Twins power their way past Royals 8-5 for series win
Twins power their way past Royals 8-5 for series win
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
5
Minnesota Twins
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Target Field · 17,449 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Hosmer singled to center, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Cain doubled to right, Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-8
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Mauer hit sacrifice fly to center, Robinson scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-8
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Suzuki homered to left (379 feet), Schafer scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Mauer singled to right, Robinson scored, Santana to third, Hunter to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 3-4
Plouffe safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Moustakas, Hunter scored, Dozier to second.
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Error 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Mauer grounded out to third, Santana scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Pérez doubled to right, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Vargas homered to left (400 feet), Dozier scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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End Inning 5-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Pérez grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
K. Morales grounded out to pitcher, Hosmer to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-8
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-8
Hosmer to second on wild pitch by Perkins.
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Wild Pitch 5-8
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
K. Morales batting
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Play Result 5-8
Perkins relieved Duensing.
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Lineup Change 5-8
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Lineup Change 5-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Hosmer singled to center, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-8
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Single 4-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Cain doubled to right, Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-8
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Double 3-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Moustakas doubled to deep right center.
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Double 3-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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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
Torii HunterRF48
Joe MauerDH7
Brian Dozier2B15
Kennys Vargas1B92
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Eduardo EscobarLF3
Kurt SuzukiC24
Shane RobinsonLF38
Substitutes
Jordan SchaferCF19
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Paulo OrlandoLF16
Christian Colon2B29
Jarrod DysonRF1
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