Friday, October 2nd, 2015 7:10PM CST
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.
Date: Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 31,534
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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