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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
October 4, 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 4, 2015 at Target Field.
Game Summary
Date | October 4, 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 4, 2015 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Cueto |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ricky Nolasco |
Ballpark | Target Field |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 24,108 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brian Knight 1B: Vic Carapazza 2B: Ron Kulpa 3B: Larry Vanover |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
Ben Zobrist | Second Baseman |
Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
Kendrys Morales | DH |
Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
Salvador Perez | Catcher |
Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
Alex Rios | Right Fielder |
Jarrod Dyson | Center Fielder |
Ned Yost | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Byron Buxton | Center Fielder |
Shane Robinson | Left Fielder |
Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
Miguel Sano | DH |
Kennys Vargas | First Baseman |
Eduardo Nunez | Third Baseman |
Eduardo Escobar | Second Baseman |
Eric Fryer | Catcher |
Danny Santana | Shortstop |
Paul Molitor | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
October 4, 2015
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Nolasco
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nunez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Nolasco
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Nolasco
Hosmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Nolasco
Morales strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Cueto
Buxton hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cueto
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kepler vs. Cueto
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. Cueto
Sano takes first base on ball four. Kepler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Vargas vs. Cueto
Vargas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Cueto covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Nolasco
Moustakas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Nolasco
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moustakas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Nolasco
Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kepler. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Moustakas scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rios vs. Nolasco
Rios hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kepler. Rios reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. Gordon scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyson vs. Nolasco
Dyson hits a popup towards short. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Nolasco
Escobar hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Nolasco
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Cueto
Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Cueto
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryer vs. Cueto
Fryer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Cueto
Santana hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Nolasco
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vargas scoops it up and throws to first, with Nolasco covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Nolasco
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Nolasco
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Nolasco
Perez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Duensing
Brian Duensing now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vargas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Cueto
Buxton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cueto
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Cueto
Kepler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. Cueto
Sano hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Kepler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Vargas vs. Cueto
Vargas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Duensing
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nunez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Duensing
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Duensing
Escobar hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Duensing
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Cueto
Nunez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Cueto
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fryer vs. Cueto
Fryer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Nunez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Santana vs. Cueto
Santana hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nunez scores. Fryer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Buxton vs. Cueto
Buxton takes first base on ball four. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Cueto
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Kepler vs. Cueto
Kepler strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Duensing
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duensing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Duensing
Jonny Gomes pinch hits for Kendrys Morales.
Gomes hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Duensing
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Duensing
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Cueto
Sano hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vargas vs. Cueto
Vargas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Cueto
Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Graham
J.R. Graham now pitching.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Graham
Rios strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Graham
Dyson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fryer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Graham
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Graham's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zobrist vs. Graham
There goes Escobar. The throw from Fryer and he is safe. Escobar steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Zobrist vs. Graham
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vargas scoops it up and throws to first, with Graham covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Volquez
Drew Butera now catching. Edinson Volquez now pitching.
Escobar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Fryer vs. Volquez
Fryer takes first base on ball four. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Santana vs. Volquez
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Buxton vs. Volquez
Buxton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Volquez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Volquez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Graham
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Graham
Gomes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Colon vs. Graham
Christian Colon pinch hits for Mike Moustakas.
Colon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gomes moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Butera vs. Graham
There's a wild pitch. Gomes moves to third. Colon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Butera vs. Graham
Butera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. O'Rourke
Ryan O'Rourke now pitching.
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Rios vs. O'Rourke
Rios strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Volquez
Cheslor Cuthbert now playing first base. Christian Colon now playing third base. Paulo Orlando now playing left field.
Kepler hits a popup towards third. Colon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Volquez
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vargas vs. Volquez
Vargas hits a fly ball into right field. Rios 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. O'Rourke
Dyson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. O'Rourke
Francisco Pena pinch hits for Alcides Escobar.
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dyson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Zobrist vs. O'Rourke
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dyson tags and scores. Pena tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cuthbert vs. O'Rourke
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gomes vs. O'Rourke
Gomes hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Morales
Francisco Pena now catching. Cheslor Cuthbert now playing third base. Christian Colon now playing shortstop. Drew Butera now playing first base.
Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Morales
Escobar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fryer vs. Morales
Fryer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Colon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Morales
Santana hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Colon vs. Achter
A.J. Achter now pitching.
Colon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Achter
Butera hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Achter
Orlando hits a fly ball into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Achter
Rios hits a line drive towards third. Nunez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Hochevar
Luke Hochevar now pitching.
Buxton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist misplays the ball. That's an error on Zobrist. Buxton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hochevar
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Colon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Kepler vs. Hochevar
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buxton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sano vs. Hochevar
Sano hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/4/2015 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Escobar A, ss 4 0 1 0 Buxton B, cf 4 0 0 0 Pena F, ph-c 1 0 1 0 Robinson S, lf 5 0 1 0 Zobrist B, 2b 4 0 0 1 Kepler M, rf 5 0 1 0 Hosmer E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sano M, dh 4 0 1 0 Cuthbert C, 1b-3b 1 0 0 0 Vargas K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Morales K, dh 1 1 0 0 Nunez E, 3b 3 1 1 0 Gomes J, ph 3 0 1 0 Escobar E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Moustakas M, 3b 2 1 1 0 Fryer E, c 2 0 1 0 Colon C, ph-3b-ss 1 0 1 0 Santana D, ss 4 0 1 1 Perez S, c 3 2 2 2 Butera D, c-1b 1 0 0 0 Gordon A, lf 3 1 1 1 Orlando P, lf 1 0 0 0 Rios A, rf 5 0 1 2 Dyson J, cf 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 6 34 1 7 1 Kansas City 032 000 010 -- 6 Minnesota 000 100 000 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Cueto J (W) 5.0 6 1 1 4 4 Volquez E 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 Morales F 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Hochevar L 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Nolasco R (L) 2.2 4 5 5 3 2 Duensing B 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 Graham J 1.1 3 0 0 2 1 O'Rourke R 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 Achter A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Zobrist B DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 11, Minnesota 12 2B -- Gordon A, Rios A HR -- Perez S SB -- Escobar A SF -- Zobrist B WP -- Graham J T -- 3:11 A -- 24108
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