KANSAS CITY(26-66) ROYALS
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MINNESOTATWINS (41-49)
Target Field - Minneapolis, MN
Regular Season5
Final
8
LOSS
Glenn Sparkman0-11.2 IP, 10.80 ERA
WIN
Lance Lynn7-75.0 IP, 5.22 ERA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals
| BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrifield CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .302 |
| Bonifacio RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .293 |
| Moustakas 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Perez DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .217 |
| Duda 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .238 |
| Gordon LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .248 |
| Escobar SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| Mondesi 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .231 |
| Butera C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .168 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | - |
BATTING
HR: Moustakas 2 (19, 3rd inning off Lynn, 0 on, 0 out, 9th inning off Busenitz, 0 on, 2 out); Perez (12, 1st inning off Lynn, 2 on, 1 out)
TB: Moustakas 9; Perez 5; Escobar; Butera; Mondesi; Bonifacio
RBI: Perez 3 (38); Moustakas 2 (58)
2-Out RBI: Moustakas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Merrifield 2; Gordon; Bonifacio
Team RISP: 1-for-7
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
CS: Mondesi (3, 2nd base by Lynn/Wilson)
FIELDING
Errors: Sparkman (1)
DP: (Duda-Escobar-Duda)
Minnesota Twins
| BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauer DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| Rosario LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .300 |
| Dozier 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 |
| Escobar 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| Morrison 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .193 |
| Polanco SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Kepler RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Cave CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| Wilson C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .169 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 | - |
BATTING
2B: Wilson (7)
3B: Cave (1)
HR: Dozier (15, 6th inning off Romero, 1 on, 1 out); Morrison (11, 6th inning off Romero, 0 on, 2 out)
TB: Dozier 6; Wilson 4; Morrison 4; Cave 4; Mauer 3; Rosario; Polanco; Kepler
RBI: Dozier 3 (42); Wilson 2 (13); Morrison (31); Cave (10)
2-Out RBI: Wilson; Morrison; Dozier; Cave
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morrison 2; Rosario 2
GIDP: Escobar
Team RISP: 3-for-7
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
Errors: Polanco (1)
DP: (Dozier-Morrison)
Kansas City Royals
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.83 |
| Sparkman L (0-1) | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.80 |
| Romero | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12.00 |
| Hill | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.81 |
| Adam | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.43 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
PITCHING
Pitches-Strikes: Smith 71-52; Sparkman 37-24; Romero 17-11; Hill 19-12; Adam 8-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Smith 5-4; Sparkman 2-2; Romero 2-3; Hill 3-1; Adam 0-1
Batters Faced: Smith 17; Sparkman 10; Romero 6; Hill 5; Adam 3
Inherited Runners-Scored: Sparkman 2-2
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