Royals Hitting
a-flied out to left for D Butera in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BHosmer (24, Gibson); Merrifield (16, Kintzler)
- HRButera (4, 5th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 Out); Morales (26, 6th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMorales 2 (74), Merrifield (19), Butera (14), Dyson (21)
- 2Out RBIMerrifield, Dyson
- GIDPHosmer
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-10 (Merrifield 1-1, Orlando 0-2, Dyson 1-1, Cuthbert 0-2, Gordon 0-2, Nava 0-1, Morales 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBGore 2 (7, 2nd base off Rogers/Murphy, 3rd base off Pressly/Murphy)
- Picked OffDyson (1st base by Gibson); Orlando (1st base by Gibson)
- Fielding
- EEscobar (14, throw)
- PBButera
Twins Hitting
hitters |
---|
M. SanoDH |
team |
AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .348 | .576 |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .341 | .430 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .324 | .460 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .380 | .562 |
4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .389 | .454 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .320 | .457 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .295 | .374 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 | .350 | .421 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .318 | .419 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .294 | .420 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .176 | .224 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .273 | .404 |
37 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
a-grounded to shortstop for L Schafer in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BPolanco (11, Duffy); Grossman (17, Duffy); Buxton (17, Duffy); Sanó (20, Soria)
- HRGrossman (10, 6th inning off Duffy 0 on, 0 Out); Buxton (5, 8th inning off Herrera 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIGrossman 2 (33), Sanó (59), Escobar (35), Buxton (26)
- 2Out RBIGrossman, Escobar
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-14 (Schafer 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Vargas 0-1, Grossman 1-2, Sanó 1-3, Escobar 1-3, Dozier 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Suzuki 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBDozier (14, 2nd base off Soria/Butera)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Dozier-Polanco-Vargas)
- EBuxton (3, throw)
- AssistsGrossman (Escobar at 3rd base)
Royals Pitching
pitchers |
---|
J. Soria(L,4-8; B, 6) |
team |
IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 96-64 | 3.13 |
0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 4.13 |
0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 0.56 |
1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-12 | 1.83 |
8.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 141-90 |
- Pitching
- WPDuffy
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDuffy 14-27; Soria 1-5; Strahm 0-2; Herrera 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDuffy 14-25-8-17; Soria 1-1-1-4; Strahm 0-2-3-2; Herrera 4-2-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDuffy 4-4; Soria 1-1; Strahm 1-0; Herrera 1-1
- Game ScoresD Duffy 56
Twins Pitching
pitchers |
---|
A. Wimmers(W,1-1) |
Ta. Rogers(H,8) |
R. Pressly(H,13) |
B. Kintzler(S,14) |
team |
IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 98-61 | 5.34 |
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-14 | 7.11 |
0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 3.78 |
0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.75 |
1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.04 |
9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 158-99 |
- Pitching
- WPGibson
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGibson 18-25; Wimmers 1-4; Rogers 2-3; Pressly 0-1; Kintzler 1-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGibson 15-6-20-20; Wimmers 4-1-8-1; Rogers 3-1-2-2; Pressly 0-0-4-1; Kintzler 3-1-2-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGibson 11-1; Wimmers 0-1; Rogers 1-0; Pressly 0-1; Kintzler 1-2
- Game ScoresK Gibson 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Grossman singled to right, Sanó scored, Vargas to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
4th | Morales singled to right center, Hosmer scored, Morales to second on throwing error by center fielder Buxton. | 1 | 1 | ||
4th | Merrifield singled to left, Morales scored, Escobar to second, Escobar thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 2 | 1 | ||
5th | Butera homered to left center (394 feet). | 3 | 1 | ||
5th | Sanó safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Escobar, Buxton scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
6th | Morales homered to right center (438 feet). | 4 | 2 | ||
6th | Grossman homered to left center (416 feet). | 4 | 3 | ||
7th | Sanó doubled to right, Dozier scored. | 4 | 4 | ||
7th | Escobar singled to left, Sanó scored, Grossman to second. | 4 | 5 | ||
8th | Buxton homered to left center (400 feet). | 4 | 6 | ||
9th | Dyson singled to left, Merrifield scored, Dyson to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 6 |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
1:10 AM, 8 September 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 17,972
Game Time:3:08
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale
- First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Segal
2024 American League Central Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |