Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: J. Cueto (4-7)
L: R. Nolasco (5-2)
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Escobar SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .257 | .293 | .320 |
|
c-Peña PH-C |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| Zobrist 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .276 | .359 | .450 |
| Hosmer 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .297 | .363 | .459 |
|
Cuthbert 1B-3B |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .217 | .280 | .370 |
| K. Morales DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .290 | .362 | .485 |
|
a-Gomes PH-DH |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .235 | .233 |
| Moustakas 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .284 | .348 | .470 |
|
b-Colón PH-3B-SS |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .290 | .356 | .336 |
| Pérez C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .260 | .280 | .426 |
|
Butera C-1B |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .196 | .252 | .252 |
| Gordon LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .271 | .377 | .432 |
|
Orlando LF |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .269 | .444 |
| Rios RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .255 | .287 | .353 |
| Dyson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .250 | .311 | .380 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 166 | |||
| a-flied out to right for K Morales in the 5th b-singled to right for M Moustakas in the 7th c-singled to center for A Escobar in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Gordon (18, Nolasco); Rios (22, Nolasco) HR: Pérez (21, 3rd inning off Nolasco 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Gordon (48), Rios 2 (32), Pérez 2 (70), Zobrist (56) SF: Zobrist 2-out RBI: Pérez 2 Royals RISP: 2-11 (Gordon 1-2, Rios 1-2, Zobrist 0-2, Cuthbert 0-1, Escobar 0-2, Gomes 0-1, Dyson 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Escobar (17, 2nd base off Graham/Fryer) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Zobrist (7, pop up) DP: 1 (Zobrist-Escobar-Hosmer). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Cueto (W, 4-7) | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100-58 | 4.76 | |
| Vólquez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37-22 | 3.55 | |
| F. Morales | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 3.18 | |
| Hochevar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.73 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 174-104 | ||
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Cueto 12/24; Vólquez 4/8; F. Morales 2/4; Hochevar 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Cueto 20-5-18-15; Vólquez 7-3-9-3; F. Morales 2-1-2-4; Hochevar 4-1-6-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cueto 7-4; Vólquez 1-2; F. Morales 2-1; Hochevar 2-1 Game Scores: J Cueto 51 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Buxton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .209 | .250 | .326 |
| Robinson LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .250 | .299 | .322 |
| Kepler RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| Sanó DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .269 | .385 | .530 |
| Vargas 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .240 | .277 | .349 |
| Núñez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .282 | .327 | .431 |
| Escobar 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .262 | .309 | .445 |
| Fryer C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .227 | .370 | .318 |
| D. Santana SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .215 | .241 | .291 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 174 | |||
| BATTING RBI: D. Santana (21) GIDP: Escobar Twins RISP: 1-11 (D. Santana 1-2, Buxton 0-1, Sanó 0-1, Kepler 0-2, Vargas 0-2, Robinson 0-3) Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Nolasco (L, 5-2) | 2.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 53-31 | 6.75 | |
| Duensing | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34-22 | 4.25 | |
| Graham | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45-25 | 4.95 | |
| O'Rourke | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-16 | 6.14 | |
| Achter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 6.75 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 166-98 | ||
| PITCHING WP: Graham First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Nolasco 9/15; Duensing 4/9; Graham 3/9; O'Rourke 5/7; Achter 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Nolasco 6-5-10-10; Duensing 5-2-6-9; Graham 5-3-11-6; O'Rourke 2-6-4-4; Achter 0-1-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nolasco 4-2; Duensing 5-2; Graham 3-0; O'Rourke 1-2; Achter 0-3 Game Scores: R Nolasco 29 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Gordon doubled to deep right, Moustakas scored, Pérez to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Rios doubled to right, Pérez and Gordon scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | Pérez homered to left center (423 feet), K. Morales scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 4th | D. Santana singled to right, Núñez scored, Fryer to third. | 5 | 1 | |
| 8th | Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to left, Dyson scored, Peña to second. | 6 | 1 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Target Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 24,108 (61.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:11 |
| Weather | 55 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Vic Carapazza, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
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