Monday, September 5th, 2016 1:10PM CST
On Monday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 11 to 5. Brian Dozier hit three home runs for Minnesota, but home runs from Kendrys Morales and Eric Hosmer helped the Royals pull away for the victory.
Date: Monday, September 5th, 2016
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 20,992
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |

Doubles: Rosario (17, Kennedy); Schafer (2, Kennedy); Sanó (19, Flynn)
Home Runs: Dozier 3 (38, 1st inning off Kennedy 0 on, 0 Out; 3rd inning off Kennedy 1 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off Pounders 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Dozier 4 (91), Escobar (34)
Sacrifice Hit: Escobar
Ground Into Double Play: Escobar
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Buxton 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Plouffe 0-1, Centeno 1-1, Escobar 0-2, Dozier 0-2, Suzuki 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Plouffe 2; Dozier 1; Escobar 1; Suzuki 1

Pitcher Notes: Light pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
Hit By Pitch: Grossman (By Flynn)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Berríos 10-23; Wimmers 2-4; Rogers 0-3; Light 4-6; Dean 4-6; Chargois 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Berríos 8-11-21-16; Wimmers 3-3-3-2; Rogers 2-0-1-3; Light 5-1-4-3; Dean 2-3-4-4; Chargois 3-3-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Berríos 6-2; Wimmers 0-2; Rogers 0-1; Light 1-1; Dean 0-2; Chargois 2-0
Game Scores: J Berrios 34

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Escobar-Mauer)
Errors: Centeno (5, throw)
Assists: Schafer (Orlando at Home)

Doubles: Pérez (26, Berríos); Escobar (23, Berríos); Gordon (14, Wimmers); Dyson (11, Rogers)
Home Runs: Morales (23, 5th inning off Berríos 2 on, 2 Out); Hosmer (21, 8th inning off Dean 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gordon (32), Escobar (47), Morales 3 (67), Hosmer 4 (87), Pérez (59), Orlando (32)
2-out Runs Batted In: Escobar, Morales 3
Sacrifice Flies: Hosmer; Orlando
Ground Into Double Play: Hosmer
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-13 (Merrifield 0-2, Orlando 1-1, Hosmer 1-1, Dyson 1-1, Gordon 1-2, Cuthbert 0-2, Escobar 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Morales 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 2; Cuthbert 2; Morales 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 17-27; Moylan 1-1; Flynn 4-6; Pounders 2-5; Alexander 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 17-9-18-19; Moylan 1-1-1-0; Flynn 3-0-2-4; Pounders 4-2-5-3; Alexander 1-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 4-6; Moylan 0-0; Flynn 1-2; Pounders 2-0; Alexander 2-0
Game Scores: I Kennedy 38

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)

Stolen Bases: Dyson (26, 2nd base off Berríos/Centeno)
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