Royals remain unbeaten with 12-3 romp over Twins
Royals remain unbeaten with 12-3 romp over Twins
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
12
Minnesota Twins
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Target Field · 40,123 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Infante doubled to center, Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-3
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
Hosmer hit sacrifice fly to center, Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-3
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Play Result 10-3
Cain walked, Pérez scored, Escobar to third, Moustakas to second.
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Advancing On Force 10-3
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
Escobar singled to right, Gordon and Rios scored, Pérez to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-3
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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Play Result 7-3
Pérez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K. Morales scored on error by shortstop Santana, Gordon to third, Rios to second.
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Error 7-3
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Rios hit by pitch, Hosmer scored, K. Morales to third, Gordon to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Plouffe homered to left (385 feet).
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Bunted Foul 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: 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 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Hunter hit sacrifice fly to right, Dozier scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Pérez singled to center, Hosmer scored, Gordon to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Hosmer doubled to deep center, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 3-1
Cain doubled to deep right, Moustakas to third, Moustakas scored, Cain to third on throwing error by right fielder Hunter.
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Error 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 12-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Plouffe flied out to center.
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Fly Out 12-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3
Plouffe batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Vargas struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 12-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 12-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3
Vargas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Hunter grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 12-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 12-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3
Hunter batting
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Start Inning 12-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 12-3
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Lineup Change 12-3
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End Inning 12-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Escobar lined out to second.
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Line Out 12-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Infante doubled to center, Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-3
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Double 11-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 11-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
Infante batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Head to Head
MIN 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
Danny SantanaSS22
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Torii HunterRF48
Kennys VargasDH92
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Oswaldo ArciaLF34
Kurt SuzukiC24
Shane RobinsonCF38
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Alex RiosRF15
Salvador PerezC13
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonRF1
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