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@CLE		3
4
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@DET		1
5
MIN
@KCR		3
1
MIN
@KCR		8
7
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@NYY		3
4
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@OAK		1
7
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2
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@TOR		5
4
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@ATL		5
1
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@CHC		5
2
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9
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@HOU		1
2
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@LAD		1
2
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@MIA		5
3
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@MIL		2
3
STL
@WSN		10
9
Saturday, September 1, 2012, 6:42PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 23,189, Time of Game: 3:07
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Twins
8
55-78
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Royals
7
59-73
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
L: Luke Hochevar (7-13)
S: Glen Perkins (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           4  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    8  9  1
Royals          2  0  1   2  0  0   2  0  0    7 14  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ben Revere CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .302 .699 17 10 0.068 0.82 0.098 -0.029 0.6 1 0
Alexi Casilla 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .215 .548 21 12 -0.004 0.75 0.061 -0.065 -0.2 3 3
Joe Mauer 1B 3 1 1 4 1 0 .312 .843 19 10 0.156 0.97 0.176 -0.020 2.4 5 1 HR,GDP
Justin Morneau DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .797 9 7 -0.064 0.73 0.018 -0.082 -0.9 GDP
Josh Willingham LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .260 .906 17 9 -0.048 0.72 0.013 -0.061 -0.7 5 0 GDP
   Matt Carson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .680 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chris Parmelee RF 3 1 1 3 1 0 .226 .670 14 7 0.229 0.67 0.240 -0.011 2.5 2 0 HR
   Darin Mastroianni PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .725 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Trevor Plouffe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .766 14 11 -0.048 0.49 0.000 -0.048 -0.9 0 2
Drew Butera C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .207 .556 15 8 -0.008 0.50 0.027 -0.035 -0.2 8 0
Pedro Florimon SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .275 .754 21 14 0.065 0.52 0.084 -0.019 0.9 3 1 2B
Liam Hendriks P 0 0
   Anthony Swarzak P 0 0
   Tyler Robertson P 0 0
   Casey Fien P 0 0
   Kyle Waldrop P 0 0
   Glen Perkins P 0 1
Team Totals 33 8 9 7 5 5 .273 .853 147 88 0.346 0.69 0.717 -0.370 3.5 27 8
2B: P Florimon (4, off L Hochevar).
HR: J Mauer (9, off L Hochevar; 2nd inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF); C Parmelee (3, off L Hochevar; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: C Parmelee 4; J Mauer 4; P Florimon 3; A Casilla 2; B Revere; J Willingham; J Morneau.
GIDP: J Willingham (13); J Morneau (15); J Mauer (22).
RBI: J Mauer 4 (72); C Parmelee 3 (9).
2-out RBI: C Parmelee 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
E: T Plouffe (14).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Lough RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .800 24 16 -0.047 0.84 0.038 -0.084 0.0 2 0
Alcides Escobar SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 .296 .730 20 14 -0.082 0.86 0.013 -0.095 -0.6 3 3
Alex Gordon LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .299 .818 20 14 0.033 0.90 0.089 -0.057 0.5 3 0
Billy Butler DH 4 3 3 1 1 0 .310 .883 19 8 0.068 1.13 0.137 -0.068 1.6 2B
Salvador Perez C 5 1 4 1 0 0 .309 .830 13 10 0.210 1.70 0.261 -0.051 1.4 5 0
   Jarrod Dyson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .670 -0.222 5.40 0.000 -0.222 -0.6 CS
Mike Moustakas 3B 5 0 2 2 0 2 .252 .749 24 16 -0.014 1.73 0.131 -0.145 1.3 0 4 2B
Lorenzo Cain CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .247 .670 25 15 -0.106 1.49 0.043 -0.149 -1.1 3 0
Eric Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .241 .678 10 7 0.143 1.30 0.178 -0.035 1.1 10 0
Tony Abreu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .643 9 8 -0.136 1.34 0.000 -0.136 -1.0 1 6
Luke Hochevar P 0 0
   Everett Teaford P 0 0
   Kelvin Herrera P 0 0
Team Totals 41 7 14 7 2 8 .341 .762 164 108 -0.153 1.34 0.890 -1.042 2.5 27 13
2B: M Moustakas (29, off L Hendriks); B Butler (21, off L Hendriks).
TB: S Perez 4; B Butler 4; M Moustakas 3; A Gordon 2; D Lough 2; E Hosmer.
RBI: E Hosmer 2 (54); M Moustakas 2 (65); A Gordon (59); B Butler (84); S Perez (25).
2-out RBI: E Hosmer 2; M Moustakas 2; S Perez; B Butler; A Gordon.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Abreu-A Escobar-E Hosmer 2; M Moustakas-T Abreu-E Hosmer.
