Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
10
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Miguel Sano belted a three-run homer, Felix Jorge pitched five-plus solid innings to win his major league debut and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 10-5 on Saturday night for a split of a doubleheader.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Polanco safe at second on error by second baseman Merrifield, Escobar and Rosario scored, Polanco advanced to first on Merrifield error, Polanco tagged out at second attempting to advance on play.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Rosario singled to left, Vargas scored, Escobar to third, Rosario to second advancing on throw.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Escobar doubled to right, Moss scored.
Soler homered to left (417 feet), Cain scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Mauer singled to center, Castro scored, Grossman to second.
Castro doubled to right, Rosario scored, Polanco to third, Polanco scored, Castro to third on error by right fielder Bonifacio.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Sanó homered to left (453 feet), Castro and Mauer scored.
End of the 9th
Butera grounded out to first.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Butera batting
Escobar grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 1: in play
Escobar batting
Moss struck out looking.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Moss batting
Kintzler relieved Rogers.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
Castro grounded out to first.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Castro batting
Polanco safe at second on error by second baseman Merrifield, Escobar and Rosario scored, Polanco advanced to first on Merrifield error, Polanco tagged out at second attempting to advance on play.
Pitch 2: in play
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Whit Merrifield2B15
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jorge SolerLF12
Brandon MossDH37
Alcides EscobarSS3
Drew ButeraC16
Robbie GrossmanRF8
Joe MauerDH7
Miguel Sano3B22
Max KeplerRF22
Kennys Vargas1B92
Eduardo Escobar2B3
Eddie RosarioLF9
Jorge PolancoSS11
Jason CastroC18
Byron BuxtonCF25
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