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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Royals
2015-09-09 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 12 innings · Att: 32286 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph from CF · 4:03
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 6th — Kurt Suzuki homers (5) on a line drive to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 12th: Miguel Sano homers (16) on a fly ball to left field — worth 41% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Blaine Boyer L: Franklin Morales SV: Kevin Jepsen
Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Chad Fairchild · 2B: Pat Hoberg · 3B: Jim Joyce · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Hicks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Brian Dozier | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Kennys Vargas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eddie Rosario | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eduardo Nunez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Byron Buxton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Sano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Zobrist | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kendrys Morales | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Rios | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paulo Orlando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Pelfrey | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Neal Cotts | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Casey Fien | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Trevor May | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Brian Duensing | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Blaine Boyer | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Jepsen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Medlen | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Madson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Luke Hochevar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Franklin Morales | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Aaron Hicks: 6/F56D
- Brian Dozier: 7/F7LD
- Joe Mauer: 43/G34-
Bot 1
- Ben Zobrist: 8/F8LM
- Alex Gordon: K
- Lorenzo Cain: 6/F56D-
Top 2
- Kennys Vargas: K
- Eddie Rosario: 3/G3+
- Eduardo Nunez: K
Bot 2
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G34+
- Kendrys Morales: S8/G4+
- Mike Moustakas: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S
Top 3
- Eduardo Escobar: 31/G34
- Kurt Suzuki: 63/G6+
- Byron Buxton: 53/G5S-
Bot 3
- Salvador Perez: 3/F3S-
- Alex Rios: 5/L5+
- Alcides Escobar: S9/L9S+
- Ben Zobrist: 8/L8LM
Top 4
- Aaron Hicks: 7/F78D
- Brian Dozier: 63/G6
- Joe Mauer: W
- Kennys Vargas: 5/F5F
Bot 4
- Alex Gordon: 4/F8RS
- Lorenzo Cain: S8/G6M
- Eric Hosmer: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Eric Hosmer: W
- Kendrys Morales: 46(1)3/GDP/G4MS-
Top 5
- Eddie Rosario: 3/G3L-
- Eduardo Nunez: 53/G56
- Eduardo Escobar: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 5
- Mike Moustakas: 7/F7D
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
- Alex Rios: 8/F8RXD+
Top 6
- Kurt Suzuki: HR/F7D+
- Byron Buxton: 43/G4+
- Aaron Hicks: W
- Brian Dozier: S6/G6S-.1-2
- Joe Mauer: S7/L6D.2-H;1X3(75);B-2
- Kennys Vargas: WP.2-3
- Kennys Vargas: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 6
- Alcides Escobar: 8/L8RM
- Ben Zobrist: HR/F9D+
- Alex Gordon: S5/G6S-
- Lorenzo Cain: HP.1-2
- Eric Hosmer: 8/L8RD+
- Kendrys Morales: 8/F8RXD+
Top 7
- Eddie Rosario: W
- Eduardo Nunez: S3/BG34S.1-2
- Eduardo Escobar: 13/G15S-.2-3;1-2
- Kurt Suzuki: K
- Byron Buxton: K
Bot 7
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6-
- Alex Rios: S7/G5+
- Alcides Escobar: K
Top 8
- Aaron Hicks: 3/G3
- Brian Dozier: W
- Joe Mauer: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 8
- Ben Zobrist: T8/L8RM
- Alex Gordon: 3/G3S
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/SF/L9M+.3-H
- Eric Hosmer: K
Top 9
- Kennys Vargas: S9/L9M+
- Eddie Rosario: 36(1)1/GDP/G34S-
- Eduardo Nunez: 53/G56
Bot 9
- Kendrys Morales: K
- Mike Moustakas: S5/F5D
- Salvador Perez: SB2
- Salvador Perez: 7/F7LM
- Alex Rios: SB3
- Alex Rios: 63/G6+
Top 10
- Eduardo Escobar: K
- Kurt Suzuki: S9/G3
- Byron Buxton: K
- Aaron Hicks: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 10
- Alcides Escobar: 8/F8LD
- Ben Zobrist: W
- Alex Gordon: SB2
- Alex Gordon: HP
- Lorenzo Cain: SB3
- Lorenzo Cain: FC1/MREV/G13-.3XH(12);1-2
- Eric Hosmer: 31/G34
Top 11
- Brian Dozier: 3/F3DF
- Joe Mauer: 43/G34
- Trevor Plouffe: S8/L78M
- Eddie Rosario: 6/F8LS
Bot 11
- Kendrys Morales: 31/G34S-
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 8/L8RXD+
- Salvador Perez: 3/F3F-
Top 12
- Eduardo Nunez: 3/F3D
- Eduardo Escobar: 63/G56
- Miguel Sano: HR/F7LD+
- Byron Buxton: S8/L8LS
- Aaron Hicks: BK.1-2
- Aaron Hicks: W
- Brian Dozier: 53/G5-
Bot 12
- Paulo Orlando: K
- Alcides Escobar: 9/F9D+
- Jarrod Dyson: 9/F9D+
Notes & reviews
- replay,10,cainl001,KCA,joycj901,KAN06,,N,M,KCA,P $when Jarrod Dyson was called out at HP, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay; catcher Kurt Suzuki left with a leg injury from the collision with Dyson