Cruz homers and has 5 RBI; Twins hold off KC 11-9
Nelson Cruz homered and drove in five runs to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 11-9 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
9
Minnesota Twins
11
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| MIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-11
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Play Result 9-11
Gallagher singled to center, Starling scored.
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Single 9-11
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 6 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 9-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-11
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-11
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Play Result 8-11
Starling reached on infield single to third, Soler scored on throwing error by third baseman Sanó and Cuthbert scored on throwing error by third baseman Sanó, Starling safe at second on throwing error
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Error 8-11
Starling reached on infield single to third, Soler scored on throwing error by third baseman Sanó and Cuthbert scored on throwing error by third baseman Sanó, Starling safe at second on throwing error
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Error 8-11
Starling reached on infield single to third, Soler scored on throwing error by third baseman Sanó and Cuthbert scored on throwing error by third baseman Sanó, Starling safe at second on throwing error
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Error 8-11
Starling reached on infield single to third, Soler scored on throwing error by third baseman Sanó and Cuthbert scored on throwing error by third baseman Sanó, Starling safe at second on throwing error
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Single 8-11
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 8-11
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 8-11
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-11
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Play Result 6-11
Castro reached on infield single to shortstop, Sanó scored.
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Single 6-11
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-11
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 6-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 6-11
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-11
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
Arraez grounded out to first, Rosario scored, Sanó to second.
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Ground Out 6-10
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-10
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-10
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-10
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Sanó singled to center, Cruz scored, Rosario to third.
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Single 6-9
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 6-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 6-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Cruz doubled to deep center, Kepler scored and Polanco scored.
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Double 6-8
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 9-11
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-11
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Play Result 9-11
Cuthbert lined out to center.
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Line Out 9-11
Pitch 8 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 9-11
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-11
Sergio Romo pitches to Cheslor Cuthbert
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-11
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Play Result 9-11
Soler struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-11
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 9-11
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 9-11
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-11
Sergio Romo pitches to Jorge Soler
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-11
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Play Result 9-11
Dozier lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 9-11
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-11
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-11
Sergio Romo pitches to Hunter Dozier
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Start Inning 9-11
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 9-11
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-11
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Play Result 9-11
Rosario struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-11
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-11
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 9-11
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-11
Kevin McCarthy pitches to Eddie Rosario
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-11
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Play Result 9-11
Cruz walked.
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Head to Head
MIN wins series 3-0
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Mike Paredes Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
- Steven Cruz Out
- Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
- Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day
- Cole Ragans 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Max KeplerCF22
Jorge PolancoSS11
Nelson CruzDH32
Eddie RosarioLF9
Miguel Sano3B22
Luis Arraez2B2
Marwin GonzalezRF14
Jason CastroC18
Ehire Adrianza1B13
KC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Alex GordonLF4
Hunter DozierRF17
Jorge SolerDH12
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Bubba StarlingCF11
Humberto ArteagaSS2
Nicky LopezSS33
Cam GallagherC67
Substitutes
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
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