Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
5
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Nelson Cruz got a second chance and delivered a go-ahead single with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night before Kansas City's smallest announced home crowd in eight years.
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Cruz singled to right center, Astudillo scored, Polanco to third.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Rosario singled to left center, Polanco scored.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Mondesi homered to center (416 feet).
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
O'Hearn homered to right (429 feet).
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Cruz doubled to deep right, Buxton scored and Kepler scored.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Dozier hit sacrifice fly to center, Owings scored.
End of the 10th inning
Soler popped out to shortstop.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Blake Parker pitches to Jorge Soler
Gordon walked.
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Blake Parker pitches to Alex Gordon
Mondesi struck out swinging.
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Blake Parker pitches to Adalberto Mondesi
Merrifield flied out to left.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Blake Parker pitches to Whit Merrifield
Parker relieved Hildenberger
Bottom of the 10th inning
Middle of the 10th inning
Rosario flied out to center.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Brad Boxberger pitches to Eddie Rosario
Showing the last 40 of 648 events.
MIN wins series 2-0
Whit Merrifield2B15
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Alex GordonLF4
Jorge SolerDH12
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
Chris Owings3B12
Hunter Dozier3B17
Martin MaldonadoC15
Billy HamiltonCF0
Frank Schwindel1B18
Terrance GoreRF4
Max KeplerCF22
Jorge PolancoSS11
Nelson CruzDH32
Eddie RosarioLF9
C.J. Cron1B28
Marwin Gonzalez3B14
Jonathan Schoop2B7
Jason CastroC18
Byron BuxtonCF25
Willians AstudilloC37
Jake CaveRF11
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