Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 12:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

7
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

5
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5, preventing a series sweep, largely due to Miguel Sano's go-ahead two-run home run hit in the fifth inning after the Twins had lost their initial advantage.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 27,233

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 21012010-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 000500000

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Núñez (9, Gee)

Home Runs: Núñez (4, 1st inning off Gee 0 on, 0 Out); Dozier (5, 1st inning off Gee 0 on, 0 Out); Sanó (8, 5th inning off Gee 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Núñez 2 (19), Dozier (15), D. Santana (10), Sanó 2 (21), Park (16)

2-out Runs Batted In: Núñez, Park

Ground Into Double Play: Park

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (D. Santana 1-1, Park 1-1, Mauer 0-1, Dozier 0-2, Escobar 0-1, Suzuki 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mauer 1; Escobar 1; Dozier 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Wild Pitches: Duffey

Balks: Duffey

Hit By Pitch: Sanó (By Moylan)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffey 19-29; May 1-1; Rogers 3-4; Jepsen 3-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffey 16-13-14-22; May 1-1-1-0; Rogers 2-1-1-3; Jepsen 2-1-5-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffey 12-3; May 0-0; Rogers 1-1; Jepsen 1-1

Game Scores: T Duffey 39


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Escobar-Park, Escobar-Dozier-Park)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Escobar (2, 2nd base by Gee/Butera)

Picked Off: Grossman (1st base by Gee)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Hosmer (9, Duffey); Pérez (11, Duffey); Dyson (5, Jepsen)

Triples: Infante (1, Duffey)

Runs Batted In: Hosmer 2 (23), Pérez (25), Infante (10)

2-out Runs Batted In: Infante

Ground Into Double Play: Orlando; Cain

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Merrifield 0-1, Hosmer 1-1, Orlando 0-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Infante 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Cain 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Cain 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Gee pitched to 2 batters in the 5th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gee 14-22; Alexander 5-6; Moylan 3-6; Wang 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gee 17-11-15-15; Alexander 2-2-6-5; Moylan 3-1-6-3; Wang 2-0-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gee 1-3; Alexander 3-2; Moylan 2-0; Wang 1-1

Game Scores: D Gee 25


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Cuthbert-Infante-Hosmer)

Errors: Infante (3, pop up); Gee (2, throw)


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