Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Sunday, August 21st, 2016 1:15PM CST

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Game Recap

Kansas City secured their eighth consecutive victory Sunday, defeating the Minnesota Twins by a score of 2-1. Danny Duffy earned his tenth straight winning decision, and Eric Hosmer provided the crucial go-ahead run with a double.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, August 21st, 2016

Time: 1:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 32,996

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Morales (18, E. Santana); Cain (18, E. Santana); Hosmer (23, E. Santana)

Runs Batted In: Escobar (35), Hosmer (73)

2-out Runs Batted In: Hosmer

Ground Into Double Play: Morales

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Butera 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Escobar 0-1, Morales 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Butera 1; Gordon 1; Morales 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffy 21-29; Moylan 1-1; Soria 1-3; Herrera 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffy 16-10-17-23; Moylan 1-1-0-1; Soria 3-1-3-3; Herrera 3-3-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffy 7-9; Moylan 1-0; Soria 0-3; Herrera 1-1

Game Scores: D Duffy 56


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Mondesi-Hosmer)

Errors: Duffy (2, throw)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Plouffe 2 (13, Duffy 2); Grossman (15, Duffy)

Runs Batted In: Plouffe (33)

2-out Runs Batted In: Plouffe

Ground Into Double Play: Sanó

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (D. Santana 0-2, Rosario 0-1, Plouffe 1-1, Sanó 0-1, Polanco 1-2, Dozier 0-1, Suzuki 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D. Santana 2; Dozier 1; Polanco 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Wild Pitches: E. Santana

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E. Santana 15-26; Kintzler 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E. Santana 15-22-25-15; Kintzler 1-2-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Santana 7-4; Kintzler 2-0

Game Scores: E Santana 72


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Plouffe-Polanco-E. Santana)

Errors: Polanco (6, ground ball)


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