Twins 5-3 Royals (5 Jul, 2015) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

45-33, 23-15 home


MIN
KC

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

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Single
  Fastball 91
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Pelfrey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Pelfrey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Hosmer to second on wild pitch by Pelfrey.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Pelfrey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Pelfrey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Pelfrey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Pressly pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Pressly pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- A. Thompson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- B. Boyer pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- F. Morales pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Fien pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Frasor pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Single	Fastball	91

Twins
2
Royals
0

Game 1

3/7

Twins
2
Royals
3

Game 2

4/7

Twins
5
Royals
3

Game 3

5/7

Twins
2
Royals
3

Game 4

5/7

Kauffman Stadium

12:15 AM, 5 July 2015

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 37,917

Game Time:3:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale
First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper

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

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Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals

B. Duensing3-0

J. Blanton2-2

G. Perkins27

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