Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Saturday, September 9th, 2017 6:15PM CST

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Game Recap

Kansas City topped Minnesota by a final score of 5-2 on Saturday night. A three-run rally in the eighth inning proved decisive for the Royals, with Eric Hosmer providing the key hit, his third of the game, to drive in the go-ahead run.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 9th, 2017

Time: 6:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 29,991

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Escobar (30, Berríos); Pérez (22, Duffey)

Triples: Cain (5, Berríos)

Home Runs: Gordon (6, 7th inning off Berríos 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Cabrera (79), Gordon (40), Hosmer (84), Pérez (71), Escobar (44)

2-out Runs Batted In: Gordon

Sacrifice Flies: Escobar

Ground Into Double Play: Merrifield; Pérez

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Merrifield 0-1, Moustakas 0-1, Cabrera 0-1, Hosmer 1-1, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 1-2, Moss 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moustakas 1; Gordon 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Intentional Walks: Buxton (By Minor)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Junis 21/26; Minor 4/7; Maurer 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Junis 22-9-17-17; Minor 3-2-5-4; Maurer 3-1-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Junis 6-4; Minor 4-0; Maurer 1-2

Game Scores: J Junis 55


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (4, 2nd base by Berríos/Castro)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Home Runs: Escobar (17, 3rd inning off Junis 0 on, 0 Out); Buxton (14, 6th inning off Junis 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Escobar (61), Buxton (43)

2-out Runs Batted In: Buxton

Sacrifice Hit: Grossman; Polanco

Ground Into Double Play: Dozier

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Garver 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Castro 0-1, Dozier 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Garver 1; Mauer 1; Castro 2


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Pressly pitched to 2 batters in the 8th;Boshers pitched to 1 batter in the 8th;Duffey pitched to 2 batters in the 8th

Intentional Walks: Moustakas (By Duffey)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Berríos 18/28; Pressly 1/2; Boshers 1/1; Duffey 2/2; Rogers 1/1; Busenitz 2/2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Berríos 15-5-16-25; Pressly 1-0-2-1; Boshers 0-0-0-1; Duffey 0-0-0-1; Rogers 0-0-0-1; Busenitz 1-1-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Berríos 10-9; Pressly 0-0; Boshers 0-0; Duffey 0-0; Rogers 0-1; Busenitz 0-1

Game Scores: J Berrios 52


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Dozier-Mauer, Berríos-Dozier-Mauer)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Rosario 2 (8, 2nd base by Junis/Pérez, 2nd base by Junis/Pérez)


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