Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
40-38, 24-13 Away
1
40-38, 24-13 Away
Final
39-39, 22-18 Home
8
39-39, 22-18 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- RBISanó (54)
- 2Out RBISanó
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-4 (Sanó 1-2, Mauer 0-1, Escobar 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Mauer)
- ESantana (2, throw); Busenitz (1, ground ball)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BSoler (4, Busenitz)
- 3BEscobar (2, Santana)
- HRHosmer (10, 4th inning off Santana 2 on, 0 Out); Moustakas (21, 6th inning off Santana 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIHosmer 3 (35), Escobar (20), Merrifield (30), Moustakas (48), Gordon 2 (20)
- 2Out RBIMerrifield
- SFGordon 2
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP3-7 (Merrifield 1-2, Hosmer 1-1, Escobar 1-2, Gordon 0-1, Bonifacio 0-1)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. Santana(L, 10-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 100-64 | 3.07 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35-27 | 2.08 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 135-91 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSantana 18/26; Busenitz 10/11
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSantana 11-14-21-18; Busenitz 5-2-9-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSantana 2-8; Busenitz 5-3
- Game ScoresE Santana 31
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVargas 19/27; Moylan 2/3; Feliz 4/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVargas 21-8-12-19; Moylan 4-0-0-2; Feliz 3-2-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVargas 9-8; Moylan 2-0; Feliz 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Vargas 69
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Sanó singled to left, Kepler scored, Mauer to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | Hosmer homered to left (389 feet), Bonifacio and Cain scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | Escobar singled to shallow left, Pérez scored, Soler to second. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | Merrifield singled to right, Soler scored, Escobar to third, Merrifield to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 5 | |
| 6th | Moustakas homered to right (420 feet). | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | Gordon hit sacrifice fly to right, Escobar scored. | 1 | 7 | |
| 8th | Gordon hit sacrifice fly to left, Moustakas scored. | 1 | 8 | |
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 1 July 2017
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 34,332
Game Time:2:39
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
- First Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
- Second Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
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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