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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

2015-10-02 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 31534 · 60°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph from LF · 2:55

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 3–1. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 2nd — Aaron Hicks singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Eddie Rosario scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 8th — Ben Zobrist doubles (36) on a fly ball to center fielder Aaron Hicks. Alcides Escobar scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Ben Zobrist doubles (36) on a fly ball to center fielder Aaron Hicks. Alcides Escobar scores — worth 24% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Louis Coleman L: Ervin Santana SV: Wade Davis

Umpires — HP: Ron Kulpa · 1B: Larry Vanover · 2B: Brian Knight · 3B: Vic Carapazza · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ben Zobrist	4	1	2	1	1	1
Eric Hosmer	3	0	0	1	2	0
Mike Moustakas	5	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Gordon	3	0	1	0	1	0
Alex Rios	3	0	0	0	1	1
Christian Colon	4	0	0	0	0	2
Drew Butera	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kendrys Morales	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Dozier	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Mauer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Miguel Sano	4	0	0	0	0	2
Trevor Plouffe	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Rosario	4	1	1	0	0	1
Torii Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Aaron Hicks	2	0	1	1	1	0
Kurt Suzuki	3	0	1	0	0	0
Eduardo Escobar	2	0	1	0	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Young	6.1	4	2	5
Louis Coleman	0.2	0	0	0
Ryan Madson	1.0	2	0	1
Wade Davis	1.0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ervin Santana	7.0	4	3	3
Glen Perkins	0.1	2	1	0
Trevor May	0.2	0	1	1
Kevin Jepsen	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alcides Escobar: 43/G4MD+
Ben Zobrist: K
Eric Hosmer: W
Mike Moustakas: 43/G4

Bot 1

Brian Dozier: K
Joe Mauer: S9/G34+
Miguel Sano: 4/F3-
Trevor Plouffe: 7/F7LM

Top 2

Alex Gordon: D8/UREV/F8RXD+
Alex Rios: K
Christian Colon: 4/F4S-
Drew Butera: 63/G6+

Bot 2

Eddie Rosario: S9/L3
Torii Hunter: WP.1-2
Torii Hunter: 6/F6-
Aaron Hicks: S8/G4+.2-H
Kurt Suzuki: S7/G56.1-2
Eduardo Escobar: K
Brian Dozier: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2

Top 3

Jarrod Dyson: D9/L89M
Alcides Escobar: 1/SH/MREV.2-3
Ben Zobrist: W
Eric Hosmer: 36(1)/FO/G34S-.3-H;B-2(E6)
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8LD+

Bot 3

Joe Mauer: 43/G4+
Miguel Sano: 7/F78S
Trevor Plouffe: 63/G6

Top 4

Alex Gordon: 43/G4
Alex Rios: 5/F5DF
Christian Colon: 53/G5

Bot 4

Eddie Rosario: 9/F9M
Torii Hunter: 53/G56-
Aaron Hicks: 63/G6M

Top 5

Drew Butera: 7/F78D
Jarrod Dyson: D8/F89M
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6.2-3
Ben Zobrist: 13/G13S-

Bot 5

Kurt Suzuki: 5/L5+
Eduardo Escobar: W
Brian Dozier: 7/F7D
Joe Mauer: 8/F8LXD+

Top 6

Eric Hosmer: W
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RD+
Alex Gordon: 7/F7D
Alex Rios: SB2
Alex Rios: 5/L5

Bot 6

Miguel Sano: K
Trevor Plouffe: K
Eddie Rosario: K

Top 7

Christian Colon: K
Drew Butera: 6/F4M-
Jarrod Dyson: 3/G34

Bot 7

Torii Hunter: 53/G5L-
Aaron Hicks: W
Kurt Suzuki: 16(1)3/GDP/G15-

Top 8

Alcides Escobar: S8/L89S
Ben Zobrist: D8/F78XD+.1-H
Eric Hosmer: 8/L8RM
Mike Moustakas: S9/G34+.2-H(NR);B-2(E9)
Alex Gordon: IW
Alex Rios: W.2-3;1-2
Christian Colon: K
Kendrys Morales: 7/F7M

Bot 8

Eduardo Escobar: S8/G4
Brian Dozier: 14(1)3/GDP/G13-
Joe Mauer: S9/G4M+
Miguel Sano: K

Top 9

Jarrod Dyson: 3E1/G34
Alcides Escobar: 9/L89M
Ben Zobrist: S9/MREV/L4D+.1-2
Eric Hosmer: 3/P3F
Mike Moustakas: 2/F2RF-

Bot 9

Trevor Plouffe: 63/G6
Eddie Rosario: 53/G56S
Torii Hunter: K

Notes & reviews

replay,2,gorda001,KCA,vanol901,MIN04,O,N,U,,H $Alex Gordon's fly to CF struck the top of the scoreboard a couple of feet below the top of the wall and caromed back onto the field; the ball was ruled in play; crew chief Larry Vanover requested a review, which upheld the call
replay,3,escoa003,KCA,vanol901,MIN04,,Y,M,MIN,A $when Alcides Escobar was called safe at 1B, Twins manager Paul Molitor challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,9,zobrb001,KCA,vanol901,MIN04,,Y,M,KCA,A $when Jarrod Dyson was called out at 1B on a pickoff attempt, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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