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Kansas City Royals 4
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Minnesota Twins 8
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Match Report

Buxton homer, Gray's 6 innings push Twins over Royals 8-4

— Byron Buxton hit a three-run homer as part of a seven-run third inning, Sonny Gray kept rolling with six strong innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Sunday.

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Top Performers

KC

  • Matt Duffy 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Vinnie Pasquantino 1B H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Nick Pratto 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Edward Olivares RF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

MIN

  • Joey Gallo 1B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Jorge Polanco DH H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Byron Buxton CF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Max Kepler LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

MIN wins series 3-1

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

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

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

MIN

  1. 22Max KeplerRF
  2. 11Jorge Polanco2B
  3. 1Carlos CorreaSS
  4. 25Byron BuxtonDH
  5. 9Trevor LarnachLF
  6. 17Joey Gallo1B
  7. 27Nick GordonCF
  8. 3Willi Castro3B
  9. 2Christian VazquezC

Substitutes

  1. 16Donovan Solano3B

KC

  1. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  2. 9Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  3. 13Salvador PerezC
  4. 34Edward OlivaresLF
  5. 41Nick PrattoRF
  6. 99Franmil ReyesDH
  7. 17Hunter Dozier3B
  8. 41Jackie Bradley Jr.CF
  9. 9Matt Duffy2B

Substitutes

  1. 1MJ MelendezC

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 4-8

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 4-8

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 4-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4298418 9th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
    4298418 9th Inning
  5. Play Result 4-8

    Pasquantino singled to left, Bradley Jr. scored and Witt Jr. scored.

    4298418 9th Inning
  6. Single 4-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4298418 9th Inning
  7. Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4298418 9th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 2-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4298418 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4298418 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36173 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36173 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36173 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36173 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35997 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41233 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 7th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
    33403 7th Inning
  22. Play Result 2-8

    Bradley Jr. scored on error, Duffy safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Polanco.

    33403 7th Inning
  23. Error 2-8

    Bradley Jr. scored on error, Duffy safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Polanco.

    33403 7th Inning
  24. Error 2-8

    Bradley Jr. scored on error, Duffy safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Polanco.

    33403 7th Inning
  25. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 2-8

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33403 7th Inning
  26. Ball 1-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    33403 7th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 1-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    33403 7th Inning
  28. Strike Swinging 1-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33403 7th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33403 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33403 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33652 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33652 6th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 6th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 6th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
    32082 6th Inning
  38. Play Result 1-8

    Olivares grounded out to third, Pasquantino scored, Perez to second.

    32082 6th Inning
  39. Ground Out 1-8

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32082 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 6th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33652 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33652 5th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33652 5th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33652 5th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33652 5th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33652 5th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32082 4th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 4th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36175 3rd Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36175 3rd Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
    36175 3rd Inning
  54. Play Result 0-8

    Vázquez singled to right, Gordon scored and Castro scored.

    36175 3rd Inning
  55. Single 0-8

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    36175 3rd Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36175 3rd Inning
  57. Ball 0-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    36175 3rd Inning
  58. Strike Swinging 0-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    36175 3rd Inning
  59. Strike Looking 0-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    36175 3rd Inning
  60. Ball 0-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36175 3rd Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
    41109 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 4-8

    Olivares flied out to right.

    41109 9th Inning
  3. Fly Out 4-8

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    41109 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 4-8

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 4-8

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 4-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41109 9th Inning
  7. Ball 4-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41109 9th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 4-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41109 9th Inning
  9. Ball 4-8

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41109 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8

    Jhoan Duran pitches to Edward Olivares

    41109 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 4-8

    Duran relieved Winder

    41109 9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
    4298418 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 4-8

    Melendez doubled to right, Pasquantino to third.

    4298418 9th Inning
  14. Double 4-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4298418 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 4-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4298418 9th Inning
  16. Ball 4-8

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4298418 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8

    Josh Winder pitches to MJ Melendez

    4298418 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
    4298418 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 4-8

    Pasquantino singled to left, Bradley Jr. scored and Witt Jr. scored.

    4298418 9th Inning
  20. Single 4-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4298418 9th Inning
  21. Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4298418 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 2-8

    Witt Jr. to second on fielder's indifference.

    4298418 9th Inning
  23. Fielders Indifference 2-8

    Witt Jr. to second on fielder's indifference.

    4298418 9th Inning
  24. Strike Looking 2-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4298418 9th Inning
  25. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8

    Josh Winder pitches to Vinnie Pasquantino

    4298418 9th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
    4298418 9th Inning
  27. Play Result 2-8

    Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to second, Duffy out at second, Bradley Jr. to third.

    4298418 9th Inning
  28. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 2-8

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4298418 9th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 9th Inning
  30. Ball 2-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    4298418 9th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 9th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 2-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4298418 9th Inning
  33. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8

    Josh Winder pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.

    4298418 9th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
    4298418 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 2-8

    Duffy walked, Bradley Jr. to second.

    4298418 9th Inning
  36. Ball 2-8

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    4298418 9th Inning
  37. Ball 2-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    4298418 9th Inning
  38. Ball 2-8

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    4298418 9th Inning
  39. Ball 2-8

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4298418 9th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8

    Josh Winder pitches to Matt Duffy

    4298418 9th Inning

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