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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2016-05-24 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 23541 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph from LF · 3:07
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 7–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Salvador Perez homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Kendrys Morales scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Salvador Perez homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Kendrys Morales scores — worth 16% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Edinson Volquez L: Ervin Santana SV: Wade Davis
Umpires — HP: Mark Carlson · 1B: Jeff Kellogg · 2B: John Tumpane · 3B: Alan Porter · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kendrys Morales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Paulo Orlando | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eduardo Nunez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Sano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Robbie Grossman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Oswaldo Arcia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Centeno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Santana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Brian Dozier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edinson Volquez | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 Luke Hochevar | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wade Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ervin Santana | 3.2 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
 Michael Tonkin | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Pressly | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Brandon Kintzler | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Fernando Abad | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RM
- Whit Merrifield: K23
- Lorenzo Cain: D9/L9LD
- Eric Hosmer: 3/F3DF-
Bot 1
- Eduardo Nunez: 53/G56S
- Joe Mauer: 6/L6D
- Miguel Sano: K
Top 2
- Kendrys Morales: W
- Salvador Perez: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
- Paulo Orlando: S7/G56+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 9/F89S
- Jarrod Dyson: 13.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: K
Bot 2
- Trevor Plouffe: 9/F9LM
- Robbie Grossman: K
- Oswaldo Arcia: D9/L9LS
- Eduardo Escobar: S9/L9LS.2-H
- Juan Centeno: 3/G3S
Top 3
- Whit Merrifield: D7/L78S
- Lorenzo Cain: S7/G56+.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S.3-H(NR)
- Kendrys Morales: K
Bot 3
- Danny Santana: 13/G
- Eduardo Nunez: 63/G6
- Joe Mauer: 43/G4
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: K
- Paulo Orlando: D8/L89M
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S7/G56+.2-3
- Jarrod Dyson: WP.3-H(NR);1-3(E2/TH)
- Jarrod Dyson: W
- Alcides Escobar: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 64(1)/FO/G6S.2-3
- Lorenzo Cain: S8/G4.3-H;1-3
- Eric Hosmer: SB2
- Eric Hosmer: K
Bot 4
- Miguel Sano: K
- Trevor Plouffe: K
- Robbie Grossman: W
- Oswaldo Arcia: HP.1-2
- Eduardo Escobar: S9/L34D+.2-H(E9)(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-2
- Juan Centeno: K
Top 5
- Kendrys Morales: 3/G3
- Salvador Perez: S8/G6
- Paulo Orlando: E4/TH/FO/G4MS-.1-2
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 14(1)3/GDP/G13+
Bot 5
- Danny Santana: W
- Eduardo Nunez: S9/G4.1-3
- Joe Mauer: S8/L78S-.3-H;1-2
- Miguel Sano: 64(1)/FO/G6-.2-3
- Trevor Plouffe: K
- Robbie Grossman: 9/F9M
Top 6
- Jarrod Dyson: S7
- Alcides Escobar: 43/G4MS-.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F89M
- Lorenzo Cain: S9/L34D-.2-H
- Eric Hosmer: K
Bot 6
- Oswaldo Arcia: S9/L9S
- Eduardo Escobar: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3S
- Juan Centeno: 5/F56-
Top 7
- Kendrys Morales: K
- Salvador Perez: 9/F89M
- Paulo Orlando: 9/F89D
Bot 7
- Danny Santana: 1/BP23-
- Eduardo Nunez: 43/G4-
- Joe Mauer: W
- Miguel Sano: K
Top 8
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G56
- Jarrod Dyson: K
- Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 8
- Trevor Plouffe: 43/G4+
- Robbie Grossman: 8/F78S
- Oswaldo Arcia: K
Top 9
- Whit Merrifield: D7/G5
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G4.2-3
- Kendrys Morales: 8/F8LM
Bot 9
- Eduardo Escobar: D8/L8RM
- Brian Dozier: W
- Danny Santana: W.2-3;1-2
- Eduardo Nunez: K
- Joe Mauer: K
- Miguel Sano: 8/F8LD