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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

2017-04-03 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 39615 · 50°F, overcast · Wind 10 mph from LF · 2:47

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 7–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Mike Moustakas homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 7th — Robbie Grossman walks. Jorge Polanco scores. Max Kepler to 3rd. Brian Dozier to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Miguel Sano homers (1) on a line drive to left center field — worth 14% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Ervin Santana L: Matt Strahm SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Tony Randazzo · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Pat Hoberg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Moustakas	4	1	1	1	0	0
Lorenzo Cain	2	0	0	0	2	0
Eric Hosmer	3	0	0	0	0	1
Salvador Perez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Brandon Moss	3	0	0	0	0	1
Paulo Orlando	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alcides Escobar	3	0	0	0	0	1
Adalberto Mondesi	3	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Dozier	4	1	1	0	1	0
Robbie Grossman	3	1	0	1	2	3
Byron Buxton	5	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Mauer	3	1	0	1	1	1
Miguel Sano	3	2	1	2	1	0
Jason Castro	3	0	2	2	1	1
Jorge Polanco	3	1	2	1	1	0
Max Kepler	4	1	1	0	0	2
Eddie Rosario	3	0	1	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny Duffy	6.0	3	3	8
Matt Strahm	0.1	2	2	0
Peter Moylan	0.1	0	0	1
Travis Wood	0.1	2	2	1
Mike Minor	1.0	1	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ervin Santana	7.0	2	2	3
Matt Belisle	1.0	0	0	1
Brandon Kintzler	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alex Gordon: 9/L89D+
Mike Moustakas: 8/L8RM
Lorenzo Cain: W
Eric Hosmer: 7/F7S

Bot 1

Brian Dozier: 13/G15-
Robbie Grossman: K
Byron Buxton: K

Top 2

Salvador Perez: S7/G56+
Brandon Moss: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M+
Paulo Orlando: 53/G56

Bot 2

Joe Mauer: 7/F7LMF
Miguel Sano: 4/F34D
Jason Castro: S7/L5D+
Jorge Polanco: W.1-2
Max Kepler: K

Top 3

Alcides Escobar: 4/F4M-
Adalberto Mondesi: 43/BG4S+
Alex Gordon: 8/L8LM+

Bot 3

Eddie Rosario: S8/G4M
Brian Dozier: 9/F34D
Robbie Grossman: K
Byron Buxton: 8/F8LXD+

Top 4

Mike Moustakas: HR/F9D+
Lorenzo Cain: 53/G5
Eric Hosmer: 5/F5DF
Salvador Perez: 5/F5S-

Bot 4

Joe Mauer: 8/F8LM
Miguel Sano: HR/F7D+
Jason Castro: W
Jorge Polanco: 3/F3F-
Max Kepler: 8/F8LD

Top 5

Brandon Moss: 3/G3
Paulo Orlando: 8/F8RS
Alcides Escobar: 9/F9LM

Bot 5

Eddie Rosario: K
Brian Dozier: 8/F8RXD+
Robbie Grossman: W
Byron Buxton: K

Top 6

Adalberto Mondesi: 43/G4-
Alex Gordon: 3/F3SF-
Mike Moustakas: 43/G4M

Bot 6

Joe Mauer: K
Miguel Sano: 4/F34D
Jason Castro: K

Top 7

Lorenzo Cain: W
Eric Hosmer: K+SB2
Salvador Perez: K
Brandon Moss: K

Bot 7

Jorge Polanco: S8/L6MD-
Max Kepler: S1/MREV.1-2
Eddie Rosario: 54/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
Brian Dozier: IW
Robbie Grossman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Byron Buxton: K
Joe Mauer: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Miguel Sano: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jason Castro: S7/L56D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jorge Polanco: S9/G4.3-H;1-2
Max Kepler: K

Top 8

Paulo Orlando: 4/L4
Alcides Escobar: K
Adalberto Mondesi: 31/G34S-

Bot 8

Eddie Rosario: 63/G6
Brian Dozier: S14/G15-
Robbie Grossman: K
Byron Buxton: 2/F2LF-

Top 9

Alex Gordon: S5/G6
Mike Moustakas: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6S-

Notes & reviews

replay,7,keplm001,MIN,davig901,MIN04,,Y,M,MIN,C $when Max Kepler was called out at 1B, Twins manager Paul Molitor challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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