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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
October 3, 2015
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on October 3, 2015 at Target Field.
Game Summary
Date | October 3, 2015 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 3, 2015 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Yordano Ventura |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Milone |
Ballpark | Target Field |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 30,181 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: Brian Knight 2B: Vic Carapazza 3B: Ron Kulpa |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
Ben Zobrist | Second Baseman |
Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
Jonny Gomes | DH |
Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
Salvador Perez | Catcher |
Alex Rios | Right Fielder |
Paulo Orlando | Left Fielder |
Ned Yost | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Aaron Hicks | Center Fielder |
Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
Joe Mauer | First Baseman |
Miguel Sano | DH |
Trevor Plouffe | Third Baseman |
Eddie Rosario | Left Fielder |
Torii Hunter | Right Fielder |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Eduardo Escobar | Shortstop |
Paul Molitor | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
October 3, 2015
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Milone
Escobar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Milone
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Milone
Cain hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosario. Cain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Milone
Hosmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hicks. Hosmer reaches second base with a double. Cain scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gomes vs. Milone
Gomes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Ventura
Hicks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Ventura
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Ventura
Mauer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Milone
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Milone
Perez hits a popup in front of the plate. Suzuki juggles the ball. That's an error on Suzuki. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Milone
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Ventura
Sano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Ventura
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ventura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Ventura
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ventura fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Milone
Orlando bunts towards the mound. Milone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Milone
Escobar bunts in front of the plate. Suzuki fields it and throws to first for the out. Orlando moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Milone
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Milone
Cain is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hosmer vs. Milone
Hosmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ventura
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Ventura
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Ventura
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Milone
Gomes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Milone
Moustakas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Milone
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Plouffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Milone
Rios hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Ventura
Hicks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Ventura
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. Hicks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Ventura
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Ventura
Sano strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Milone
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Milone
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Milone
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Milone
Cain hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Zobrist moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hosmer vs. Milone
Hosmer hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Ventura
Plouffe strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Plouffe out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Ventura
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ventura
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Ventura
Suzuki hits a line drive towards first. The ball bounces off Hosmer, and towards Zobrist, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Milone
Gomes strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Milone
Moustakas hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Milone
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Milone
Rios strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Ventura
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Ventura
Hicks hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Rios. Hicks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Ventura
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hicks scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Ventura
Mauer strikes out. There goes Dozier. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Ventura
Sano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Plouffe vs. Ventura
Plouffe strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Boyer
Blaine Boyer now pitching.
Orlando hits a fly ball into right field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Boyer
Escobar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hicks who is chasing the ball. Escobar reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Zobrist vs. Boyer
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Cain vs. Boyer
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Escobar scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Cotts
Neal Cotts now pitching.
Hosmer takes first base on ball four. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gomes vs. Cotts
Gomes hits a line drive towards third. Plouffe juggles the ball. That's an error on Plouffe. Cain scores. Hosmer goes all the way around to score. Gomes moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Moustakas vs. Cotts
Moustakas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hicks. Moustakas reaches second base with a double. Gomes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. May
Trevor May now pitching.
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Ventura
Rosario hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ventura
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Ventura
Danny Santana pinch hits for Kurt Suzuki.
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Ventura
Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Tonkin
Chris Herrmann now catching. Michael Tonkin now pitching.
Rios hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Tonkin
Orlando strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Tonkin
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Duffy
Lorenzo Cain now playing right field. Jarrod Dyson now playing center field. Danny Duffy now pitching.
Hicks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Duffy
Dozier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Duffy
Mauer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Tonkin
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Tonkin
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Tonkin
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Herrera
Kelvin Herrera now pitching.
Sano hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Herrera
Plouffe bunts towards third. Moustakas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sano moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rosario vs. Herrera
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Herrera
Hunter takes first base on ball four. Sano moves to third. Plouffe moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Vargas vs. Davis
Kennys Vargas pinch hits for Chris Herrmann. Wade Davis now pitching. Byron Buxton pinch runs for Torii Hunter.
Vargas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Escobar vs. Davis
Escobar strikes out. There goes Plouffe. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Buxton. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/3/2015 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Escobar A, ss 4 1 1 0 Hicks A, cf 3 1 1 0 Zobrist B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Dozier B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Cain L, cf-rf 4 2 3 1 Mauer J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hosmer E, 1b 4 1 1 1 Sano M, dh 2 0 1 0 Gomes J, dh 4 1 0 0 Plouffe T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Moustakas M, 3b 3 0 2 1 Rosario E, lf 4 0 0 0 Perez S, c 4 0 0 0 Hunter T, rf 3 0 1 0 Rios A, rf 4 0 0 0 Buxton B, pr 0 0 0 0 Dyson J, cf 0 0 0 0 Suzuki K, c 2 0 0 0 Orlando P, lf 4 0 1 0 Santana D, ph 1 0 1 0 Herrmann C, c 0 0 0 0 Vargas K, ph 1 0 0 0 Escobar E, ss 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 9 3 32 1 6 1 Kansas City 100 000 400 -- 5 Minnesota 000 001 000 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Ventura Y (W) 7.0 4 1 1 3 11 Duffy D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Herrera K 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 Davis W (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Milone T 6.0 6 1 1 2 5 Boyer B (L) 0.2 2 2 1 0 0 Cotts N* 0.0 1 2 0 1 0 May T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Tonkin M 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Suzuki K, Plouffe T, Rosario E DP -- Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Minnesota 8 2B -- Cain L 2, Hosmer E, Hicks A, Moustakas M 3B -- Escobar A SB -- Dozier B SH -- Escobar A T -- 3:01 A -- 30181
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