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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 28, 2016
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 28, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ervin Santana |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Vargas |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,437 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ramon De Jesus 1B: Mike Winters 2B: Todd Tichenor 3B: Mike Muchlinski |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Polanco | Shortstop |
| Robbie Grossman | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Sano | DH |
| Kennys Vargas | First Baseman |
| Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
| Eduardo Escobar | Third Baseman |
| John Ryan Murphy | Catcher |
| Byron Buxton | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jarrod Dyson | Center Fielder |
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Kendrys Morales | DH |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Paulo Orlando | Right Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | Third Baseman |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 28, 2016
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Vargas
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Vargas
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Vargas
Grossman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Santana
Dyson hits a line drive towards first. Vargas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Santana
Merrifield hits a line drive into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Santana
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco misplays the ball. That's an error on Polanco. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Santana
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Vargas
Sano hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vargas vs. Vargas
Vargas hits a line drive into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Vargas
Kepler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orlando. Kepler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Vargas
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Santana
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Santana
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Santana
Orlando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Escobar vs. Santana
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Vargas
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Vargas
Buxton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Vargas
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Santana
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Santana
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Santana
Merrifield hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Santana
Hosmer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Santana
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vargas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Vargas
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Vargas
Grossman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Vargas
Sano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vargas vs. Vargas
Vargas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Santana
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Santana
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Santana
Orlando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Santana
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Vargas
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Vargas covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Vargas
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Vargas
Vargas fires to first and has Escobar trapped. There's the throw to Merrifield who tags Escobar for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Vargas
Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buxton vs. Vargas
Buxton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Dozier vs. Vargas
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Santana
Cuthbert strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Santana
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Santana
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy now pitching.
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. McCarthy
Grossman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sano vs. McCarthy
Sano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vargas vs. McCarthy
Vargas hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. McCarthy
Kepler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. McCarthy
There goes Kepler. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Kepler steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. McCarthy
Escobar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Moylan
Peter Moylan now pitching.
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moylan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Boshers
Buddy Boshers now pitching.
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Boshers
Morales hits a popup towards short. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Boshers
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Strahm
Matt Strahm now pitching.
Buxton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Strahm
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Strahm
Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Boshers
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Wimmers
Alex Wimmers now pitching.
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Wimmers
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Grossman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. Soria
Sano hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vargas vs. Soria
Vargas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kepler vs. Soria
James Beresford pinch runs for Kennys Vargas.
Kepler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Wimmers
James Beresford now playing first base.
Cuthbert hits a popup in front of the plate. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Rogers
Taylor Rogers now pitching.
Dyson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grossman. Dyson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Rogers
There goes Dyson. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Dyson steals third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Merrifield vs. Rogers
Merrifield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hosmer vs. Rogers
Hosmer hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Rogers
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Dyson scores. Merrifield moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Rogers
Billy Burns pinch runs for Kendrys Morales.
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Rogers
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merrifield scores. Burns scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Orlando vs. Chargois
J.T. Chargois now pitching.
Orlando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Escobar vs. Chargois
Escobar hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Davis
Wade Davis now pitching.
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Davis
Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buxton vs. Davis
Buxton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Davis
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/2016 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Dozier B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Dyson J, cf 4 2 2 0
Polanco J, ss 4 0 0 0 Merrifield W, 2b 3 1 0 0
Grossman R, lf 4 0 1 0 Hosmer E, 1b 4 1 1 2
Sano M, dh 3 1 1 0 Morales K, dh 4 0 1 1
Vargas K, 1b 4 1 1 2 Burns B, pr 0 1 0 0
Beresford J, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Perez S, c 3 0 0 0
Kepler M, rf 3 0 1 0 Gordon A, lf 4 0 2 2
Escobar E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Orlando P, rf 3 0 2 0
Murphy J, c 4 0 2 0 Escobar A, ss 4 0 0 0
Buxton B, cf 4 0 1 0 Cuthbert C, 3b 3 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 32 5 8 5
Minnesota 000 002 000 -- 2
Kansas City 002 000 03x -- 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Santana E 5.0 4 2 2 1 3
Boshers B 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Wimmers A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Rogers T (L) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
Chargois J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Vargas J 5.0 4 0 0 1 6
McCarthy K 0.2 2 2 2 2 1
Moylan P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Strahm M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Soria J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Davis W (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Polanco J
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Kansas City 6
2B -- Kepler M, Murphy J 2, Dyson J, Morales K
HR -- Hosmer E, Vargas K
SB -- Kepler M, Dyson J
CS -- Escobar E
T -- 2:58
A -- 23437
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