Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 7:10PM CST
On Tuesday night, the Kansas City Royals earned a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Eric Hosmer was a key contributor for the Royals, hitting a double that brought in three runs, while Kendrys Morales also drove in a run. The Kansas City pitching and defense held firm through eight more innings to preserve the win.
Date: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 31,834
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Hosmer (28, Gibson); K. Morales (39, Gibson); Gordon (16, Gibson)
Runs Batted In: Hosmer 3 (81), K. Morales (101)
Ground Into Double Play: Rios
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Pérez 0-1, Rios 0-1, K. Morales 1-1, Hosmer 1-1, Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cain 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vólquez 15-26; Davis 1-3; Holland 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vólquez 20-6-15-21; Davis 4-1-3-2; Holland 2-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vólquez 12-6; Davis 0-2; Holland 2-1
Game Scores: E Volquez 60

Double Plays: 2 (Escobar-Zobrist-Hosmer 2)

Doubles: Mauer (27, Vólquez)
Runs Batted In: Dozier (70), Mauer (58)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier, Mauer
Ground Into Double Play: Plouffe 2
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Mauer 1-2, Dozier 1-1, Plouffe 0-2, Hicks 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Plouffe 1

Hit By Pitch: Dozier (By Vólquez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 20-31
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 15-10-22-23
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 12-8
Game Scores: K Gibson 56

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Dozier-Mauer)

Stolen Bases: Buxton (2, 2nd base off Vólquez/Pérez)
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