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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Royals
2014-07-31 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 24127 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph from RF · 2:50
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 6–3. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 7th. Yordano Ventura earned the win and Greg Holland picked up the save. Danny Santana went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
W: Yordano Ventura L: Caleb Thielbar SV: Greg Holland
Umpires — HP: Adam Hamari · 1B: Alfonso Marquez · 2B: Ted Barrett · 3B: Paul Schrieber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Santana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eduardo Nunez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Willingham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Oswaldo Arcia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Chris Colabello | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Parmelee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Eric Fryer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jarrod Dyson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eric Hosmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Raul Ibanez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kevin Correia | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Caleb Thielbar | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Pressly | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Deduno | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yordano Ventura | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
 Aaron Crow | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Wade Davis | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Danny Santana: HR/F9LD+
- Eduardo Nunez: 13/BG34S
- Trevor Plouffe: K
- Josh Willingham: W
- Oswaldo Arcia: 7/F78D
Bot 1
- Jarrod Dyson: K
- Omar Infante: 53/G56
- Eric Hosmer: 63/G6
Top 2
- Chris Colabello: 53/G56+
- Chris Parmelee: 6/F6MD-
- Eric Fryer: 63/G6S-
Bot 2
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8LM
- Alex Gordon: S8/L8RS+
- Lorenzo Cain: S7/G56+.1-2
- Raul Ibanez: 8/F8LD
- Mike Moustakas: K
Top 3
- Eduardo Escobar: S7/G5
- Danny Santana: 8/F8LXD+
- Eduardo Nunez: E5/TH/FO/G56S-.1-3
- Trevor Plouffe: FC5/G5S-.3-H(E5/TH)(UR)(NR);1-3
- Josh Willingham: K
- Oswaldo Arcia: K
Bot 3
- Alcides Escobar: 9/F9M
- Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4
- Omar Infante: K
Top 4
- Chris Colabello: 9/L9LM+
- Chris Parmelee: W
- Eric Fryer: S8/L4D.1-2
- Eduardo Escobar: S8/F4MD-.2-3;1-2
- Danny Santana: 6/P5F
- Eduardo Nunez: K
Bot 4
- Eric Hosmer: K
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8LD+
- Alex Gordon: 43/G4
Top 5
- Trevor Plouffe: 63/G6+
- Josh Willingham: 7/F7D+
- Oswaldo Arcia: K
Bot 5
- Lorenzo Cain: 53/G56
- Raul Ibanez: D9/L9LD+
- Mike Moustakas: D8/F8RXD+.2-H
- Alcides Escobar: 6/L6
- Jarrod Dyson: E4/G4+.2-H(UR)(NR)
- Omar Infante: 6/F56-
Top 6
- Chris Colabello: K23
- Chris Parmelee: W
- Eric Fryer: D57.1-3
- Eduardo Escobar: FC6/G6+.3XH(62)
- Danny Santana: 1/F23-
Bot 6
- Billy Butler: S8/G6+
- Salvador Perez: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Alex Gordon: 9!/F89M
Top 7
- Eduardo Nunez: 63/G6
- Trevor Plouffe: 53/G5
- Josh Willingham: K
Bot 7
- Lorenzo Cain: S7/L7S
- Raul Ibanez: 8/F8RM
- Mike Moustakas: SB2
- Mike Moustakas: W
- Alcides Escobar: T7/L5D+.2-H;1-H
- Jarrod Dyson: S8/L6M+.3-H
- Omar Infante: SB2
- Omar Infante: K+SB3.2-H(E2/TH)(UR)
- Billy Butler: 63/G6-
Top 8
- Oswaldo Arcia: D8/L8LD+
- Chris Colabello: 13/G13
- Chris Parmelee: W
- Kurt Suzuki: D7/L7LS+.2-H;1-3
- Eduardo Escobar: K
- Danny Santana: W
- Eduardo Nunez: K
Bot 8
- Salvador Perez: 53/G6S-
- Alex Gordon: K
- Lorenzo Cain: 8/F8LM
Top 9
- Trevor Plouffe: 8/F8LS
- Josh Willingham: K
- Oswaldo Arcia: 5/L4D+
Notes & reviews
- Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer left the game due to an injured hand