Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

68-55, 35-27 Away

Final

55-67, 26-32 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	7	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	12	13	0
1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	6	7	1

J. Guthrie9-10

7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

T. Milone6-4

1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- T. Milone pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 86
  2
  Ground Out
  Fastball 85
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- T. Milone pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- N Aoki stole second.
  4
  1
- O Infante safe at first on error by second baseman B Dozier, J Dyson and N Aoki scored.
  6
  1
- 7 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error
TwinsBottom 2nd
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- S. Deduno pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- S. Deduno pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Thielbar pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Thielbar pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- R. Pressly pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Burton pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- J. Frasor pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- C Colon at second base.
  11
  4
- E Kratz catching.
  11
  4
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- B. Duensing pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	86
2 Ground Out	Fastball	85

Royals
6
Twins
5

Game 1

16/8

Royals
1
Twins
4

Game 2

17/8

Royals
12
Twins
6

Game 3

17/8

Royals
6
Twins
4

Game 4

19/8

Target Field

7:10 PM, 17 August 2014

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 31,455

Game Time:2:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
First Base Umpire - Chris Segal
Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds

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

J. Guthrie9-10

T. Milone6-4

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