Saturday, September 2nd, 2017 6:10PM CST
On Saturday night, September 2, 2017, the Minnesota Twins achieved a decisive 17-0 victory against the Kansas City Royals. The Twins' offense had a remarkable performance, led by Joe Mauer who went a perfect four for four at the plate and drove in two runs. Eduardo Escobar had an exceptional night as well, hitting two home runs and accounting for six runs batted in during the game.
Date: Saturday, September 2nd, 2017
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 33,413
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Mauer (29, García); Polanco (26, García)
Triples: Buxton (4, García); Escobar (3, Machado)
Home Runs: Dozier (27, 4th inning off Skoglund 2 on, 2 Out); Escobar 2 (14, 5th inning off McCarthy 0 on, 1 Out; 7th inning off Cahill 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Mauer 2 (56), Buxton 2 (40), Polanco 2 (60), Garver (1), Escobar 6 (54), Rosario (60), Dozier 3 (77)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier 3
Sacrifice Flies: Rosario
Ground Into Double Play: Granite
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 9-13 (Buxton 2-2, Garver 1-1, Adrianza 0-1, Mauer 1-1, Polanco 2-3, Escobar 2-3, Dozier 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dozier 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 17/22; Rogers 2/5; Boshers 3/3; Turley 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 11-10-20-17; Rogers 3-2-0-4; Boshers 2-2-0-3; Turley 1-2-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 9-4; Rogers 1-1; Boshers 0-3; Turley 1-1
Game Scores: K Gibson 67

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Mauer)

Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Mondesi 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Moss 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gordon 3

Pitcher Notes: Machado pitched to 7 batters in the 2nd
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: García 5/6; Machado 5/9; Skoglund 7/15; McCarthy 5/7; Cahill 5/6; Moylan 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: García 5-1-4-5; Machado 5-4-10-6; Skoglund 15-3-22-9; McCarthy 2-6-3-6; Cahill 2-3-4-3; Moylan 3-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: García 1-0; Machado 0-2; Skoglund 2-5; McCarthy 3-2; Cahill 2-0; Moylan 2-1
Game Scores: O Garcia 26

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Mondesi-Butera)
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