Twins lose Mauer to injury but beat Royals 10-2
Twins lose Mauer to injury but beat Royals 10-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
2
Minnesota Twins
10
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Target Field · 23,383 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
D Valencia doubled to deep left center, J Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-10
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
S Fuld singled to right center, T Plouffe and O Arcia scored, K Suzuki to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-10
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Advancing On Force 1-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
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Play Result 1-8
K Suzuki walked, K Morales scored, T Plouffe to third, O Arcia to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-8
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
T Plouffe safe at first on error by second baseman O Infante, C Parmelee scored, K Morales to second.
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Error 1-7
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
E Nunez homered to left (368 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
J Mauer doubled to left, E Escobar and S Fuld scored, E Nunez to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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End Inning 2-10
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
C Colon grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 2-10
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 2-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-10
C Colon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
M Moustakas lined out to right.
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Line Out 2-10
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-10
M Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
B Hayes struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-10
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 2-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-10
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-10
B Hayes batting
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Play Result 2-10
S Deduno relieved B Duensing.
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Start Inning 2-10
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-10
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
E Nunez lined out to left.
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Line Out 2-10
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-10
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-10
E Nunez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
S Fuld grounded out to second, K Suzuki to second.
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Advancing On Play 2-10
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Ground Out 2-10
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-10
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-10
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-10
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 2-10
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-10
S Fuld batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
Showing the last 40 of 668 events.
Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
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
Eduardo NunezSS12
Joe Mauer1B7
Chris Mathhew Parmelee1B89
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Oswaldo ArciaRF34
Kurt SuzukiC24
Eduardo Escobar2B3
Sam FuldCF23
Substitutes
Josh WillinghamLF7
KC
Lorenzo CainRF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Raul IbanezLF18
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonCF1
Danny Valencia2B2
Brett Gregory HayesC8
Christian ColonSS29
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