Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

67-68, 31-36 Away

Final

71-65, 35-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
W. Merrifield2B	1-4	1	0	0	.280
L. CainCF	3-4	2	0	2	.293
M. CabreraLF-RF	2-4	1	1	2	.298
E. Hosmer1B	1-3	0	0	1	.317
S. PerezC	0-3	0	0	0	.266
M. Moustakas3B	0-3	0	0	0	.274
P. OrlandoRF	0-4	0	0	0	.167
A. GordonLF	0-0	0	0	0	.197
B. MossDH	1-4	0	0	0	.201
A. EscobarSS	1-4	1	0	0	.236

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
I. Kennedy	5.2	5	2	1	1	89-57	5.37
S. Alexander	1.0	0	0	0	2	12-7	2.20
P. Moylan	0.1	0	0	0	0	5-3	4.01
M. Minor	1.0	0	0	2	0	26-14	2.86
B. Maurer	1.0	1	0	0	1	22-14	5.74

MIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Target Field

7:10 PM, 3 September 2017

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 32,234

Game Time:3:18

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters

After getting call check swing, Cain lifts Royals over Twins

Lorenzo Cain hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning after a checked-swing call went his way on a close two-strike pitch, leading the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 5-4 Sunday.

Sep 4, 2017, 12:25 am - Associated Press


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	5	9	2
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	6	0

Scoring Summary

		KC	MIN
4th	Hosmer singled to right, Cain scored, Cabrera to second.	1	0
5th	Escobar homered to right center, Buxton scored.	1	2
6th	Cabrera homered to right, Cain scored.	3	2
6th	Buxton singled to right center, Mauer and Rosario scored, Buxton to second on error by catcher Pérez.	3	4
7th	Cain tripled to deep right center, Escobar and Merrifield scored, Cain out stretching at home.	5	4

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
7
Twins
6

Game 1

2/9

Royals
0
Twins
17

Game 2

3/9

Royals
5
Twins
4

Game 3

3/9

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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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

Game Information

After getting call check swing, Cain lifts Royals over Twins

S. Alexander4-3

A. Busenitz1-1

B. Maurer1

Scoring Summary

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