Maldonado wears Father's Day tie, leads Royals over Twins
Martin Maldonado celebrated Father's Day by wearing a blue necktie on his chest protector and had three hits to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
8
Minnesota Twins
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Target Field · 38,886 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Kepler doubled to deep right, Schoop scored.
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Double 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5 : 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 3 : 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 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2 : 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 2 : 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 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Cruz doubled to deep left center, Adrianza scored and Kepler scored, Polanco to third.
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Double 8-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Hamilton singled to right center, Maldonado scored, Hamilton to second.
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Single 8-3
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Maldonado doubled to deep left, Bonifacio scored.
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Double 7-3
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Bonifacio doubled to deep center, Cuthbert scored.
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Double 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Cruz homered to right (413 feet).
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Home Run 5-3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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End Inning 8-6
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Cruz struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Nelson Cruz
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Polanco walked.
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 7 : Ball 4
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Jorge Polanco
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Kepler doubled to deep right, Schoop scored.
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Double 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Ian Kennedy pitches to Max Kepler
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Adrianza struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 9 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5 : 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 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Ian Kennedy pitches to Ehire Adrianza
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Garver flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Head to Head
MIN 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
Max KeplerCF22
Jorge PolancoSS11
Nelson CruzDH32
Eddie RosarioLF9
Miguel Sano3B22
Marwin GonzalezRF14
Jonathan Schoop2B7
Jason CastroC18
Ehire Adrianza1B13
Substitutes
Mitch GarverC18
KC
Whit Merrifield1B15
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Alex GordonLF4
Jorge SolerDH12
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Nicky Lopez2B33
Martin MaldonadoC15
Billy HamiltonCF0
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