Friday, August 12th, 2016 7:10PM CST
On Friday night, the Royals secured a 7-3 victory over the Twins. This win saw Yordano Ventura claim consecutive starts for the first time in two months, and Kendrys Morales celebrated his return from a one-game suspension by hitting a home run.
Date: Friday, August 12th, 2016
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 24,617
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Suzuki (21, Ventura)
Home Runs: Sanó (20, 2nd inning off Ventura 0 on, 0 Out); Dozier (24, 3rd inning off Ventura 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Sanó (50), Dozier 2 (68)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Rosario 0-1, Plouffe 0-1, Grossman 0-1, Dozier 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 1; Plouffe 1

Pitcher Notes: Gibson pitched to 2 batters in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Chargois
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 17-27; Chargois 2-3; Dean 6-10
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 14-14-13-19; Chargois 2-1-4-2; Dean 7-9-7-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 6-5; Chargois 1-1; Dean 1-2
Game Scores: K Gibson 27

Double Plays: 1 (Plouffe-Dozier-Mauer)
Errors: Plouffe (7, throw)

Doubles: Hosmer (21, Gibson); Mondesi (1, Gibson)
Home Runs: Morales (19, 7th inning off Dean 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hosmer (65), Orlando (24), Pérez 2 (50), Mondesi (5), Morales (55)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hosmer, Pérez 2
Sacrifice Hit: Mondesi
Ground Into Double Play: Pérez
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Orlando 1-2, Hosmer 0-1, Cuthbert 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 1-2, Cain 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gordon 1; Pérez 1; Cain 2

Pitcher Notes: Strahm pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ventura 14-26; Strahm 3-4; Soria 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ventura 18-13-17-16; Strahm 4-2-5-3; Soria 2-2-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ventura 8-4; Strahm 0-2; Soria 1-0
Game Scores: Y Ventura 65

Stolen Bases: Orlando (10, 2nd base off Gibson/Suzuki); Cain (9, 2nd base off Gibson/Suzuki); Mondesi (4, 3rd base off Chargois/Suzuki)
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