Sunday, October 4th, 2015 2:10PM CST
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins on October 4, 2015, a win which secured home-field advantage for the Royals throughout the postseason. Salvador Perez hit a home run during the contest, adding to what was his career-best total at that time, while Johnny Cueto pitched five effective innings for Kansas City.
Date: Sunday, October 4th, 2015
Time: 2:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 24,108
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Runs Batted In: D. Santana (21)
Ground Into Double Play: Escobar
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (D. Santana 1-2, Buxton 0-1, Sanó 0-1, Kepler 0-2, Vargas 0-2, Robinson 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Vargas 2; Kepler 2; Robinson 1

Wild Pitches: Graham
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nolasco 9-15; Duensing 4-9; Graham 3-9; O'Rourke 5-7; Achter 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nolasco 6-5-10-10; Duensing 5-2-6-9; Graham 5-3-11-6; O'Rourke 2-6-4-4; Achter 0-1-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nolasco 4-2; Duensing 5-2; Graham 3-0; O'Rourke 1-2; Achter 0-3
Game Scores: R Nolasco 29

Doubles: Gordon (18, Nolasco); Rios (22, Nolasco)
Home Runs: Pérez (21, 3rd inning off Nolasco 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gordon (48), Rios 2 (32), Pérez 2 (70), Zobrist (56)
2-out Runs Batted In: Pérez 2
Sacrifice Flies: Zobrist
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Gordon 1-2, Rios 1-2, Zobrist 0-2, Cuthbert 0-1, Escobar 0-2, Gomes 0-1, Dyson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zobrist 3; Rios 2; Gomes 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cueto 12-24; Vólquez 4-8; F. Morales 2-4; Hochevar 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cueto 20-5-18-15; Vólquez 7-3-9-3; F. Morales 2-1-2-4; Hochevar 4-1-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cueto 7-4; Vólquez 1-2; F. Morales 2-1; Hochevar 2-1
Game Scores: J Cueto 51

Double Plays: 1 (Zobrist-Escobar-Hosmer)
Errors: Zobrist (7, pop up)

Stolen Bases: Escobar (17, 2nd base off Graham/Fryer)
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