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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
May 21, 2017
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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 May 21, 2017 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 2017 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 21, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ian Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Adalberto Mejia |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 27,852 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ryan Blakney 1B: Kerwin Danley 2B: Adam Hamari 3B: Ryan Additon |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | DH |
| Jorge Bonifacio | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Soler | Right Fielder |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | Third Baseman |
| Adalberto Mondesi | Second Baseman |
| Drew Butera | Catcher |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
| Robbie Grossman | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Sano | DH |
| Max Kepler | Center Fielder |
| Kennys Vargas | First Baseman |
| Eddie Rosario | Left Fielder |
| Eduardo Escobar | Third Baseman |
| Chris Gimenez | Catcher |
| Ehire Adrianza | Shortstop |
| Paul Molitor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
May 21, 2017
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Mejia
Escobar 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Mejia
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adrianza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Mejia
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Mejia
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Mejia
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adrianza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Kennedy
Dozier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Grossman vs. Kennedy
Grossman hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Kennedy
Sano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kepler vs. Kennedy
Kepler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vargas vs. Kennedy
Vargas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Kennedy
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosario for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Kennedy
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Escobar for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Mejia
Soler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cuthbert vs. Mejia
Cuthbert hits a fly ball into right field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. Mejia
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. Kennedy
Gimenez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Adrianza vs. Kennedy
Adrianza takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Kennedy
Dozier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cain. Dozier reaches second base with a double. Adrianza goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grossman vs. Kennedy
Grossman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Kennedy
Sano strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Mejia
Butera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Mejia
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Mejia
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adrianza fields it and has Butera trapped. There's the throw to Escobar and over to Dozier, who tags Butera for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Mejia
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adrianza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Young
Chris Young now pitching.
Kepler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cuthbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vargas vs. Young
Vargas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Young
Rosario hits a line drive into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Young
Escobar hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mejia
Perez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Mejia
Bonifacio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soler vs. Mejia
Soler hits a fly ball into right field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cuthbert vs. Mejia
Mejia fires over to first and Vargas drops the ball. That's an error on Vargas. Bonifacio moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cuthbert vs. Mejia
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. Bonifacio moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Mondesi vs. Mejia
Mondesi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. Young
Gimenez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adrianza vs. Young
Adrianza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Young
Dozier hits a fly ball into left field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grossman vs. Young
Grossman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adrianza moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sano vs. Young
Sano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adrianza scores. Grossman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kepler vs. Young
Kepler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Vargas vs. Young
Vargas hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Mejia
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mejia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Mejia
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Mejia
Cain hits a line drive into center field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Young
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Young
Escobar hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. Young
Gimenez hits a fly ball into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Mejia
Hosmer hits a line drive into center field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mejia
Perez hits a line drive into center field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Mejia
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adrianza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Adrianza vs. Young
Adrianza hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Young
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grossman vs. Young
Grossman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cuthbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. Young
Sano strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Mejia
Soler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosario. Soler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cuthbert vs. Mejia
Cuthbert strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mondesi vs. Mejia
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Butera vs. Mejia
Butera hits a fly ball into right field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Young
Kepler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vargas vs. Young
There goes Kepler. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Kepler steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vargas vs. Young
Vargas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kepler scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Young
Rosario hits a fly ball into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Young
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Vargas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gimenez vs. Young
Gimenez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Rogers
Taylor Rogers now pitching.
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Rogers
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adrianza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Rogers
Hosmer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rogers
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Adrianza vs. Wood
Travis Wood now pitching.
Adrianza hits a fly ball into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Wood
Dozier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Soler. Dozier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grossman vs. Wood
Grossman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sano vs. Wood
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kepler vs. Wood
Kepler hits a fly ball into left field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Kintzler
Byron Buxton now playing center field. Max Kepler now playing right field. Brandon Kintzler now pitching.
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adrianza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Kintzler
Soler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Kintzler
Cuthbert strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/2017, game 2 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Escobar A, ss 4 0 1 0 Dozier B, 2b 4 1 2 1
Cain L, cf 4 0 0 0 Grossman R, rf 4 1 2 2
Hosmer E, 1b 4 2 2 1 Buxton B, cf 0 0 0 0
Perez S, dh 4 2 2 3 Sano M, dh 4 1 1 1
Bonifacio J, lf 4 0 1 0 Kepler M, cf-rf 4 2 1 2
Soler J, rf 3 0 1 0 Vargas K, 1b 3 0 1 1
Cuthbert C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rosario E, lf 4 0 0 0
Mondesi R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Escobar E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Butera D, c 2 0 0 0 Gimenez C, c 4 1 1 1
Adrianza E, ss 3 2 2 0
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32 4 7 4 34 8 11 8
Kansas City 200 100 010 -- 4
Minnesota 410 200 10x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy I (L) 2.0 3 5 5 3 1
Young C 5.0 7 3 3 2 4
Wood T 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Mejia A (W) 7.0 5 3 3 2 3
Rogers T 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Kintzler B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Vargas K
DP -- Kansas City 1, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Minnesota 8
2B -- Dozier B 2, Soler J
HR -- Perez S 2, Grossman R, Kepler M, Gimenez C, Hosmer E
SB -- Kepler M
T -- 2:29
A -- 27852
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