Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Friday, October 2nd, 2015 7:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

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Royals

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Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

On Friday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 3-1, a game where Ben Zobrist delivered an important RBI double in the eighth inning against an All-Star pitcher, Glen Perkins, who was having difficulty, and this hit considerably hurt Minnesota's pursuit of a spot in the postseason.

Game Details

Date: Friday, October 2nd, 2015

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 31,534

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 010000000
Kansas City RoyalsKC 001000020

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Runs Batted In: Hicks (33)

Ground Into Double Play: Suzuki; Dozier

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Dozier 0-1, Hunter 0-1, Hicks 1-1, Escobar 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dozier 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: E. Santana pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E. Santana 17-28; Perkins 1-4; May 0-3; Jepsen 4-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E. Santana 16-8-24-21; Perkins 1-1-1-3; May 3-2-2-1; Jepsen 5-0-6-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Santana 10-8; Perkins 0-1; May 0-1; Jepsen 0-3

Game Scores: E Santana 61


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Errors: Escobar (6, throw); Hunter (5, bobble); Jepsen (2, catch)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Gordon (17, E. Santana); Dyson 2 (8, E. Santana 2); Zobrist (36, Perkins)

Runs Batted In: Hosmer (92), Zobrist (55)

Sacrifice Hit: Escobar

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-14 (Rios 0-2, Moustakas 1-3, Zobrist 0-1, Butera 0-1, Colón 0-2, Escobar 0-1, K. Morales 0-1, Hosmer 0-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moustakas 2; Zobrist 1; Rios 1; Butera 1; K. Morales 2


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Wild Pitches: Young

Intentional Walks: Gordon (By Perkins)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Young 13-25; Coleman 1-1; Madson 2-4; Davis 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Young 16-11-18-18; Coleman 2-0-0-1; Madson 4-2-0-3; Davis 2-1-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Young 6-8; Coleman 2-0; Madson 2-0; Davis 2-0

Game Scores: C Young 64


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Coleman-Escobar-Hosmer, Madson-Colón-Hosmer)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Hosmer (7, 2nd base off E. Santana/Suzuki)


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