Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 7:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

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MIN

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Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, September 7th, 2016

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 17,972

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 10001121-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 000211001

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Polanco-Vargas)

Errors: Buxton (3, throw)

Assists: Grossman (Escobar at 3rd base)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

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



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Errors: Escobar (14, throw)

Passed Balls: Butera


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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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