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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
September 7, 2016
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 7, 2016 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Duffy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kyle Gibson |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 17,972 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lance Barksdale 1B: Angel Hernandez 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Chris Segal |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jarrod Dyson | Center Fielder |
| Paulo Orlando | Right Fielder |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Kendrys Morales | DH |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | Third Baseman |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Drew Butera | Catcher |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Polanco | Shortstop |
| Miguel Sano | DH |
| Kennys Vargas | First Baseman |
| Robbie Grossman | Left Fielder |
| Eduardo Escobar | Third Baseman |
| Logan Schafer | Right Fielder |
| John Ryan Murphy | Catcher |
| Byron Buxton | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
September 7, 2016
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Gibson
Dyson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Gibson
Gibson fires to first and picks off Dyson. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Gibson
Orlando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Gibson
Gibson fires to first and picks off Orlando. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Gibson
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Duffy
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Duffy
Polanco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. Duffy
Sano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vargas vs. Duffy
Vargas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sano moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Grossman vs. Duffy
Grossman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sano scores. Vargas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Duffy
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Gibson
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 -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gibson
Gordon 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 -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Gibson
Cuthbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Duffy
Schafer hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Duffy
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Duffy
Buxton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Gibson
Merrifield 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 -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Gibson
Butera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Gibson
Dyson bunts in front of the plate. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Orlando vs. Gibson
Orlando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Duffy
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Duffy
Polanco hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Polanco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Duffy
The ball gets by Butera for a passed ball. Polanco moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sano vs. Duffy
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Vargas vs. Duffy
Vargas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Gibson
Hosmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grossman. Hosmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Gibson
Morales hits a line drive into center field. Buxton picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Buxton. Hosmer scores. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Gibson
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuthbert vs. Gibson
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Merrifield vs. Gibson
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales scores. There goes Escobar trying to get to second. Grossman throws the ball in to Escobar who relays the ball to Polanco who tags Escobar for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Duffy
Grossman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dyson. Grossman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Duffy
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Schafer vs. Duffy
There's a wild pitch. Grossman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Schafer vs. Duffy
Schafer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Duffy
Murphy strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Murphy out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Gibson
Butera hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Gibson
Dyson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gibson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dyson for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Gibson
Orlando strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Gibson
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Duffy
Buxton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Buxton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Duffy
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Duffy
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Duffy
Sano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Escobar. Buxton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Vargas vs. Duffy
Vargas hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Gibson
Morales hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gibson
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Gibson
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Duffy
Grossman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Duffy
Escobar hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Duffy
Schafer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Duffy
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buxton vs. Duffy
Buxton strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Buxton out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Wimmers
Alex Wimmers now pitching.
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Wimmers
Butera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Wimmers
Dyson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Wimmers
Orlando bunts towards the mound. Wimmers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Soria
Polanco bunts, foul, towards third. Cuthbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. Soria
There goes Dozier. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Dozier steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Soria
Sano hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Dyson. Sano reaches second base with a double. Dozier scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Vargas vs. Soria
Vargas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Grossman vs. Soria
Grossman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer fields it and throws to second for the out. Sano moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Escobar vs. Strahm
Matt Strahm now pitching.
Escobar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sano scores. Grossman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Strahm
Kurt Suzuki pinch hits for Logan Schafer.
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Rogers
Eddie Rosario now playing left field. Max Kepler now playing right field. Taylor Rogers now pitching.
Hosmer 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 -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rogers
Morales hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Rogers
Terrance Gore pinch runs for Kendrys Morales.
There goes Gore. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Gore steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Rogers
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cuthbert vs. Pressly
Ryan Pressly now pitching.
There goes Gore. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Gore steals third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cuthbert vs. Pressly
Cuthbert hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Herrera
Kelvin Herrera now pitching.
Murphy hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Herrera
Buxton hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Herrera
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Herrera
Polanco 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
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Kintzler
Brandon Kintzler now pitching.
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Kintzler
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rosario. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Nava vs. Kintzler
Daniel Nava pinch hits for Drew Butera.
Nava hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Dyson vs. Kintzler
Dyson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Merrifield scores. Dyson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Orlando vs. Kintzler
Orlando hits a popup towards first. Vargas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/2016 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Dyson J, cf 4 0 2 1 Dozier B, 2b 5 1 1 0
Orlando P, rf 5 0 1 0 Polanco J, ss 5 0 2 0
Hosmer E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Sano M, dh 4 2 1 1
Morales K, dh 4 2 3 2 Vargas K, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gore T, pr 0 0 0 0 Grossman R, lf 4 1 3 2
Gordon A, lf 4 0 0 0 Kepler M, rf 0 0 0 0
Cuthbert C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Escobar E, 3b 4 0 1 1
Escobar A, ss 3 0 0 0 Schafer L, rf 3 0 0 0
Merrifield W, 2b 4 1 2 1 Suzuki K, ph 1 0 0 0
Butera D, c 3 1 2 1 Rosario E, lf 0 0 0 0
Nava D, ph 1 0 0 0 Murphy J, c 4 0 1 0
Buxton B, cf 4 2 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 11 5 37 6 12 5
Kansas City 000 211 001 -- 5
Minnesota 100 011 21x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Duffy D 6.0 8 3 2 0 10
Soria J (L) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Strahm M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Herrera K 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson K 6.0 8 4 4 2 4
Wimmers A (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Rogers T 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Pressly R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Kintzler B (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Buxton B, Escobar A
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 8
2B -- Polanco J, Hosmer E, Grossman R, Buxton B, Sano M, Merrifield W
HR -- Butera D, Morales K, Grossman R, Buxton B
SB -- Dozier B, Gore T 2
WP -- Duffy D, Gibson K
PB -- Butera D
T -- 3:08
A -- 17972
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