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Minnesota Twins 4
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Match Report

Kepler homers, Dobnak keeps rolling; Twins beat Royals 4-2

Max Kepler hit a two-run homer to support another strong start from Randy Dobnak, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Sunday.

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Top Performers

KC

  • Ryan McBroom 1B H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Cam Gallagher C H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Whit Merrifield 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jorge Soler DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

MIN

  • Nelson Cruz DH H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Alex Avila C H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 2
  • Max Kepler LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Byron Buxton CF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

MIN wins series 3-1

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Jeff Hoffman Out
  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
  • Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day

Lineups

Confirmed

MIN

  1. Max KeplerRF22
  2. Jorge PolancoSS11
  3. Nelson CruzDH32
  4. Eddie RosarioLF9
  5. Marwin Gonzalez1B14
  6. Luis Arraez2B4
  7. Miguel Sano1B22
  8. Byron BuxtonCF25
  9. Alex AvilaC6

Substitutes

  1. Mitch GarverC18
  2. Ildemaro Vargas3B6

KC

  1. Whit MerrifieldCF15
  2. Nicky Lopez2B33
  3. Hunter DozierRF17
  4. Jorge SolerDH12
  5. Ryan O'Hearn1B29
  6. Maikel Franco3B7
  7. Alex GordonLF4
  8. Adalberto MondesiSS43
  9. Meibrys ViloriaC46

Substitutes

  1. Ryan McBroomPH9
  2. Cam GallagherC67

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29168 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33671 8th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33671 8th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33671 8th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30945 7th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    30945 7th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    30945 7th Inning
  8. Play Result 2-4

    Polanco sacrificed to third, Vargas scored, Kepler to second.

    30945 7th Inning
  9. Sacrifice 2-4
    30945 7th Inning
  10. Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    30945 7th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    30945 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30945 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    30945 7th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31263 7th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31263 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31263 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    31263 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 6th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 6th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 6th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41172 6th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    28694 6th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    28694 6th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    28694 6th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 5th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    41172 5th Inning
  31. Play Result 2-3

    Kepler homered to (395 feet), Avila scored.

    41172 5th Inning
  32. Home Run 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41172 5th Inning
  33. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41172 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42214 5th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 5th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 5th Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    41172 3rd Inning
  39. Play Result 2-1

    Polanco grounded out to first, Avila scored.

    41172 3rd Inning
  40. Ground Out 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41172 3rd Inning
  41. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 3rd Inning
  42. Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41172 3rd Inning
  43. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41172 3rd Inning
  44. Strike Looking 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41172 3rd Inning
  45. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 3rd Inning
  46. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42214 3rd Inning
  47. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 2nd Inning
  48. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 2nd Inning
  49. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    42214 2nd Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
    42214 2nd Inning
  51. Play Result 2-0

    Gordon homered to right (357 feet).

    42214 2nd Inning
  52. Home Run 2-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    42214 2nd Inning
  53. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    42214 2nd Inning
  54. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    42214 2nd Inning
  55. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42214 2nd Inning
  56. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 2nd Inning
  57. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    42214 1st Inning
  58. Play Result 1-0

    Dozier homered to right (359 feet).

    42214 1st Inning
  59. Home Run 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    42214 1st Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42214 1st Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    29168 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 2-4

    Soler struck out looking.

    29168 9th Inning
  3. Strike Looking 2-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking

    29168 9th Inning
  4. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    29168 9th Inning
  5. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    29168 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    29168 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 2-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    29168 9th Inning
  8. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    29168 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4

    Sergio Romo pitches to Jorge Soler

    29168 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    29168 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 2-4

    Dozier struck out swinging.

    29168 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    29168 9th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 2-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    29168 9th Inning
  14. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    29168 9th Inning
  15. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    29168 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29168 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4

    Sergio Romo pitches to Hunter Dozier

    29168 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    29168 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 2-4

    Lopez struck out swinging.

    29168 9th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    29168 9th Inning
  21. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    29168 9th Inning
  22. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    29168 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29168 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4

    Sergio Romo pitches to Nicky Lopez

    29168 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 2-4

    Romo relieved Rogers

    29168 9th Inning
  26. Start Inning 2-4

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  27. End Inning 2-4

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    32156 8th Inning
  29. Play Result 2-4

    Buxton popped out to shortstop.

    32156 8th Inning
  30. Pop Out 2-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32156 8th Inning
  31. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32156 8th Inning
  32. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4

    Scott Barlow pitches to Byron Buxton

    32156 8th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    32156 8th Inning
  34. Play Result 2-4

    Garver struck out looking.

    32156 8th Inning
  35. Strike Looking 2-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking

    32156 8th Inning
  36. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    32156 8th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32156 8th Inning
  38. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32156 8th Inning
  39. Strike Looking 2-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    32156 8th Inning
  40. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32156 8th Inning

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