Baserunning
CS: J Dyson (4, 2nd base by G Perkins POCS).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Liam Hendriks 3.2 10 5 3 0 5 0 6.11 22 79 54 36 4 14 6 11 5 0 30 -0.215 0.77 -3.5
Anthony Swarzak, W (3-4) 2.2 1 2 2 1 2 0 4.68 10 35 22 14 2 6 0 7 2 0 2 0 0.102 0.92 1.1
Tyler Robertson, H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.055 2.67 0.4
Casey Fien, H (5) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.11 3 12 7 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 -0.127 3.17 -1.5
Kyle Waldrop, H (2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 4 21 12 8 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.141 2.00 0.5
Glen Perkins, S (10) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.62 3 13 11 8 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.198 3.32 0.5
Team Totals 9 14 7 5 2 8 0 5.00 43 164 108 73 10 25 13 20 7 0 30 6 2 0.154 0.69 -2.5

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luke Hochevar, L (7-13) 1.2 6 8 8 4 3 2 5.34 14 63 34 16 5 13 2 5 3 0 10 -0.534 1.14 -7.2
Everett Teaford 5.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 17 56 34 21 2 11 7 10 3 0 1 0 0.098 0.29 2.7
Kelvin Herrera 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.42 7 28 20 10 3 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.088 0.73 1.0
Team Totals 9 9 8 8 5 5 2 8.00 38 147 88 47 10 31 12 16 6 0 10 1 0 -0.348 1.34 -3.5
Balks: None.
WP: L Hendriks (3); L Hochevar (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: G Perkins (2; J Dyson, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Mark Ripperger.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 23,189.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Ben Revere CF 1 David Lough RF
2 Alexi Casilla 2B 2 Alcides Escobar SS
3 Joe Mauer 1B 3 Alex Gordon LF
4 Justin Morneau DH 4 Billy Butler DH
5 Josh Willingham LF 5 Salvador Perez C
6 Chris Parmelee RF 6 Mike Moustakas 3B
7 Trevor Plouffe 3B 7 Lorenzo Cain CF
8 Drew Butera C 8 Eric Hosmer 1B
9 Pedro Florimon SS 9 Tony Abreu 2B
Liam Hendriks P Luke Hochevar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 7-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas G. Perkins 22% 89% Dyson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
t1 1-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR MIN C. Parmelee L. Hochevar 22% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Casilla Scores; Willingham Scores
b7 5-8 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR KCR E. Hosmer C. Fien -18% 66% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Butler Scores; Perez Scores; Cain to 2B
t2 4-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  RRRR MIN J. Mauer L. Hochevar 15% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Butera Scores; Florimon Scores; Revere Scores
b9 7-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR S. Perez G. Perkins -13% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN B. Revere L. Hochevar 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN A. Casilla L. Hochevar 5% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Revere to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Mauer L. Hochevar 5% 64% Wild Pitch; Revere to 3B; Casilla to 2B
t1 0-0 0 -23 7,(3-2)  MIN J. Mauer L. Hochevar 3% 66% Walk
t1 0-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  ROO MIN J. Morneau L. Hochevar -7% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Revere Scores; Casilla to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Willingham L. Hochevar 1% 60% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR MIN C. Parmelee L. Hochevar 22% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Casilla Scores; Willingham Scores
t1 4-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe L. Hochevar -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Liam Hendriks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  KCR D. Lough L. Hendriks -3% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar L. Hendriks 3% 81% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon L. Hendriks 2% 83% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Butler L. Hendriks -2% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lough to 3B
b1 0-4 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R KCR S. Perez L. Hendriks -7% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lough Scores; Butler to 2B
b1 1-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Moustakas L. Hendriks -1% 74% Wild Pitch; Butler to 3B
b1 1-4 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R KCR M. Moustakas L. Hendriks -9% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive); Butler Scores; Perez to 3B
b1 2-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O KCR L. Cain L. Hendriks 5% 70% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 8-9-1
t2 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Butera L. Hochevar 3% 73% Walk
t2 4-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  MIN P. Florimon L. Hochevar 8% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Butera to 3B
t2 4-2 0 -23 7,(3-2)  MIN B. Revere L. Hochevar 2% 82% Walk
t2 4-2 0 123 6,(3-2)  O MIN A. Casilla L. Hochevar -5% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t2 4-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  RRRR MIN J. Mauer L. Hochevar 15% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Butera Scores; Florimon Scores; Revere Scores
t2 8-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau L. Hochevar -0% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t2 8-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Willingham L. Hochevar 0% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
Everett Teaford replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
t2 8-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Parmelee E. Teaford -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Twins' Liam Hendriks facing 8-9-1
b2 2-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. Hosmer L. Hendriks 1% 93% Flyball: LF
b2 2-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Abreu L. Hendriks 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-8 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. Lough L. Hendriks 0% 94% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 7-8-9
t3 8-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Plouffe E. Teaford -0% 94% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 8-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Butera E. Teaford -0% 94% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t3 8-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN P. Florimon E. Teaford -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Twins' Liam Hendriks facing 2-3-4
b3 2-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Escobar L. Hendriks 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon L. Hendriks 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Butler L. Hendriks -1% 94% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b3 2-8 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  KCR S. Perez L. Hendriks -1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Butler to 3B
b3 2-8 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R KCR M. Moustakas L. Hendriks -4% 89% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Butler Scores; Perez to 3B
