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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

2017-05-21 · Day game · Target Field · 49°F · Wind 11 mph to CF · 3:21

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 6–4. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 4th. Mike Minor earned the win and Kelvin Herrera picked up the save. Brandon Moss went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	11
MIN	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	4	9

W: Mike Minor L: Phil Hughes SV: Kelvin Herrera

Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Ryan Additon · 2B: Kerwin Danley · 3B: Adam Hamari · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	5	0	1	0	0	3
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	0	1	0
Lorenzo Cain	4	0	0	0	1	2
Eric Hosmer	4	2	2	0	1	0
Salvador Perez	4	1	1	2	1	0
Jorge Bonifacio	5	1	1	2	0	1
Brandon Moss	4	2	3	2	0	0
Whit Merrifield	4	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Gordon	2	0	1	0	2	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

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

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jakob Junis	4.2	5	3	4
Mike Minor	1.1	0	1	2
Peter Moylan	0.1	1	0	1
Matt Strahm	0.2	1	1	1
Joakim Soria	1.0	1	0	1
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	1	1	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Hughes	4.0	6	2	4
Adam Wilk	3.2	5	3	2
Craig Breslow	1.1	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alcides Escobar: K
Mike Moustakas: 4/F4-
Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9D

Bot 1

Brian Dozier: 8/F8LM
Joe Mauer: D7/F7D+
Miguel Sano: K
Max Kepler: 7/F78M

Top 2

Eric Hosmer: S7/L7S
Salvador Perez: HR/F78D+.1-H
Jorge Bonifacio: 9/F9LS
Brandon Moss: 8/F8RXD+
Whit Merrifield: 8/F8LD

Bot 2

Kennys Vargas: S6/F8LS-
Eddie Rosario: K
Jorge Polanco: 7/F7D+
Jason Castro: 3/G34S

Top 3

Alex Gordon: S9/L34D+
Alcides Escobar: K+CS2(24)/DP
Mike Moustakas: W
Lorenzo Cain: K

Bot 3

Byron Buxton: K
Brian Dozier: 4/F8LS
Joe Mauer: 43/G4+

Top 4

Eric Hosmer: S7/G6+
Salvador Perez: 7/F78D+
Jorge Bonifacio: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Brandon Moss: HR/L9D+
Whit Merrifield: 9/L9D+
Alex Gordon: W
Alcides Escobar: K

Bot 4

Miguel Sano: W
Max Kepler: WP.1-2
Max Kepler: S9/G34+.2-3
Kennys Vargas: 6(B)3(1)/DP
Eddie Rosario: K

Top 5

Mike Moustakas: 31/G34
Lorenzo Cain: W
Eric Hosmer: SB2
Eric Hosmer: 31/G34-.2-3
Salvador Perez: 53/G56

Bot 5

Jorge Polanco: 43/G4
Jason Castro: W
Byron Buxton: W.1-2
Brian Dozier: S9/L4D-.2-H;1-3
Joe Mauer: 6/F78S
Miguel Sano: S4/L6MD.3-H;1-2
Max Kepler: W.2-3;1-2
Kennys Vargas: 3/F34D-

Top 6

Jorge Bonifacio: 8/F8LM
Brandon Moss: S8/G6M+
Whit Merrifield: 46(1)/FO/G4
Alex Gordon: WP.1-2
Alex Gordon: W
Alcides Escobar: 9/F89D+

Bot 6

Eddie Rosario: K
Jorge Polanco: 4/F4D-
Jason Castro: K

Top 7

Mike Moustakas: S9/G3+
Lorenzo Cain: WP.1-2
Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9LM
Eric Hosmer: 4/F4-
Salvador Perez: IW
Jorge Bonifacio: K

Bot 7

Byron Buxton: K
Brian Dozier: S7/L56D+
Joe Mauer: W.1-2
Miguel Sano: D9/F9D+.2-H;1-H
Max Kepler: 3/G3L-.2-3
Eduardo Escobar: K

Top 8

Brandon Moss: HR/F89D+
Whit Merrifield: S5/BG56S
Alex Gordon: K
Alcides Escobar: POCS2(134)/MREV
Alcides Escobar: S6/G6
Mike Moustakas: 7/F7M

Bot 8

Eddie Rosario: 43/G4
Jorge Polanco: S8/F8RD.B-2(E8)
Jason Castro: K
Robbie Grossman: 63/G6

Top 9

Lorenzo Cain: K
Eric Hosmer: W
Salvador Perez: 7/F7D
Jorge Bonifacio: 9/F9M

Bot 9

Brian Dozier: 53/G56
Joe Mauer: W
Miguel Sano: K
Max Kepler: S7/G56+.1-2
Eduardo Escobar: K

Notes & reviews

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