Mauer homers, Nolasco pitches Twins past Royals
Mauer homers, Nolasco pitches Twins past Royals
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
1
Minnesota Twins
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MIN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Target Field · 23,963 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-7
Pitch 6: in play
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Bunted Foul 1-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
L Cain doubled to left, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-7
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
J Mauer homered to right center (404 feet), A Hicks and B Dozier scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-7
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Advancing On Force 0-6
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
B Dozier reached on a force attempt, J Pinto and K Suzuki scored, A Hicks safe at third and B Dozier advanced to second on error by third baseman M Moustakas.
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Error 0-4
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Error 0-3
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Bunted Foul 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
A Hicks walked, J Kubel scored, J Pinto to third, K Suzuki to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
B Dozier homered to left (369 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 1-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
M Moustakas grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-7
M Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
S Perez grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 1-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-7
S Perez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
A Gordon doubled to deep center.
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Double 1-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 1-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-7
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
B Butler struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-7
B Butler batting
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Play Result 1-7
M Tonkin relieved R Nolasco.
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Start Inning 1-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-7
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Lineup Change 1-7
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End Inning 1-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
A Hicks struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-7
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-7
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-7
A Hicks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
K Suzuki lined out to third.
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Head to Head
MIN 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
Joe Mauer1B7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Chris ColabelloRF15
Jason KubelLF13
Josmil PintoDH21
Kurt SuzukiC24
Aaron HicksCF12
Pedro FlorimonSS18
Substitutes
Darin MastroianniRF21
KC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
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