Rosario drives in 4, Twins beat Royals 8-5
Eddie Rosario homered and drove in four runs, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
8
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Kauffman Stadium · 31,879 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Mauer doubled to left, Adrianza scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Grossman tripled to right, Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Torres singled to center, Escobar scored, Gordon to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Bunted Foul 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Merrifield doubled to deep left center, Escobar and Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Escobar homered to right center (408 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Hosmer homered to right (376 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Rosario singled to right center, Grossman and Mauer scored, Polanco to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Rosario homered to right center (434 feet).
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Gordon struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Escobar popped out to first.
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Pop Out 8-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Orlando struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Orlando batting
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Play Result 8-5
Belisle relieved Hildenberger.
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Start Inning 8-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-5
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Lineup Change 8-5
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End Inning 8-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Escobar flied out to left.
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Fly Out 8-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Kepler lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Kepler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Buxton lined out to shortstop.
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Lorenzo CainDH6
Melky CabreraRF53
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Paulo OrlandoCF16
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Ramon Torres3B81
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Jorge PolancoSS11
Eddie RosarioLF9
Byron BuxtonCF25
Max KeplerRF22
Eduardo Escobar3B3
Jason CastroC18
Robbie GrossmanDH8
Substitutes
Ehire AdrianzaDH13
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