Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 7:10PM CST
Miguel Sano's energetic play produced two early runs for Minnesota. He later delivered an RBI double in the pivotal seventh inning to level the score helping the Twins defeat the Kansas City Royals six to five on Wednesday.
Date: Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 17,972
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Polanco (11, Duffy); Grossman (17, Duffy); Buxton (17, Duffy); Sanó (20, Soria)
Home Runs: Grossman (10, 6th inning off Duffy 0 on, 0 Out); Buxton (5, 8th inning off Herrera 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Grossman 2 (33), Sanó (59), Escobar (35), Buxton (26)
2-out Runs Batted In: Grossman, Escobar
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-14 (Schafer 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Vargas 0-1, Grossman 1-2, Sanó 1-3, Escobar 1-3, Dozier 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Suzuki 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Murphy 1; Vargas 1; Escobar 1; Suzuki 1

Wild Pitches: Gibson
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 18-25; Wimmers 1-4; Rogers 2-3; Pressly 0-1; Kintzler 1-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 15-6-20-20; Wimmers 4-1-8-1; Rogers 3-1-2-2; Pressly 0-0-4-1; Kintzler 3-1-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 11-1; Wimmers 0-1; Rogers 1-0; Pressly 0-1; Kintzler 1-2
Game Scores: K Gibson 42

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Polanco-Vargas)
Errors: Buxton (3, throw)
Assists: Grossman (Escobar at 3rd base)

Stolen Bases: Dozier (14, 2nd base off Soria/Butera)

Doubles: Hosmer (24, Gibson); Merrifield (16, Kintzler)
Home Runs: Butera (4, 5th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 Out); Morales (26, 6th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Morales 2 (74), Merrifield (19), Butera (14), Dyson (21)
2-out Runs Batted In: Merrifield, Dyson
Ground Into Double Play: Hosmer
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Merrifield 1-1, Orlando 0-2, Dyson 1-1, Cuthbert 0-2, Gordon 0-2, Nava 0-1, Morales 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Orlando 2; Cuthbert 1

Wild Pitches: Duffy
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffy 14-27; Soria 1-5; Strahm 0-2; Herrera 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffy 14-25-8-17; Soria 1-1-1-4; Strahm 0-2-3-2; Herrera 4-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffy 4-4; Soria 1-1; Strahm 1-0; Herrera 1-1
Game Scores: D Duffy 56

Errors: Escobar (14, throw)
Passed Balls: Butera

Stolen Bases: Gore 2 (7, 2nd base off Rogers/Murphy, 3rd base off Pressly/Murphy)
Picked Off: Dyson (1st base by Gibson); Orlando (1st base by Gibson)
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