Thursday, September 29th, 2016 6:15PM CST
Minnesota's Byron Buxton contributed significantly with a triple, a double, two runs batted in, and two runs scored, helping the Twins secure a 7-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Date: Thursday, September 29th, 2016
Time: 6:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 29,566
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Orlando 2 (23, Gibson 2)
Triples: Dyson (8, Gibson)
Runs Batted In: Escobar (54), Butera (15), Dyson (25), Merrifield (27), Pérez (64)
2-out Runs Batted In: Butera, Pérez
Ground Into Double Play: Hosmer
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-9 (Merrifield 1-2, Butera 1-1, Hosmer 0-1, Gordon 1-2, Escobar 1-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Pérez 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 2; Gordon 1

Wild Pitches: Young
Hit By Pitch: Dyson (By Gibson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffy 18-28; Young 3-6; Herrera 6-7; Pounders 0-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffy 18-7-15-23; Young 5-7-7-1; Herrera 4-3-4-6; Pounders 1-0-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffy 9-7; Young 0-2; Herrera 0-1; Pounders 1-0
Game Scores: D Duffy 42

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer)
Errors: Young (1, throw); Dyson (2, bobble)

Caught Stealing: Orlando (3, 2nd base by Gibson/Murphy)
Picked Off: Gore (1st base by Kintzler)

Doubles: Vargas (11, Duffy); Buxton (18, Herrera)
Triples: Buxton (6, Duffy)
Home Runs: Vargas (10, 6th inning off Duffy 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Vargas (20), Buxton 2 (34), Polanco (23), Grossman (37), Sanó (62), Kepler (63)
2-out Runs Batted In: Vargas, Kepler
Sacrifice Hit: Schafer
Ground Into Double Play: Grossman
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-15 (Buxton 1-1, Kepler 1-3, Vargas 0-2, Grossman 1-2, Sanó 1-3, Polanco 2-2, Escobar 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Sanó 1; Escobar 3

Wild Pitches: Gibson
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 19-29; O'Rourke 1-1; Tonkin 2-5; Kintzler 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 16-17-19-18; O'Rourke 0-2-1-0; Tonkin 3-2-2-3; Kintzler 4-0-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 4-6; O'Rourke 0-0; Tonkin 0-2; Kintzler 2-0
Game Scores: K Gibson 46

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Vargas)
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