Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BPérez (2, Milone); Moustakas (2, Duensing); Cain (4, Duensing)
- HRCain (2, 1st inning off Milone 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBICain 3 (11), Pérez (10), Hosmer (8)
- 2Out RBIPérez
- SHDyson
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP4-15 (Moustakas 0-2, Pérez 1-3, Orlando 1-3, Colón 0-1, Escobar 0-1, K. Morales 0-2, Hosmer 1-2, Cain 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBCain (2, 2nd base off Milone/Suzuki)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Frasor-Pérez-Hosmer)
- EMoustakas (2, throw)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. MauerDH |
S. RobinsonCF-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .242 | .273 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .265 | .258 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .351 | .281 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 | .243 | .400 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .393 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .235 | .267 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .250 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .217 | .227 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .286 | .320 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .286 |
| 37 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
- Batting
- 2BHunter (1, Vargas); Robinson (1, Madson)
- HRVargas (1, 2nd inning off Vargas 1 on, 0 Out); Suzuki (1, 8th inning off Young 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIVargas 2 (3), Mauer 3 (4), Suzuki 2 (3)
- SFMauer
- GIDPVargas
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP5-12 (Mauer 1-2, Santana 0-1, Dozier 0-1, Vargas 0-2, Plouffe 0-1, Suzuki 1-2, Escobar 1-1, Hunter 2-2)
- Fielding
- EPlouffe (1, ground ball); Santana (2, throw)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPYoung
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVargas 16-21; Frasor 2-2; Young 9-12; Madson 5-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVargas 9-6-9-19; Frasor 0-1-2-2; Young 7-4-8-11; Madson 2-4-6-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVargas 3-5; Frasor 2-1; Young 2-7; Madson 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Vargas 21
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Milone(W,2-0) |
T. Stauffer(H,1) |
A. Thompson(H,1) |
C. Fien(H,2) |
G. Perkins(S,2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 101-59 | 2.08 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 9.82 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-10 | 1.42 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 7.36 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 2.45 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 152-91 |
- Pitching
- WPMilone; Perkins
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMilone 16-27; Stauffer 0-1; Thompson 2-4; Fien 3-4; Duensing 2-4; Perkins 2-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMilone 12-10-16-21; Stauffer 0-0-0-1; Thompson 3-3-1-3; Fien 5-0-1-4; Duensing 2-0-1-4; Perkins 0-0-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMilone 7-6; Stauffer 1-0; Thompson 0-3; Fien 2-2; Duensing 0-1; Perkins 2-0
- Game ScoresT Milone 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cain homered to left (368 feet), Moustakas scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Vargas homered to left (400 feet), Dozier scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Pérez doubled to right, Cain scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Mauer grounded out to third, Santana scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Plouffe safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Moustakas, Hunter scored, Dozier to second. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Mauer singled to right, Robinson scored, Santana to third, Hunter to second. | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Suzuki homered to left (379 feet), Schafer scored. | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8th | Mauer hit sacrifice fly to center, Robinson scored. | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9th | Cain doubled to right, Moustakas scored. | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9th | Hosmer singled to center, Cain scored. | 5 | 8 | ||
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
6:10 PM, 16 April 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 17,449
Game Time:3:01
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth
- First Base Umpire - Joe West
- Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
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 |

