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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2014-08-15 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 32013 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph to LF · 3:05
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 6–5. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 4th. Danny Duffy earned the win and Greg Holland picked up the save. Alcides Escobar went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
W: Danny Duffy L: Ricky Nolasco SV: Greg Holland
Umpires — HP: David Rackley · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Chris Segal · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nori Aoki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Omar Infante | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Willingham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Santana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brian Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kennys Vargas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Oswaldo Arcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jordan Schafer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Parmelee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 Aaron Crow | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Francisley Bueno | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Wade Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ricky Nolasco | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
 Caleb Thielbar | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jared Burton | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Brian Duensing | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Nori Aoki: 43/G4+
- Omar Infante: 4/F4D-
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 1
- Danny Santana: 13/G13-
- Brian Dozier: 4/F4-
- Joe Mauer: 7/F7M
Top 2
- Billy Butler: W
- Alex Gordon: S8/L78M.1-2
- Josh Willingham: K
- Mike Moustakas: 3/LDP/L34+.2X2(36)
Bot 2
- Kennys Vargas: 4/L4MD-
- Trevor Plouffe: 7/F78M
- Kurt Suzuki: D7/L7LD+
- Oswaldo Arcia: K
Top 3
- Alcides Escobar: 3/G34S
- Jarrod Dyson: T9/F89XD+
- Nori Aoki: K
- Omar Infante: 8/F8RD
Bot 3
- Eduardo Escobar: S8/G6+
- Jordan Schafer: S7/G56+.1-2
- Danny Santana: E1/TH/SH/BG25-.2-H(NR);1-3;B-2
- Brian Dozier: 63/G56+.3-H(UR)
- Joe Mauer: 7/F7M
- Kennys Vargas: 4/F34D-
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: D7/G5
- Billy Butler: S9/G4+.2-3
- Alex Gordon: HP.1-2
- Josh Willingham: D7/L7LS+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Mike Moustakas: S4/G4.2-3
- Alcides Escobar: T8/L8RD+.3-H;1-H
- Jarrod Dyson: 3/G34S
- Nori Aoki: 7/F7S
- Omar Infante: 63/G6+
Bot 4
- Trevor Plouffe: D8/F78XD+
- Kurt Suzuki: S9/L9S.2-3
- Oswaldo Arcia: 46(1)3/GDP/MREV/G4.3-H
- Eduardo Escobar: 8/F8LD+
Top 5
- Salvador Perez: K
- Billy Butler: 53/G5-
- Alex Gordon: 3/L34+
Bot 5
- Jordan Schafer: 8/F8RXD+
- Danny Santana: 53/G56
- Brian Dozier: 53/G56+
Top 6
- Josh Willingham: 8/F8RD
- Mike Moustakas: 63/L6M-
- Alcides Escobar: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Joe Mauer: 7/F7D+
- Kennys Vargas: S7/L7M
- Trevor Plouffe: 7/F7D+
- Kurt Suzuki: S7/L7S.1-2
- Oswaldo Arcia: 41/G34-
Top 7
- Jarrod Dyson: S8/L8RS
- Nori Aoki: SB2
- Nori Aoki: 63/G6+
- Omar Infante: WP.2-3
- Omar Infante: K
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 7
- Eduardo Escobar: K
- Jordan Schafer: 5/L56+
- Danny Santana: K
Top 8
- Billy Butler: 8/F8RXD+
- Alex Gordon: S8/L8RM
- Josh Willingham: 3/F3F-
- Mike Moustakas: S9/L34D+.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: S4/L9S-.2-H;1-3
- Jarrod Dyson: 8/L8LD+
Bot 8
- Brian Dozier: 3/F3F-
- Joe Mauer: D75/F7LS
- Kennys Vargas: K23
- Trevor Plouffe: 8/F8RD
Top 9
- Lorenzo Cain: S9/L4D
- Omar Infante: SB2
- Omar Infante: 3/G34+.2-3
- Salvador Perez: 4/F4M-
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Kurt Suzuki: W
- Oswaldo Arcia: D9/F89XD+.1-H;B-3(E9/TH)
- Eduardo Escobar: 7/F7M
- Chris Parmelee: 3/G3.3-H(UR)
- Danny Santana: K
Notes & reviews
- replay,4,arcio001,MIN,culbf901,MIN04,,N,M,KCA,A $when Trevor Plouffe was called safe at 3B on a pickoff attempt, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call Was upheld by replay