Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
58-73, 29-36 Away
1
58-73, 29-36 Away
Final
73-58, 34-29 Home
2
73-58, 34-29 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Dozier (29, D Duffy)
- RBIJ Mauer (40)
- GIDPT Plouffe 2
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP1-5 (D Santana 0-2, J Mauer 1-1, O Arcia 0-1, T Plouffe 0-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffD Santana (1st base by D Duffy)
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Dozier-J Mauer)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- HRA Gordon (16, 9th inning off G Perkins 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIA Gordon 2 (59)
- GIDPJ Willingham
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-3 (M Moustakas 0-1, J Willingham 0-1, A Escobar 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSJ Dyson (6, 2nd base by R Nolasco)
- SBC Colon (2, 2nd base off R Nolasco/K Suzuki)
- Picked OffJ Dyson (1st base by R Nolasco)
- Fielding
- DP2 (C Colon-B Butler, M Moustakas-C Colon-B Butler)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Burton(H,13) |
G. Perkins(L,3-1; B, 5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 97-62 | 5.62 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.27 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-3 | 2.77 |
| 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 114-74 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Nolasco 14-25; J Burton 3-3; G Perkins 1-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Nolasco 16-9-21-16; J Burton 3-3-2-1; G Perkins 1-0-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Nolasco 4-10; J Burton 1-0; G Perkins 0-0
- Game ScoresR Nolasco 76
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Davis(W,7-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 95-63 | 2.47 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-14 | 1.47 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.78 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 126-85 |
- Pitching
- WPK Herrera
- HBPB Butler 2 (By R Nolasco 2)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Duffy 16-23; K Herrera 3-5; W Davis 3-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Duffy 15-9-23-16; K Herrera 2-5-4-3; W Davis 1-1-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Duffy 10-5; K Herrera 0-2; W Davis 2-1
- Game ScoresD Duffy 64
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | J Mauer singled to center, B Dozier scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 9th | A Gordon homered to right center (398 feet), A Escobar scored. | 1 | 2 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 27 August 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,847
Game Time:2:38
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth
- First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
- Third Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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