Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 6:15PM CST

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Game Recap

For four consecutive years, the team that previously won the World Series has not reached the postseason.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

Time: 6:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 23,437

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Dyson (12, Rogers); Morales (23, Rogers)

Home Runs: Hosmer (25, 3rd inning off E. Santana 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Hosmer 2 (103), Morales (93), Gordon 2 (40)

2-out Runs Batted In: Hosmer 2, Morales, Gordon 2

Ground Into Double Play: Escobar

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Orlando 1-1, Hosmer 0-1, Gordon 1-1, Escobar 0-2, Morales 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Escobar 2


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Intentional Walks: Pérez (By Rogers)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vargas 12-19; McCarthy 4-6; Moylan 0-1; Strahm 1-3; Soria 3-4; Davis 3-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vargas 17-10-14-12; McCarthy 3-2-7-3; Moylan 1-0-0-1; Strahm 2-3-5-1; Soria 2-3-4-3; Davis 1-0-1-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vargas 3-5; McCarthy 1-0; Moylan 1-0; Strahm 0-1; Soria 1-1; Davis 3-0

Game Scores: J Vargas 64


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Dyson (29, 3rd base off Rogers/Murphy)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Kepler (19, Vargas); Murphy 2 (3, Davis, Vargas)

Home Runs: Vargas (9, 6th inning off McCarthy 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Vargas 2 (19)

2-out Runs Batted In: Vargas 2

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Buxton 1-2, Murphy 0-1, Dozier 0-2, Escobar 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Murphy 1; Dozier 2; Escobar 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E. Santana 10-20; Boshers 3-4; Wimmers 2-3; Rogers 5-6; Chargois 1-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E. Santana 11-3-14-16; Boshers 2-3-2-3; Wimmers 1-2-4-3; Rogers 5-0-3-4; Chargois 0-0-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Santana 6-6; Boshers 2-1; Wimmers 2-1; Rogers 0-1; Chargois 0-1

Game Scores: E Santana 53


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Dozier-Vargas)

Errors: Polanco (15, ground ball)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Escobar (3, 2nd base by Vargas)

Stolen Bases: Kepler (6, 2nd base off McCarthy/Pérez)

Picked Off: Escobar (1st base by Vargas)


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