Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
6
Minnesota Twins
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Salvador Perez added to his career-best home run total, Johnny Cueto tossed five solid innings and the Kansas City Royals secured home-field advantage throughout the postseason by beating the Min
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to left, Dyson scored, Peña to second.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 11: foul
Pitch 10: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
D. Santana singled to right, Núñez scored, Fryer to third.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pérez homered to left center (423 feet), K. Morales scored.
End of the 9th
Sanó flied out to right.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Sanó batting
Kepler grounded out to second, Buxton to third.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Kepler batting
Robinson grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Robinson batting
Buxton safe at second on error by second baseman Zobrist.
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: ball 2
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Buxton batting
Hochevar relieved F. Morales.
Bottom of the 9th inning
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KC wins series 3-0
Byron BuxtonCF25
Shane RobinsonLF38
Max KeplerRF22
Miguel SanoDH22
Kennys Vargas1B92
Eduardo Nunez3B12
Eduardo Escobar2B3
Eric FryerC41
Danny SantanaSS22
Alcides EscobarSS3
Ben Zobrist2B18
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Alex RiosRF15
Jarrod DysonCF1
Francisco PenaC16
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Jonny GomesDH31
Christian ColonSS29
Drew Butera1B16
Paulo OrlandoLF16
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