Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Monday, September 5th, 2016 1:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

5
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

11
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Monday, September 5th, 2016

Time: 1:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 20,992

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Minnesota TwinsMIN 102100010
Kansas City RoyalsKC 020030240

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Escobar-Mauer)

Errors: Centeno (5, throw)

Assists: Schafer (Orlando at Home)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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


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