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@BAL		5
2
BOS
@CHW		10
3
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@CLE		2
3
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@MIN		7
6
DET
@NYY		6
7
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@TEX		8
4
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@ATL		1
6
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@CIN		6
4
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@COL		9
18
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@LAD		2
3
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@MIA		5
0
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@PHI		5
1
SDP
@SFG		5
3
MIL
@STL		1
13
Friday, April 27, 2012, 7:11PM
, Target Field
Attendance: 33,315, Time of Game: 3:00
Royals
7
6-14
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Twins
6
5-15
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  2   0  1  0   0  2  0    7 10  0
Twins           2  1  0   1  0  1   0  1  0    6 12  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jarrod Dyson CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .574 15 9 -0.050 1.17 0.049 -0.099 0.0 4 0
Alex Gordon LF 3 3 2 2 2 0 .231 .764 18 8 0.199 1.32 0.235 -0.036 1.5 1 0 HR,SB
Billy Butler DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 .309 .917 12 9 0.227 1.50 0.347 -0.120 1.7 HR
Eric Hosmer 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .693 16 11 -0.109 0.85 0.000 -0.109 -0.9 10 0
Jeff Francoeur RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .225 .562 13 10 0.040 0.67 0.091 -0.051 -0.1 1 1 2B
Mike Moustakas 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .841 13 6 0.147 1.28 0.210 -0.063 0.2 0 2
Yuniesky Betancourt 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .769 16 10 -0.012 0.73 0.032 -0.044 -0.0 2 3
Brayan Pena C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .769 14 10 -0.077 1.05 0.013 -0.090 -0.7 6 2
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .297 .793 12 8 0.142 1.21 0.195 -0.053 1.0 3 3 2B
Everett Teaford P 0 1
   Tommy Hottovy P 0 1
   Jose Mijares P 0 0
   Louis Coleman P 0 0
   Kelvin Herrera P 0 0
   Jonathan Broxton P 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 10 7 3 0 .263 .791 129 81 0.507 1.10 1.172 -0.665 2.7 27 13
2B: J Francoeur (4, off B Duensing); A Escobar (7, off C Pavano).
HR: A Gordon (4, off C Pavano; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); B Butler (5, off C Pavano; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Gordon 5; B Butler 5; A Escobar 3; J Francoeur 2; B Pena; M Moustakas; J Dyson.
RBI: B Butler 3 (16); A Gordon 2 (10); M Moustakas (10); A Escobar (6).
2-out RBI: B Butler; A Escobar.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Moustakas-Y Betancourt-E Hosmer; J Francoeur-E Hosmer; E Teaford-A Escobar-E Hosmer.
Outfield Assists: J Francoeur (J Mauer at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: A Gordon (1, 2nd base off C Pavano/R Doumit).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .341 .825 23 14 -0.047 1.92 0.178 -0.225 0.3 5 0 CS
Jamey Carroll SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .221 .578 14 9 -0.136 1.86 0.057 -0.193 -0.9 2 6
Joe Mauer DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 .329 .868 26 19 0.215 1.64 0.302 -0.086 2.3 3B,2B,HBP
Justin Morneau 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .235 .795 24 16 -0.134 1.62 0.060 -0.194 -0.6 9 0
Ryan Doumit C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .241 .578 16 10 -0.126 1.85 0.110 -0.236 -1.1 1 0 2B,GDP
Danny Valencia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .209 .546 12 9 0.021 1.55 0.106 -0.084 -0.1 2 3 2B
Trevor Plouffe RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .154 .620 20 8 0.149 1.77 0.256 -0.107 1.2 1 0 HR
Ben Revere LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .278 .649 11 6 0.059 2.35 0.096 -0.037 0.5 6 0 SH
Alexi Casilla 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .288 .661 12 8 0.006 2.48 0.209 -0.203 0.1 1 0 2B,GDP
Carl Pavano P 0 0
   Brian Duensing P 0 0
   Jeff Gray P 0 0
   Matt Maloney P 0 0
   Alex Burnett P 0 0
Team Totals 34 6 12 6 4 5 .353 1.054 158 99 0.007 1.88 1.374 -1.365 1.7 27 9
2B: R Doumit (2, off T Hottovy); J Mauer (4, off E Teaford); D Valencia (5, off L Coleman); A Casilla (3, off T Hottovy).
3B: J Mauer (1, off E Teaford).
HR: T Plouffe (1, off E Teaford; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: B Revere (1, off L Coleman).
HBP: J Mauer (1, by J Mijares).
TB: J Mauer 5; T Plouffe 4; A Casilla 3; D Span 2; R Doumit 2; D Valencia 2; B Revere; J Morneau; J Carroll.
