hot Royals on longest winning streak since 2003
Royals 7, Twins 2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
7
Minnesota Twins
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Target Field · 35,448 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
B Butler singled to right, J Maxwell and E Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
M Tejada grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler scored, L Cain out at second, S Perez to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
A Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Cain scored, M Moustakas out at second, M Tejada to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 4-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
J Morneau homered to center (418 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Mauer grounded out to second, B Dozier scored.
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End Inning 7-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
B Dozier struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
B Dozier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
C Thomas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
C Thomas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Hicks struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
A Hicks batting
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Play Result 7-2
L Coleman relieved L Hochevar.
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Start Inning 7-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-2
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Lineup Change 7-2
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End Inning 7-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
M Tejada struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
M Tejada batting
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Head to Head
KC wins series 3-0
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
Brian Dozier2B15
Doug BernierSS
Joe MauerDH7
Justin Morneau1B44
Ryan DoumitC4
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Chris HerrmannRF43
Aaron HicksCF12
Clete ThomasLF24
KC
Alex GordonLF4
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainCF6
Miguel Tejada2B24
Mike Moustakas3B18
Justin MaxwellRF10
Alcides EscobarSS3
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