Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Friday, April 8th, 2016 7:15PM CST

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Game Recap

On Friday, the Kansas City Royals staged a comeback to defeat the Minnesota Twins by a score of 4-3. The decisive moments occurred in the eighth inning, where Salvador Perez delivered an RBI triple and then came around to score the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly hit by Omar Infante.

Game Details

Date: Friday, April 8th, 2016

Time: 7:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 27,166

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 02000002-
Minnesota TwinsMIN 010001010

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Infante (1, E. Santana); Moustakas (1, E. Santana)

Triples: Pérez (1, Jepsen)

Runs Batted In: Fuentes 2 (2), Pérez (1), Infante (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Fuentes 2

Sacrifice Flies: Infante

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Hosmer 0-1, Infante 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Morales 0-1, Fuentes 1-1, Cain 0-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hosmer 1; Infante 1; Morales 2; Cain 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Ventura pitched to 2 batters in the 6th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ventura 15-22; Hochevar 2-4; Herrera 2-5; Soria 4-5; Davis 1-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ventura 19-12-18-10; Hochevar 2-1-2-3; Herrera 5-2-2-2; Soria 7-2-3-2; Davis 4-4-8-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ventura 4-4; Hochevar 1-1; Herrera 1-0; Soria 0-0; Davis 1-0

Game Scores: Y Ventura 55


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Assists: Gordon (Suzuki at 3rd base)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Fuentes (1, 2nd base by E. Santana/Suzuki)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Suzuki (1, Ventura); Dozier (1, Herrera)

Triples: Suzuki (1, Soria)

Home Runs: Park (1, 8th inning off Soria 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Suzuki (2), Escobar (2), Park (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: Escobar

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-12 (Buxton 0-1, D. Santana 0-2, Rosario 0-1, Park 0-1, Plouffe 0-2, Mauer 0-1, Sanó 0-2, Escobar 1-1, Suzuki 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Buxton 1; Rosario 1; Plouffe 1; Sanó 1; Suzuki 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E. Santana 16-26; Pressly 1-4; Abad 1-2; Jepsen 1-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E. Santana 17-11-17-16; Pressly 2-2-4-2; Abad 3-0-1-0; Jepsen 2-2-2-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Santana 6-4; Pressly 1-0; Abad 0-0; Jepsen 1-1

Game Scores: E Santana 57


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Errors: Dozier (1, throw)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Dozier (1, 2nd base off Davis/Pérez)


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