Royals bullpen holds on for 5-4 victory over Twins
Royals bullpen holds on for 5-4 victory over Twins
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
4
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Kauffman Stadium · 24,291 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
K Suzuki singled to center, J Mauer and T Plouffe scored, J Kubel to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-5
N Aoki stole third, O Infante stole second, N Aoki scored, O Infante safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Pinto.
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Error 2-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
O Infante singled to left center, A Escobar scored, N Aoki to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
N Aoki singled to left, J Maxwell scored, A Escobar to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
J Maxwell singled to center, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
M Moustakas hit sacrifice fly to center, A Gordon scored, B Butler to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
K Suzuki homered to left (404 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 2: in play
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
T Plouffe flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
T Plouffe batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Mauer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
J Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
B Dozier struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
B Dozier batting
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Play Result 4-5
G Holland relieved W Davis.
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Start Inning 4-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-5
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Lineup Change 4-5
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End Inning 4-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
N Aoki grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
N Aoki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
A Escobar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Justin MaxwellCF10
Alcides EscobarSS3
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Chris ColabelloRF15
Jason KubelLF13
Josmil PintoC21
Kurt SuzukiDH24
Aaron HicksCF12
Pedro FlorimonSS18
Substitutes
Chris HerrmannPH43
Eduardo EscobarSS3
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