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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

2015-04-20 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 20393 · 58°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph L to R · 2:43

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 7–1. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 6th. Edinson Volquez earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3		7	8

W: Edinson Volquez L: Kyle Gibson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Laz Diaz · 1B: Chris Guccione · 2B: Cory Blaser · 3B: Jeff Nelson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Danny Santana	4	0	1	0	2
Torii Hunter	3	0	1	1	1
Joe Mauer	4	0	0	0	1
Brian Dozier	3	1	0	1	1
Trevor Plouffe	4	0	2	0	1
Eduardo Escobar	4	0	1	0	0
Oswaldo Arcia	3	0	0	0	1
Kurt Suzuki	3	0	0	0	0
Jordan Schafer	3	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Moustakas	4	2	1	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer	1	1	0	0	2	0
Kendrys Morales	4	2	2	2	0	0
Salvador Perez	3	1	2	1	0	0
Alex Gordon	4	0	1	0	0	1
Paulo Orlando	3	0	1	2	1	0
Christian Colon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jarrod Dyson	3	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Gibson	5.0	4	4	0
Blaine Boyer	2.0	0	0	0
Caleb Thielbar	0.2	3	0	1
Tim Stauffer	0.1	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edinson Volquez	7.0	5	1	5
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	1	1
Ryan Madson	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny Santana: 7/F7S-
Torii Hunter: 3/G34S
Joe Mauer: K

Bot 1

Alcides Escobar: 7/F7D
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8LS
Eric Hosmer: 8/F8LD

Top 2

Brian Dozier: W
Trevor Plouffe: S8/G4M+.1-2
Eduardo Escobar: E3/G34S.2-H(NR);1-2
Oswaldo Arcia: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
Kurt Suzuki: 6(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 2

Kendrys Morales: 63/G6-
Salvador Perez: S8/G6M
Alex Gordon: D8/F8LXD+.1XH(862)
Paulo Orlando: W
Christian Colon: W.2-3;1-2
Jarrod Dyson: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 3

Jordan Schafer: 7/F7LD
Danny Santana: K
Torii Hunter: S8/G6M
Joe Mauer: 43/G34

Bot 3

Alcides Escobar: D7/G5
Mike Moustakas: 43/G4.2-3
Eric Hosmer: W+WP.3-H(NR)
Kendrys Morales: 56(1)3/GDP/G6S

Top 4

Brian Dozier: 53/G56+
Trevor Plouffe: 53/G56
Eduardo Escobar: S9/L34D
Oswaldo Arcia: K

Bot 4

Salvador Perez: 7/F78D+
Alex Gordon: 43/G4
Paulo Orlando: 9/F89S

Top 5

Kurt Suzuki: 53/G5
Jordan Schafer: 43/G4+
Danny Santana: S8/L8LS
Torii Hunter: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Christian Colon: 31/G34S-
Jarrod Dyson: 8/F8LS
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6S-

Top 6

Torii Hunter: K
Joe Mauer: 63/G6
Brian Dozier: K/UREV

Bot 6

Mike Moustakas: E7/L78D+
Eric Hosmer: W.1-2
Kendrys Morales: D7/G5.2-H(UR);1-3
Salvador Perez: WP.3-H(NR);2-3
Salvador Perez: 8/SF/F89D.3-H
Alex Gordon: 7/F7M
Paulo Orlando: 53/G5

Top 7

Trevor Plouffe: S5/BP25
Eduardo Escobar: 6/F6D
Oswaldo Arcia: 7/F7S
Kurt Suzuki: 53/G5-

Bot 7

Christian Colon: 53/G5
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4-
Alcides Escobar: 31/G34S

Top 8

Jordan Schafer: 7/L7M
Danny Santana: K
Torii Hunter: W
Joe Mauer: 3/G3

Bot 8

Mike Moustakas: D7/F7LD
Eric Hosmer: 53/SH/BG56S+.2-3
Kendrys Morales: S9/F4MD.3-H
Salvador Perez: S9/G4.1-2
Alex Gordon: K
Paulo Orlando: T9/L89D+.2-H;1-H
Christian Colon: 8/F8LM

Top 9

Brian Dozier: 53/G5
Trevor Plouffe: K
Eduardo Escobar: 31/G34

Notes & reviews

replay,6,dozib001,MIN,nelsj901,KAN06,F,N,U,,H $Brian Dozier's fly ball down the LF line was ruled a foul ball; crew chief Jeff Nelson requested a review; the call was upheld by replay

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