Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Saturday, September 2nd, 2017 6:10PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 2nd, 2017

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 33,413

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 46031030-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 000000000

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Mauer)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Mondesi-Butera)


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