Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 12:10PM CST
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals with a 9-1 score on Wednesday, a win highlighted by Eduardo Escobar's home run and four runs batted in along with Miguel Sano's bases-loaded triple.
Date: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 15,171
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Triples: Sanó (1, Karns)
Home Runs: Escobar (1, 7th inning off Strahm 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Escobar 4 (4), Rosario (1), Dozier (1), Sanó 3 (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó 3, Escobar 3
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (Buxton 0-1, Rosario 1-1, Gimenez 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Sanó 1-1, Escobar 2-3, Dozier 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gimenez 1; Kepler 2; Escobar 1

Pitcher Notes: Santiago pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
Hit By Pitch: Gordon (By Santiago)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Santiago 7/20; Duffey 2/3; Belisle 0/3; Rogers 1/2; Pressly 2/2; Haley 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Santiago 11-15-13-13; Duffey 1-0-1-3; Belisle 4-2-6-0; Rogers 1-2-1-1; Pressly 0-2-5-0; Haley 1-1-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Santiago 4-6; Duffey 0-3; Belisle 0-0; Rogers 1-0; Pressly 0-0; Haley 3-0
Game Scores: H Santiago 57

Double Plays: 2 (Castro-Escobar, Escobar-Dozier-Mauer)

Stolen Bases: Dozier 2 (2, 2nd base off Karns/Pérez, 2nd base off Kennedy/Pérez)

Runs Batted In: Orlando (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Orlando
Ground Into Double Play: Cuthbert
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Orlando 1-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Pérez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cuthbert 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 12/23; Minor 1/3; Karns 2/6; Strahm 2/3; Young 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 13-13-16-13; Minor 2-1-5-2; Karns 7-1-3-2; Strahm 1-1-5-2; Young 4-2-3-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 3-7; Minor 1-1; Karns 0-0; Strahm 0-1; Young 1-2
Game Scores: I Kennedy 49

Double Plays: 1 (Hosmer)

Caught Stealing: Gordon (1, 2nd base by Santiago/Castro)
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