Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Thursday, September 29th, 2016 6:15PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, September 29th, 2016

Time: 6:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 29,566

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 020000202
Minnesota TwinsMIN 000001303

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer)

Errors: Young (1, throw); Dyson (2, bobble)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Orlando (3, 2nd base by Gibson/Murphy)

Picked Off: Gore (1st base by Kintzler)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Vargas)


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