Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

40-38, 24-13 Away

Final

39-39, 22-18 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2
0	0	0	5	0	2	0	1	-	8	10	0

J. Vargas12-3

7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 4 BB

E. Santana10-5

5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 84
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 84
  3
  Foul Ball
  Curve 72
  4
  Ball
  Changeup 80
  5
  Strike Swinging
  Curve 72
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- E. Santana pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- E. Santana pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- E. Santana pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- E. Santana pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Cain grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Bonifacio safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Santana.
  1
  0
- 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- E. Santana pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- E. Santana pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- A. Busenitz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- A. Busenitz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- P. Moylan pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- A. Busenitz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Moustakas safe at first on error by pitcher Busenitz.
  1
  7
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TwinsTop 9th
- N. Feliz pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	84
2 Ball	Fastball	84
3 Foul Ball	Curve	72
4 Ball	Changeup	80
5 Strike Swinging	Curve	72

Twins
1
Royals
8

Game 1

1/7

Twins
6
Royals
11

Game 2

1/7

Twins
10
Royals
5

Game 3

2/7

Twins
2
Royals
6

Game 4

2/7

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

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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E. Santana10-5

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