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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
September 3, 2017
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 3, 2017 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ian Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ervin Santana |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 32,234 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: Mike Muchlinski 2B: Mark Wegner 3B: Mike Winters |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
| Melky Cabrera | Left Fielder |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Paulo Orlando | Right Fielder |
| Brandon Moss | DH |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | First Baseman |
| Jorge Polanco | Shortstop |
| Eddie Rosario | Left Fielder |
| Byron Buxton | Center Fielder |
| Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
| Eduardo Escobar | Third Baseman |
| Chris Gimenez | Catcher |
| Niko Goodrum | DH |
| Paul Molitor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
September 3, 2017
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Santana
Merrifield hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Santana
Cain hits a line drive into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Santana
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Kennedy
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Kennedy
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Kennedy
Polanco hits a line drive into left field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Santana
Hosmer hits a popup towards short. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Santana
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Santana
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Kennedy
Rosario hits a line drive into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Kennedy
Buxton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kepler vs. Kennedy
Kepler hits a fly ball into left field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Kennedy
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Santana
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Santana
Moss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Santana
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Santana
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. Kennedy
Gimenez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodrum vs. Kennedy
Goodrum strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Kennedy
Dozier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Santana
Cain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Santana
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hosmer vs. Santana
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cain scores. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Santana
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cabrera moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Moustakas vs. Santana
Moustakas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orlando vs. Santana
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Kennedy
Mauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Kennedy
Polanco hits a fly ball into left field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Kennedy
Rosario hits a fly ball towards center. Cain catches it and throws to Escobar who relays to Hosmer to double up Mauer. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Santana
Moss hits a popup towards third. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Santana
Escobar hits a line drive towards the mound. Santana reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Santana
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Santana
There goes Merrifield. The throw from Gimenez and he is out, Dozier applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Kennedy
Buxton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cain who is chasing the ball. Buxton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Kepler vs. Kennedy
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Escobar vs. Kennedy
Escobar hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. Kennedy
Gimenez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodrum vs. Kennedy
Goodrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodrum for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Santana
Cain hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Santana
Cabrera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Santana
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Santana
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Santana
Moustakas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Kennedy
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Kennedy
Mauer hits a line drive towards center. Cain chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Cain. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Kennedy
Polanco hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Kennedy
Rosario hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orlando. Rosario reaches second base with a double. Mauer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Buxton vs. Kennedy
Buxton hits a fly ball to right field. Orlando throws towards the plate. Perez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Perez. Mauer scores. Rosario scores. Buxton moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Kepler vs. Kennedy
Kepler is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Alexander
Scott Alexander now pitching.
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Santana
Orlando hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Santana
Moss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Santana
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Busenitz
Alan Busenitz now pitching.
Merrifield takes first base on ball four. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cain vs. Busenitz
Cain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kepler who is chasing the ball. Cain reaches third base with a triple. Kepler throws the ball in to Gimenez who tags Cain trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Escobar scores. Merrifield goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. Alexander
Gimenez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodrum vs. Alexander
Goodrum strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Moylan
Peter Moylan now pitching.
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Rogers
Taylor Rogers now pitching.
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mauer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabrera for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Rogers
Hosmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hildenberger
Trevor Hildenberger now pitching.
Perez is hit by the pitch. Hosmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moustakas vs. Hildenberger
Moustakas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dozier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Orlando vs. Hildenberger
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildenberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Minor
Melky Cabrera now playing right field. Alex Gordon now playing left field. Mike Minor now pitching.
Mauer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Minor
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Minor
Rosario takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buxton vs. Minor
There goes Rosario. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Rosario steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Buxton vs. Minor
Buxton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Minor
Mitch Garver pinch hits for Max Kepler.
There goes Rosario. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Rosario steals third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Garver vs. Minor
Garver hits a line drive into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Hildenberger
Eddie Rosario now playing right field. Zack Granite now playing left field.
Moss hits a fly ball into left field. Granite settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Hildenberger
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildenberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Hildenberger
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Maurer
Brandon Maurer now pitching.
Escobar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Escobar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gimenez vs. Maurer
Gimenez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Adrianza vs. Maurer
Ehire Adrianza pinch hits for Niko Goodrum.
Adrianza hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Maurer
Dozier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/2017 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Dozier B, 2b 5 0 0 0
Cain L, cf 4 2 3 2 Mauer J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cabrera M, lf-rf 4 1 2 2 Polanco J, ss 4 0 0 0
Hosmer E, 1b 3 0 1 1 Rosario E, lf-rf 3 1 1 0
Perez S, c 3 0 0 0 Buxton B, cf 2 1 2 2
Moustakas M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kepler M, rf 2 0 0 0
Orlando P, rf 4 0 0 0 Garver M, ph 1 0 0 0
Gordon A, lf 0 0 0 0 Granite Z, lf 0 0 0 0
Moss B, dh 4 0 1 0 Escobar E, 3b 4 1 2 2
Escobar A, ss 4 1 1 0 Gimenez C, c 4 0 0 0
Goodrum N, dh 3 0 0 0
Adrianza E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 9 5 33 4 6 4
Kansas City 000 102 200 -- 5
Minnesota 000 022 000 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy I 5.2 5 4 2 1 1
Alexander S (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Moylan P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Minor M 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Maurer B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Santana E 6.2 8 4 4 1 2
Busenitz A (L) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Rogers T 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Hildenberger T 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Cain L, Perez S
DP -- Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Minnesota 6
2B -- Rosario E, Escobar E
3B -- Buxton B, Cain L
HR -- Escobar E, Cabrera M
SB -- Rosario E 2
CS -- Merrifield W
HBP -- by Kennedy I (Buxton B), by Hildenberger T (Perez S)
T -- 3:18
A -- 32234
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