Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Thursday, April 16th, 2015 12:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

8
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

5
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of eight to five, clinching the series thanks to a strong offensive performance.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, April 16th, 2015

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 17,449

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 02210003-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 201000002

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Hunter (1, Vargas); Robinson (1, Madson)

Home Runs: Vargas (1, 2nd inning off Vargas 1 on, 0 Out); Suzuki (1, 8th inning off Young 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Vargas 2 (3), Mauer 3 (4), Suzuki 2 (3)

Sacrifice Flies: Mauer

Ground Into Double Play: Vargas

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-12 (Mauer 1-2, Santana 0-1, Dozier 0-1, Vargas 0-2, Plouffe 0-1, Suzuki 1-2, Escobar 1-1, Hunter 2-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Suzuki 2


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Wild Pitches: Milone; Perkins

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Milone 16-27; Stauffer 0-1; Thompson 2-4; Fien 3-4; Duensing 2-4; Perkins 2-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Milone 12-10-16-21; Stauffer 0-0-0-1; Thompson 3-3-1-3; Fien 5-0-1-4; Duensing 2-0-1-4; Perkins 0-0-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Milone 7-6; Stauffer 1-0; Thompson 0-3; Fien 2-2; Duensing 0-1; Perkins 2-0

Game Scores: T Milone 42


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Errors: Plouffe (1, ground ball); Santana (2, throw)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Pérez (2, Milone); Moustakas (2, Duensing); Cain (4, Duensing)

Home Runs: Cain (2, 1st inning off Milone 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Cain 3 (11), Pérez (10), Hosmer (8)

2-out Runs Batted In: Pérez

Sacrifice Hit: Dyson

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-15 (Moustakas 0-2, Pérez 1-3, Orlando 1-3, Colón 0-1, Escobar 0-1, K. Morales 0-2, Hosmer 1-2, Cain 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moustakas 2; Pérez 1; Orlando 2; Colón 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Vargas pitched to 4 batters in the 4th;Young pitched to 2 batters in the 8th

Wild Pitches: Young

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vargas 16-21; Frasor 2-2; Young 9-12; Madson 5-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vargas 9-6-9-19; Frasor 0-1-2-2; Young 7-4-8-11; Madson 2-4-6-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vargas 3-5; Frasor 2-1; Young 2-7; Madson 0-2

Game Scores: J Vargas 21


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Frasor-Pérez-Hosmer)

Errors: Moustakas (2, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Cain (2, 2nd base off Milone/Suzuki)


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