Perez, surging Royals take down Twins 7-4
Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer, Lorenzo Cain had four hits and the Kansas City Royals picked up where their bats left off the night before to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Tuesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
7
Minnesota Twins
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Cain singled to right, Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-4
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Mauer singled to center, D. Santana scored, Núñez to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Escobar singled to right, Grossman scored, Arcia to second, Arcia scored, Escobar to second on error by right fielder Orlando.
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Error 6-3
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Cain singled to center, Dyson scored, Merrifield to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Escobar singled to right, Cuthbert scored, Dyson to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-1
Orlando scored, Cuthbert to second on wild pitch by E. Santana.
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Wild Pitch 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 7-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Sanó flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4
Sanó batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Mauer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4
Mauer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Núñez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4
Núñez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
D. Santana walked, Escobar to third, Dozier to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4
D. Santana batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Dozier walked.
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 9: ball 4
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 8: ball 3
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 7: ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Eduardo Nunez2B12
Joe Mauer1B7
Miguel SanoDH22
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Oswaldo ArciaRF34
Eduardo EscobarSS3
Juan CentenoC56
Danny SantanaCF22
Substitutes
Brian DozierPH15
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Whit Merrifield2B15
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Jarrod DysonLF1
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