The Royals edged the Twins 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.
Bot 3: Nick Heath singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Cave. Maikel Franco scores.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 3 |
| 8 |
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| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max KeplerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Jorge PolancoSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Miguel Sanó1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Eddie RosarioDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Jake CaveLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Marwin Gonzalez2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Mitch GarverC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Nelson CruzPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Byron BuxtonCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||
Ehire Adrianza3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Devin SmeltzerP | ||||||||||
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whit MerrifieldRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devin Smeltzer | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 |
Matt WislerL | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.23 |
Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
Sean Poppen | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jakob Junis | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.00 |
Matt WislerP |
Caleb ThielbarP |
Sean PoppenP |
Jorge SolerDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan O'Hearn1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex GordonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maikel Franco3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nicky Lopez2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brett PhillipsCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
Ryan McBroom1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Nick HeathCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jakob JunisP | ||||||||||
Greg HollandP | ||||||||||
Josh StaumontP | ||||||||||
Scott BarlowP | ||||||||||
Trevor RosenthalP | ||||||||||
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 1.1 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 2.57 |
Josh StaumontH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.59 |
Scott BarlowH | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
Trevor RosenthalS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.59 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |