Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
5
Minnesota Twins
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Lorenzo Cain hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning after a checked-swing call went his way on a close two-strike pitch, leading the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 5-4 Sunday.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Cain tripled to deep right center, Escobar and Merrifield scored, Cain out stretching at home.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Buxton singled to right center, Mauer and Rosario scored, Buxton to second on error by catcher Pérez.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Cabrera homered to right, Cain scored.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Escobar homered to right center, Buxton scored.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
End of the 9th
Dozier popped out to second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Dozier batting
Adrianza flied out to left.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Adrianza batting
Adrianza hit for Goodrum.
Gimenez struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Gimenez batting
Escobar doubled to deep left center.
Pitch 8: in play
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Escobar batting
Maurer relieved Minor.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
Showing the last 40 of 604 events.
KC wins series 2-1
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Jorge PolancoSS11
Eddie RosarioRF9
Byron BuxtonCF25
Max KeplerRF22
Eduardo Escobar3B3
Chris GimenezC46
Niko GoodrumDH0
Mitch GarverPH18
Zack GraniteLF74
Ehire AdrianzaPH13
Whit Merrifield2B15
Lorenzo CainCF6
Melky CabreraRF53
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Brandon MossDH37
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
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