Perez helps Royals struggle to 3-2 win over Twins
Perez helps Royals struggle to 3-2 win over Twins
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
2
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 20,747 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
D Santana singled to left, C Parmelee scored, E Nunez to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
M Moustakas doubled to deep right, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Gordon doubled to deep center, S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
S Perez doubled to deep left center, O Infante scored, S Perez to third on throwing error by shortstop E Nunez.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 2-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
S Fuld struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Play Result 2-3
E Nunez to third on wild pitch by G Holland.
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Wild Pitch 2-3
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
S Fuld batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
D Santana struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 8: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Play Result 2-3
E Nunez to second on wild pitch by G Holland.
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Wild Pitch 2-3
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
D Santana batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
E Nunez walked.
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
E Nunez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
C Parmelee grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 2-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: ball 2
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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
Lorenzo CainRF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonCF1
MIN
Danny SantanaCF22
Sam FuldLF23
Brian Dozier2B15
Josh WillinghamDH7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Kurt SuzukiC24
Chris Colabello1B15
Chris Mathhew Parmelee1B89
Eduardo NunezSS12
Substitutes
Oswaldo ArciaRF34
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