Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 12:05PM CST
Minnesota's American League wild-card hopes concluded Saturday after a 5-1 defeat against the Kansas City Royals. Yordano Ventura pitched effectively for seven innings, limiting the Twins' offense.
Date: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 30,181
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Hicks (11, Ventura)
Runs Batted In: Dozier (77)
Ground Into Double Play: Rosario
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Rosario 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Dozier 1-1, Sanó 0-1, Plouffe 0-1, Vargas 0-1, Escobar 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Plouffe 1; Escobar 2

Pitcher Notes: Cotts pitched to 3 batters in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Milone 17-26; Boyer 2-4; Cotts 1-3; May 0-1; Tonkin 5-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Milone 20-8-15-16; Boyer 6-0-6-4; Cotts 1-0-1-2; May 1-0-2-0; Tonkin 2-3-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Milone 7-6; Boyer 0-2; Cotts 0-0; May 0-0; Tonkin 3-2
Game Scores: T Milone 59

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Dozier-Mauer)
Errors: Suzuki (3, pop up); Plouffe (12, line drive); Rosario (7, throw)

Stolen Bases: Dozier (12, 2nd base off Ventura/Pérez)

Doubles: Cain 2 (34, Milone 2); Hosmer (33, Milone); Moustakas (34, Cotts)
Triples: Escobar (5, Boyer)
Runs Batted In: Hosmer (93), Cain (72), Moustakas (82)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hosmer, Cain, Moustakas
Sacrifice Hit: Escobar
Ground Into Double Play: Rios
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Zobrist 0-2, Moustakas 1-1, Pérez 0-1, Gomes 0-2, Hosmer 1-3, Cain 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pérez 1; Gomes 1; Hosmer 3

Intentional Walks: Cain (By Milone)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ventura 20-27; Duffy 3-3; Herrera 2-4; Davis 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ventura 21-15-13-13; Duffy 1-3-5-0; Herrera 1-3-2-2; Davis 4-1-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ventura 4-6; Duffy 0-1; Herrera 0-0; Davis 0-0
Game Scores: Y Ventura 73

Double Plays: 1 (Ventura-Escobar-Hosmer)
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