Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 7:10PM CST
A two-run home run hit by Alex Gordon in the ninth inning gave Kansas City a 2-1 victory against the Minnesota Twins, preventing the Royals from experiencing their first three-game losing streak since the middle of July.
Date: Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,847
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: A Gordon (16, 9th inning off G Perkins 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Gordon 2 (59)
Ground Into Double Play: J Willingham
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (M Moustakas 0-1, J Willingham 0-1, A Escobar 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Moustakas 1; A Escobar 1

Wild Pitches: K Herrera
Hit By Pitch: B Butler 2 (By R Nolasco 2)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Duffy 16-23; K Herrera 3-5; W Davis 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Duffy 15-9-23-16; K Herrera 2-5-4-3; W Davis 1-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Duffy 10-5; K Herrera 0-2; W Davis 2-1
Game Scores: D Duffy 64

Double Plays: 2 (C Colon-B Butler, M Moustakas-C Colon-B Butler)

Caught Stealing: J Dyson (6, 2nd base by R Nolasco)
Stolen Bases: C Colon (2, 2nd base off R Nolasco/K Suzuki)
Picked Off: J Dyson (1st base by R Nolasco)

Doubles: B Dozier (29, D Duffy)
Runs Batted In: J Mauer (40)
Ground Into Double Play: T Plouffe 2
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (D Santana 0-2, J Mauer 1-1, O Arcia 0-1, T Plouffe 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Santana 2; T Plouffe 1

Pitcher Notes: G Perkins pitched to 2 batters in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Nolasco 14-25; J Burton 3-3; G Perkins 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Nolasco 16-9-21-16; J Burton 3-3-2-1; G Perkins 1-0-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Nolasco 4-10; J Burton 1-0; G Perkins 0-0
Game Scores: R Nolasco 76

Double Plays: 1 (B Dozier-J Mauer)

Picked Off: D Santana (1st base by D Duffy)
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