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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2015-10-03 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 30181 · 54°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph from CF · 3:01
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 5–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Eric Hosmer doubles (33) on a line drive to center fielder Aaron Hicks. Lorenzo Cain scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Jonny Gomes reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Trevor Plouffe. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer scores. Jonny Gomes to 3rd. Throwing error by left fielder Eddie Rosario — worth 20% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Yordano Ventura L: Blaine Boyer SV: Wade Davis
Umpires — HP: Larry Vanover · 1B: Brian Knight · 2B: Vic Carapazza · 3B: Ron Kulpa · 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jonny Gomes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Moustakas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Rios | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paulo Orlando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Hicks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Brian Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Miguel Sano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eddie Rosario | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Torii Hunter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Danny Santana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kennys Vargas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yordano Ventura | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
 Danny Duffy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Wade Davis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Milone | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
 Blaine Boyer | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Neal Cotts | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Trevor May | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Tonkin | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alcides Escobar: 3/F3F-
- Ben Zobrist: 63/G6+
- Lorenzo Cain: D7/L7LM+
- Eric Hosmer: D8/L4D+.2-H
- Jonny Gomes: K
Bot 1
- Aaron Hicks: K
- Brian Dozier: K
- Joe Mauer: K
Top 2
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Salvador Perez: E2/F13S-
- Alex Rios: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Bot 2
- Miguel Sano: W
- Trevor Plouffe: 14(1)/FO/G15S-
- Eddie Rosario: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Top 3
- Paulo Orlando: S1/BG34S+
- Alcides Escobar: 23/SH/BG2L-.1-2
- Ben Zobrist: 63/G6+
- Lorenzo Cain: IW
- Eric Hosmer: K
Bot 3
- Torii Hunter: 8/F78D
- Kurt Suzuki: 9/F89M
- Eduardo Escobar: K
Top 4
- Jonny Gomes: 4/F34D
- Mike Moustakas: W
- Salvador Perez: 5/F5F-
- Alex Rios: 9/F9LSF
Bot 4
- Aaron Hicks: W
- Brian Dozier: 53/G5S-.1-2
- Joe Mauer: 8/F8LXD+
- Miguel Sano: K
Top 5
- Paulo Orlando: 13/G13S-
- Alcides Escobar: 43/G4-
- Ben Zobrist: S9/G4
- Lorenzo Cain: DGR9/L9LS.1-3
- Eric Hosmer: 7/F7M
Bot 5
- Trevor Plouffe: K23
- Eddie Rosario: K
- Torii Hunter: S9/L34D+
- Kurt Suzuki: 343/L3S+
Top 6
- Jonny Gomes: K
- Mike Moustakas: S8/L8RM
- Salvador Perez: 7/L7LM
- Alex Rios: K
Bot 6
- Eduardo Escobar: K
- Aaron Hicks: D9/F89D+
- Brian Dozier: S8/G6M.2-H
- Joe Mauer: K+SB2
- Miguel Sano: W
- Trevor Plouffe: K
Top 7
- Paulo Orlando: 9/F9D+
- Alcides Escobar: T8/L8LD+
- Ben Zobrist: 7/F78S
- Lorenzo Cain: S1/G34S-.3-H
- Eric Hosmer: W.1-2
- Jonny Gomes: E5/L56+.2-H(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-3(E7)
- Mike Moustakas: D8/L89M.3-H(UR)
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 7
- Eddie Rosario: 6/F6MD
- Torii Hunter: K
- Danny Santana: S5/G5+
- Eduardo Escobar: 7/L7S
Top 8
- Alex Rios: 6/P
- Paulo Orlando: K
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6
Bot 8
- Aaron Hicks: K
- Brian Dozier: 3/F3F-
- Joe Mauer: K
Top 9
- Ben Zobrist: 7/F7M
- Lorenzo Cain: 43/G4
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Miguel Sano: S8/F89M
- Trevor Plouffe: S5/BG5S+.1-2
- Eddie Rosario: K
- Torii Hunter: W.2-3;1-2
- Kennys Vargas: K
- Eduardo Escobar: K/FO.3XH(2);2-3;1-2;B-1