GIDP: A Casilla (2); R Doumit (4).
RBI: A Casilla 2 (3); J Morneau (9); T Plouffe (2); J Mauer (12); D Span (4).
2-out RBI: A Casilla; D Span.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
E: J Morneau (1).
Baserunning
CS: D Span (1, 2nd base by E Teaford/B Pena).

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
Everett Teaford 4 8 4 4 2 1 1 5.73 19 75 46 27 4 15 9 7 0 0 29 -0.246 1.26 -2.1
Tommy Hottovy 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.86 9 33 21 10 3 8 2 4 1 0 0 0 -0.040 2.00 -0.0
Jose Mijares, W (1-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 4 20 14 6 1 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.086 2.43 0.5
Louis Coleman, H (1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 3 10 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.176 2.90 -0.9
Kelvin Herrera, H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 2 9 6 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0.174 3.91 0.4
Jonathan Broxton, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.35 3 12 8 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.193 2.58 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 4 5 1 6.00 40 159 100 51 11 38 16 14 2 0 29 2 1 -0.009 1.10 -1.7

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
Carl Pavano 6.1 6 5 4 1 0 2 4.91 27 83 55 36 1 18 8 18 4 0 42 -0.322 0.85 -2.3
Brian Duensing, L (0-2) 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.15 6 21 10 7 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 -0.133 2.30 -0.4
Jeff Gray 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.86 3 16 9 6 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.112 1.56 -0.9
Matt Maloney 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.84 2 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.023 1.18 0.4
Alex Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.77 3 5 4 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.036 0.48 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 7 6 3 0 2 6.00 41 129 81 54 3 24 13 25 4 0 42 4 1 -0.508 1.88 -2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Mijares (2; J Mauer).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Tony Randazzo.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 33,315.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 53° F, Wind 21mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Minnesota Twins
1 Jarrod Dyson CF 1 Denard Span CF
2 Alex Gordon LF 2 Jamey Carroll SS
3 Billy Butler DH 3 Joe Mauer DH
4 Eric Hosmer 1B 4 Justin Morneau 1B
5 Jeff Francoeur RF 5 Ryan Doumit C
6 Mike Moustakas 3B 6 Danny Valencia 3B
7 Yuniesky Betancour 2B 7 Trevor Plouffe RF
8 Brayan Pena C 8 Ben Revere LF
9 Alcides Escobar SS 9 Alexi Casilla 2B
Everett Teaford P Carl Pavano P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 5-5 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R KCR M. Moustakas B. Duensing 21% 75% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Francoeur Scores
t3 2-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR KCR B. Butler C. Pavano 21% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gordon Scores
b6 4-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R MIN A. Casilla T. Hottovy -20% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Doumit Scores; Revere to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR A. Gordon C. Pavano 16% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Dyson Scores/unER
b1 0-2 1 1-- 8,(1-2)  R MIN J. Mauer E. Teaford -14% 51% Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Span Scores

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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Dyson C. Pavano 4% 54% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR A. Gordon C. Pavano 16% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Dyson Scores/unER
t1 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler C. Pavano -2% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 2-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer C. Pavano -1% 67% Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
t1 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur C. Pavano -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Span E. Teaford -4% 62% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Carroll E. Teaford 4% 65% Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b1 0-2 1 1-- 8,(1-2)  R MIN J. Mauer E. Teaford -14% 51% Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Span Scores
b1 1-2 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R MIN J. Morneau E. Teaford -6% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mauer Scores
b1 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN R. Doumit E. Teaford 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 6-7-8
t2 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Moustakas C. Pavano -2% 48% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
t2 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano -2% 46% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t2 2-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR B. Pena C. Pavano 1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t2 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Escobar C. Pavano -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 6-7-8
b2 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Valencia E. Teaford 2% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b2 2-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R MIN T. Plouffe E. Teaford -11% 36% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b2 3-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN B. Revere E. Teaford 1% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 3-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN A. Casilla E. Teaford -1% 36% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 3-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Span E. Teaford -2% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Casilla to 2B
b2 3-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Carroll E. Teaford 4% 38% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
t3 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dyson C. Pavano -3% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t3 2-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR A. Gordon C. Pavano 3% 39% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 2-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR KCR B. Butler C. Pavano 21% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gordon Scores
t3 4-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. Hosmer C. Pavano -2% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 4-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Francoeur C. Pavano -1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 3-4-5
b3 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN J. Mauer E. Teaford -7% 50% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 3-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Morneau E. Teaford 5% 55% Flyball: CF
b3 3-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Doumit E. Teaford 4% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Valencia E. Teaford 4% 63% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 6-7-8