b3 3-8 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O KCR L. Cain L. Hendriks 4% 92% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 1-2-3
t4 8-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Revere E. Teaford -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 8-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN A. Casilla E. Teaford 1% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t4 8-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO MIN J. Mauer E. Teaford -1% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Twins' Liam Hendriks facing 8-9-1
b4 3-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer L. Hendriks 1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Abreu L. Hendriks 1% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 3-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Lough L. Hendriks -1% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 3-8 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR A. Escobar L. Hendriks -1% 91% Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lough to 2B
b4 3-8 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R KCR A. Gordon L. Hendriks -5% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lough Scores/unER; Escobar to 3B
b4 4-8 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R KCR B. Butler L. Hendriks -7% 79% Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Escobar Scores/unER; Gordon to 3B
Anthony Swarzak replaces Liam Hendriks pitching
b4 5-8 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Perez A. Swarzak 5% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 4-5-6
t5 8-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Morneau E. Teaford 2% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t5 8-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO MIN J. Willingham E. Teaford -4% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
t5 8-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Parmelee E. Teaford -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Twins' Anthony Swarzak facing 6-7-8
b5 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas A. Swarzak 3% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b5 5-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR L. Cain A. Swarzak 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b5 5-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Hosmer A. Swarzak 1% 87% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 7-8-9
t6 8-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Plouffe E. Teaford -1% 86% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 8-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Butera E. Teaford -1% 85% Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
t6 8-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN P. Florimon E. Teaford 1% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 8-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN B. Revere E. Teaford -1% 84% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Twins' Anthony Swarzak facing 9-1-2
b6 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Abreu A. Swarzak 3% 87% Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
b6 5-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Lough A. Swarzak 2% 89% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
b6 5-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar A. Swarzak 1% 90% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 2-3-4
t7 8-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN A. Casilla E. Teaford -1% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 8-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Mauer E. Teaford -1% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 8-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau E. Teaford -0% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Twins' Anthony Swarzak facing 3-4-5
b7 5-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Swarzak 3% 90% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 5-8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Butler A. Swarzak -3% 87% Walk
b7 5-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Perez A. Swarzak -5% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive); Butler to 2B
Tyler Robertson replaces Anthony Swarzak pitching
b7 5-8 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Moustakas T. Robertson 5% 88% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Butler to 3B
Casey Fien replaces Tyler Robertson pitching
b7 5-8 2 1-3 9,(3-2)  KCR L. Cain C. Fien -4% 83% Walk; Perez to 2B
b7 5-8 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR KCR E. Hosmer C. Fien -18% 66% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Butler Scores; Perez Scores; Cain to 2B
b7 7-8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Abreu C. Fien 9% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 7.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-7, Royals' Kelvin Herrera facing 5-6-7
Kelvin Herrera replaces Everett Teaford pitching
t8 8-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Willingham K. Herrera -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 8-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN C. Parmelee K. Herrera 2% 75% Walk
Darin Mastroianni pinch runs for Chris Parmelee (RF) batting 6th
t8 8-7 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe K. Herrera -3% 72% Flyball: CF
t8 8-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Butera K. Herrera -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-8, Twins' Kyle Waldrop facing 1-2-3
Kyle Waldrop replaces Casey Fien pitching
Darin Mastroianni moves from PR to RF
b8 7-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Lough K. Waldrop 6% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b8 7-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Escobar K. Waldrop 5% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b8 7-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR A. Gordon K. Waldrop -4% 77% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b8 7-8 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler K. Waldrop 7% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-7, Royals' Kelvin Herrera facing 9-1-2
t9 8-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN P. Florimon K. Herrera -2% 82% Strikeout Looking
t9 8-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Revere K. Herrera -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 8-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN A. Casilla K. Herrera -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-8, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 5-6-7
Glen Perkins replaces Kyle Waldrop pitching
Matt Carson replaces Josh Willingham playing LF batting 5th
b9 7-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR S. Perez G. Perkins -13% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
Jarrod Dyson pinch runs for Salvador Perez (C) batting 5th
b9 7-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas G. Perkins 22% 89% Dyson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b9 7-8 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas G. Perkins 6% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 7-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. Cain G. Perkins 5% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 7.

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