Royals take opener vs. Twins 3-1 to move into 1st
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jason Vargas threw six shutout innings and Kendrys Morales hit a long home run against his former team to push the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
3
Minnesota Twins
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Target Field · 22,796 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Hosmer singled to right, Moustakas scored, Cain to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Rosario homered to left (385 feet).
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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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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: 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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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: 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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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
K. Morales homered to right (438 feet), Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 3-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Rosario popped out to third.
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Pop Out 3-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
Rosario batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Suzuki grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
Suzuki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Vargas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
Vargas batting
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Play Result 3-1
Holland relieved Davis.
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Start Inning 3-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-1
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Lineup Change 3-1
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End Inning 3-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Infante fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Play Result 3-1
Gordon to second on wild pitch by Pressly.
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Wild Pitch 3-1
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Bunted Foul 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
Infante batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
Showing the last 40 of 525 events.
Head to Head
KC wins series 3-0
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
Brian Dozier2B15
Torii HunterRF48
Joe Mauer1B7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Kennys VargasDH92
Kurt SuzukiC24
Eddie RosarioLF9
Eduardo EscobarSS3
Aaron HicksCF12
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Alex RiosRF15
Salvador PerezC13
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
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