Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Wade vs. Lopez
  
  Wade hits a fly ball into center field. Mejia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Lopez
  
  Polanco hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sano vs. Lopez
  
  Sano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Cron vs. Lopez
  
  Cron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cave vs. Lopez
  
  Cave hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoop vs. Lopez
  
  Schoop hits a fly ball into center field. Mejia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Perez
  
  Merrifield strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Soler vs. Perez
  
  Soler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Dozier vs. Perez
  
  Dozier strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Perez
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  McBroom vs. Perez
  
  McBroom hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Lopez
  
  Castro hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Torreyes vs. Lopez
  
  Torreyes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Lopez
  
  Miller hits a line drive towards first. Cuthbert catches it and steps on first to double up Torreyes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Perez
  
  Cuthbert hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Mejia vs. Perez
  
  Mejia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Arteaga vs. Perez
  
  Arteaga hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Dini vs. Perez
  
  Dini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torreyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Wade vs. Lopez
  
  Wade hits a fly ball into center field. Mejia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Lopez
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuthbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polanco for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Sano vs. Lopez
  
  Sano strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Perez
  
  Willians Astudillo now playing third base. Ronald Torreyes now playing shortstop.
  
  Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Soler vs. Perez
  
  Soler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Dozier vs. Perez
  
  Dozier hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cron vs. Lopez
  
  Cron hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cave vs. Lopez
  
  Brett Phillips now playing center field. Erick Mejia now playing second base.
  
  Cave hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuthbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cave for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Schoop vs. Lopez
  
  Schoop strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Perez
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  McBroom vs. Perez
  
  McBroom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Cuthbert vs. Perez
  
  Cuthbert strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Mejia vs. Perez
  
  Mejia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wade. Mejia reaches second base with a double. McBroom goes all the way around to score. Mejia moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Arteaga vs. Perez
  
  Arteaga takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Dini vs. Perez
  
  Dini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mejia scores. Arteaga moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Phillips vs. Perez
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Lopez
  
  Castro hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Torreyes vs. Lopez
  
  Torreyes hits a fly ball into right field. McBroom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Lopez
  
  Ryan O'Hearn now playing left field.
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuthbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Wade vs. Lopez
  
  Wade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mejia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soler vs. Perez
  
  Soler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Astudillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Dozier vs. Perez
  
  Dozier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  O'Hearn vs. Perez
  
  O'Hearn strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  McBroom vs. Perez
  
  McBroom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torreyes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Astudillo vs. Lopez
  
  Hunter Dozier now playing right field. Ryan O'Hearn now playing first base. Ryan McBroom now playing left field. Cheslor Cuthbert now playing thir
  
  Astudillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arteaga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sano vs. Lopez
  
  Sano is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Cron vs. Lopez
  
  Cron hits a fly ball into left field. McBroom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cave vs. Lopez
  
  Cave hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dozier. Cave reaches second base with a double. Sano moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Schoop vs. Lopez
  
  Schoop strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Perez
  
  Cuthbert hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Mejia vs. Perez
  
  Mejia strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Arteaga vs. Gibson
  
  Kyle Gibson now pitching.
  
  Arteaga strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Speier
  
  Gabe Speier now pitching.
  
  Castro strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Torreyes vs. Speier
  
  Torreyes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cuthbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Speier
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mejia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Dini vs. Stewart
  
  Kohl Stewart now pitching.
  
  Dini hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Stewart
  
  Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soler vs. Stewart
  
  Soler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Astudillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Wade vs. Speier
  
  Wade strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Astudillo vs. McCarthy
  
  Kevin McCarthy now pitching.
  
  Astudillo strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LaMarre vs. McCarthy
  
  Ryan LaMarre pinch hits for Miguel Sano.
  
  LaMarre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Dozier vs. Thorpe
  
  Lewis Thorpe now pitching.
  
  Dozier hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Wade who is chasing the ball. Dozier reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
  O'Hearn vs. Thorpe
  
  O'Hearn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. O'Hearn reaches second base with a double. Dozier scores. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  McBroom vs. Thorpe
  
  McBroom strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Cuthbert vs. Romero
  
  Fernando Romero now pitching.
  
  Cuthbert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Mejia vs. Romero
  
  Mejia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mejia for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cron vs. Kennedy
  
  Ian Kennedy now pitching.
  
  Cron strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cave vs. Kennedy
  
  Cave strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Schoop vs. Kennedy
  
  Schoop hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mejia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Arteaga vs. Graterol
  
  Brusdar Graterol now pitching.
  
  Arteaga hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wade. Arteaga reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dini vs. Graterol
  
  Dini hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Arteaga moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Phillips vs. Graterol
  
  Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Arteaga tags and scores. View Play 

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         Game of 9/29/2019 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Wade L, lf            4  0  0  0   Merrifield W, 2b      2  0  0  0   
Polanco J, ss         2  0  0  0   Phillips B, cf        2  0  0  1   
Astudillo W, 3b       2  0  0  0   Soler J, dh           4  1  1  1   
Sano M, dh            2  1  1  0   Dozier H, 3b-rf       3  1  1  0   
LaMarre R, ph         1  0  0  0   Gordon A, lf          1  0  0  0   
Cron C, 1b            4  1  1  2   O'Hearn R, lf-1b      2  0  1  1   
Cave J, cf            4  1  2  1   McBroom R, rf-lf      4  1  1  0   
Schoop J, 2b          4  0  0  0   Cuthbert C, 1b-3b     4  0  0  0   
Castro J, c           3  1  1  1   Mejia E, cf-2b        4  1  1  1   
Torreyes R, 3b-ss     3  0  1  0   Arteaga H, ss         3  1  2  0   
Miller I, rf          3  0  0  0   Dini N, c             4  0  2  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  4  6  4                        33  5  9  5

Minnesota        300 010 000 --  4
Kansas City      100 200 011 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perez M               5.2  5  3  3  3  5
Gibson K              0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Stewart K             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Thorpe L              0.1  2  1  1  0  1
Romero F              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Graterol B (L)        0.1  2  1  1  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lopez J               6.0  6  4  4  0  3
Speier G              1.1  0  0  0  0  2
McCarthy K            0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Kennedy I (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  2

DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 2, Kansas City 7
2B -- Mejia E, Cave J, O'Hearn R, Arteaga H
3B -- Dozier H
HR -- Cron C, Cave J, Soler J, Castro J
SF -- Phillips B
HBP -- by Lopez J (Sano M)
T -- 2:40
A -- 17875

    

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