Royals 7

(34-23, 15-12 away)

Twins 2

(33-26, 20-12 home)
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 8 1
MIN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 3
W: E. Volquez (5-4) L: K. Gibson (4-4)
Kansas City Royals
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO #P AVG OBP SLG
Escobar SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 23 .265 .296 .355
Moustakas 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 16 .318 .370 .455
Cain CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 21 .281 .333 .399
Hosmer 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 18 .300 .373 .479
K. Morales DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 .287 .349 .468
Gordon LF 3 1 1 3 1 2 20 .257 .374 .441
Rios RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 17 .220 .258 .305
Pérez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 11 .286 .299 .472
Infante 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 14 .212 .221 .293
Totals 36 7 8 6 2 7 161
BATTING HR: Gordon (7, 1st inning off Gibson 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Hosmer (36), Gordon 3 (28), Moustakas (20), Cain (24) 2-out RBI: Gordon 3 GIDP: Hosmer Royals RISP: 3-8 (Gordon 1-1, Moustakas 1-1, K. Morales 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Hosmer 1-2, Cain 0-2) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: Moustakas (5, ground ball) DP: 2 (Escobar-Infante-Hosmer, Moustakas-Hosmer).
Kansas City Royals
Pitchers IP  H  R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Vólquez (W, 5-4) 7.0 6 1 1 3 6 0 115-71 3.07
Hochevar 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20-12 5.63
Frasor 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-9 0.49
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 3 8 1 146-92
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Vólquez 19/29; Hochevar 1/4; Frasor 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Vólquez 21-12-18-20; Hochevar 5-1-4-2; Frasor 5-0-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vólquez 10-5; Hochevar 0-1; Frasor 2-1 Game Scores: E Volquez 64
Minnesota Twins
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO #P AVG OBP SLG
Dozier 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 14 .261 .341 .513
Mauer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 20 .260 .321 .356
Plouffe 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 13 .250 .317 .447
Hunter RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 19 .268 .326 .431
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .224 .326
Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 .228 .298 .302
Vargas DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 16 .250 .293 .353
Robinson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 .227 .281 .250
Hicks CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 17 .256 .302 .311
Polanco SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 17 .333 .500 .333
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 8 146
BATTING HR: Plouffe (9, 8th inning off Hochevar 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Plouffe 2 (32) 2-out RBI: Plouffe GIDP: Robinson 2 Twins RISP: 1-8 (Mauer 0-2, Dozier 0-1, Plouffe 1-2, Vargas 0-1, Hunter 0-1, Robinson 0-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: Polanco (1, ground ball); Hunter (3, throw); Mauer (3, throw) DP: 1 (Polanco-Dozier-Mauer).
Minnesota Twins
Pitchers IP  H  R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Gibson (L, 4-4) 6.0 5 5 4 2 6 1 117-73 3.24
Graham 3.0 3 2 0 0 1 0 44-31 2.63
Totals 9.0 8 7 4 2 7 1 161-104
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Gibson 17/25; Graham 9/13 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Gibson 22-8-26-17; Graham 7-2-12-10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 7-5; Graham 3-5 Game Scores: K Gibson 48

Scoring Summary

KC MIN
1st Hosmer singled to right, Escobar scored, Moustakas to second. 1 0
1st Gordon homered to right, Moustakas and Hosmer scored. 4 0
3rd Plouffe singled to center, Hicks scored, Dozier to second. 4 1
5th Moustakas grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Escobar safe at second on error by shortstop Polanco, Escobar scored, Moustakas to first on throwing error by right fielder Hunter. 5 1
7th Moustakas singled to shallow left, Pérez scored, Infante to third. 6 1
7th Cain grounded into fielder's choice to first, Infante scored, Moustakas out at second. 7 1
8th Plouffe homered to left. 7 2
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Game Notes

RF HUNTER AND MGR MOLITOR EJECTED BOT 8TH (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES)

Game Information

Stadium Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance 22,434 (56.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time 2:56
Weather 78 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind 9 mph
Umpires Home Plate - Mark Ripperger, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Brian O'Nora, Third Base - Alan Porter
 

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