t4 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Moustakas C. Pavano -2% 61% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t4 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano -2% 59% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t4 4-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Pena C. Pavano -1% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Everett Teaford facing 7-8-9
b4 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN T. Plouffe E. Teaford -5% 53% Walk
b4 3-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN B. Revere E. Teaford -8% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Plouffe to 2B
b4 3-4 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN A. Casilla E. Teaford 14% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Plouffe to 3B
b4 3-4 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R MIN D. Span E. Teaford -12% 47% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Plouffe Scores
b4 4-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Carroll E. Teaford 3% 50% Span Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 9-1-2
t5 4-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Escobar C. Pavano -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t5 4-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Dyson C. Pavano -2% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 4-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon C. Pavano 2% 47% Walk
t5 4-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Butler C. Pavano 1% 48% Gordon Steals 2B
t5 4-4 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R KCR B. Butler C. Pavano 14% 62% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Gordon Scores
t5 5-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Hosmer C. Pavano -2% 59% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Tommy Hottovy facing 2-3-4
Tommy Hottovy replaces Everett Teaford pitching
b5 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Carroll T. Hottovy 3% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer T. Hottovy 2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau T. Hottovy 2% 67% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 5-6-7
t6 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Francoeur C. Pavano -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 5-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Moustakas C. Pavano -2% 63% Flyball: LF
t6 5-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano -1% 61% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Tommy Hottovy facing 5-6-7
b6 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN R. Doumit T. Hottovy -11% 50% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b6 4-5 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Valencia T. Hottovy 2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Doumit to 3B
b6 4-5 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Plouffe T. Hottovy 11% 63% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b6 4-5 2 --3 5,(3-1)  MIN B. Revere T. Hottovy -2% 61% Walk
b6 4-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R MIN A. Casilla T. Hottovy -20% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Doumit Scores; Revere to 3B
b6 5-5 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Span T. Hottovy 9% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 8-9-1
t7 5-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Pena C. Pavano -4% 46% Flyball: LF
t7 5-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR A. Escobar C. Pavano 7% 54% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
Brian Duensing replaces Carl Pavano pitching
t7 5-5 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dyson B. Duensing -5% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Escobar to 3B
t7 5-5 2 --3 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon B. Duensing 2% 50% Walk
t7 5-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler B. Duensing -9% 41% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Jose Mijares facing 2-3-4
Jose Mijares replaces Tommy Hottovy pitching
b7 5-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Carroll J. Mijares -6% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b7 5-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Mauer J. Mijares -8% 27% Hit By Pitch; Carroll to 2B
b7 5-5 0 12- 7,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Mijares 8% 36% Flyball: CF
b7 5-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO MIN R. Doumit J. Mijares 14% 50% Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Short CF-RF); Mauer out at 1B/RF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Twins' Brian Duensing facing 4-5-6
t8 5-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR E. Hosmer B. Duensing -5% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 5-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Francoeur B. Duensing 9% 54% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t8 5-5 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R KCR M. Moustakas B. Duensing 21% 75% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Francoeur Scores
Jeff Gray replaces Brian Duensing pitching
t8 6-5 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  KCR Y. Betancourt J. Gray 3% 79% Walk; Moustakas to 2B
t8 6-5 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Pena J. Gray -4% 75% Flyball: LF
t8 6-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R KCR A. Escobar J. Gray 12% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Moustakas Scores; Betancourt to 2B
Matt Maloney replaces Jeff Gray pitching
t8 7-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Dyson M. Maloney 1% 88% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Betancourt to 3B; Escobar to 2B
t8 7-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Maloney -4% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-7, Royals' Louis Coleman facing 6-7-8
Louis Coleman replaces Jose Mijares pitching
b8 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN D. Valencia L. Coleman -11% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b8 5-7 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN T. Plouffe L. Coleman -9% 64% Walk
b8 5-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Revere L. Coleman 2% 67% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Valencia to 3B; Plouffe to 2B
Kelvin Herrera replaces Louis Coleman pitching
b8 5-7 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO MIN A. Casilla K. Herrera 6% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B; Valencia Scores; Plouffe to 3B
b8 6-7 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O MIN D. Span K. Herrera 11% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Twins' Alex Burnett facing 3-4-5
Alex Burnett replaces Matt Maloney pitching
t9 7-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Butler A. Burnett -2% 83% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t9 7-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. Hosmer A. Burnett -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 7-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Francoeur A. Burnett -1% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-7, Royals' Jonathan Broxton facing 2-3-4
Jonathan Broxton replaces Kelvin Herrera pitching
b9 6-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Carroll J. Broxton 9% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 6-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Broxton 6% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Broxton 4% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 6.

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