Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 7:10PM CST
On Thursday night, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals, who were leading the American League Central division, by a score of two runs to zero. Kyle Gibson delivered a strong pitching performance for the Twins, throwing eight innings and allowing only four hits, while Danny Santana and Eduardo Escobar each contributed an RBI triple to provide the necessary offense for the win.
Date: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 37,196
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Ground Into Double Play: Cain
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Pérez 0-1, K. Morales 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Hosmer 0-1, Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pérez 2; Hosmer 1

Wild Pitches: Young 3
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Young 11-22; F. Morales 4-5; Hochevar 1-1; Herrera 2-3; Holland 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Young 9-9-17-19; F. Morales 4-3-6-3; Hochevar 1-0-0-1; Herrera 2-1-5-2; Holland 2-3-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Young 8-5; F. Morales 1-1; Hochevar 1-0; Herrera 0-1; Holland 2-0
Game Scores: C Young 53

Double Plays: 1 (Pérez-Escobar)

Stolen Bases: Dyson (9, 2nd base off Gibson/Suzuki)

Doubles: Rosario (6, Young); Suzuki (10, Young); Escobar (12, F. Morales)
Triples: Santana (4, Young); Escobar (3, Holland)
Runs Batted In: Santana (14), Escobar (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: Escobar
Sacrifice Hit: Plouffe; Suzuki; Escobar
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Rosario 0-2, Santana 1-3, Dozier 0-3, Sanó 0-2, Hunter 0-1, Escobar 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 1; Santana 1; Dozier 1; Sanó 2; Hunter 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 19-31; Perkins 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 26-13-12-20; Perkins 2-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 12-5; Perkins 2-0
Game Scores: K Gibson 77

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Mauer)

Caught Stealing: Santana (4, 3rd base by Young); Hunter (3, 2nd base by Herrera/Pérez)
Picked Off: Santana (2nd base by Young)
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