Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
5
Kansas City Royals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
— Byron Buxton drove in the tying run in the eighth inning, Christian Vázquez drove in the go-ahead run to start off a four-run ninth, and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Buxton doubled to left, Farmer scored and Vázquez scored.
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Kirilloff hit sacrifice fly to left, Castro scored, Vázquez to third.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Vázquez singled to left, Jeffers scored, Castro to second; Vázquez safe at second, Castro safe at third on throwing error by left fielder Melendez.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Buxton doubled to left, Julien scored.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Melendez singled to left, Witt Jr. scored, Perez to second.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Automatic Ball - PitchTimerViolation-Pitcher 2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
End of the 9th inning
Hampson struck out looking.
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Brock Stewart pitches to Garrett Hampson
Renfroe struck out looking.
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Looking
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Brock Stewart pitches to Hunter Renfroe
Melendez singled to right.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Brock Stewart pitches to MJ Melendez
Perez struck out swinging.
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Brock Stewart pitches to Salvador Perez
Stewart relieved Jax
Farmer at second base.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th inning
Showing the last 40 of 578 events.
MIN wins series 2-1
Maikel Garcia3B11
Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
Vinnie Pasquantino1B9
Salvador PerezC13
MJ MelendezLF1
Hunter RenfroeRF16
Adam Frazier2B20
Nick LoftinDH12
Kyle IsbelCF28
Garrett Hampson2B53
Edouard Julien2B6
Alex KirilloffLF19
Byron BuxtonCF25
Carlos CorreaSS1
Matt WallnerRF38
Carlos Santana1B41
Ryan JeffersDH27
Willi Castro3B3
Christian VazquezC7
Kyle Farmer2B52
Austin MartinLF16
Manuel MargotRF7
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