Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 7:10PM CST

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Minnesota Twins

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 37,196

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Pérez-Escobar)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Mauer)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

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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