Final
MIN
KCRCurrent Series
Twins
4
Royals
2
Game 1
Final
Twins
8
Royals
5
Game 2
Final
Twins
2
Royals
5
Game 3
Final
Twins
3
Royals
11
Game 4
Final
2017 AL Central
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Twins 
Royals 
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Tigers Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals were decisively beaten by the Minnesota Twins, 8 to 5, on September 8, 2017.
Game Info
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dozier 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
J. Mauer 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
J. Polanco SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .600 | .000 |
E. Rosario LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | 1.250 |
B. Buxton CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Kepler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
E. Escobar 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.400 |
J. Castro C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Grossman DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.667 |
E. Adrianza PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Merrifield 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
L. Cain DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Cabrera RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Hosmer 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
P. Orlando CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Escobar SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
A. Gordon LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
R. Torres 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Batting
2B: E. Escobar, R. Grossman, J. Mauer
3B: R. Grossman
HR: E. Escobar, E. Rosario
RBI: B. Dozier, E. Escobar, R. Grossman, J. Mauer, E. Rosario 4
Baserunning
SB: B. Dozier, E. Rosario
Batting
2B: A. Escobar, A. Gordon, W. Merrifield
HR: E. Hosmer
RBI: M. Cabrera, E. Hosmer, W. Merrifield 2, R. Torres
Baserunning
SB: W. Merrifield
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Santana (W) | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.20 |
T. Duffey | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
T. Rogers | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
T. Hildenberger | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Belisle (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Kennedy (L) | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
T. Cahill | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20.25 |
R. Buchter | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Herrera | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
S. Alexander | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dozier 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
J. Mauer 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
J. Polanco SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .600 | .000 |
E. Rosario LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | 1.250 |
B. Buxton CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Kepler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
E. Escobar 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.400 |
J. Castro C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Grossman DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.667 |
E. Adrianza PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Batting
2B: E. Escobar, R. Grossman, J. Mauer
3B: R. Grossman
HR: E. Escobar, E. Rosario
RBI: B. Dozier, E. Escobar, R. Grossman, J. Mauer, E. Rosario 4
Baserunning
SB: B. Dozier, E. Rosario
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Santana (W) | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.20 |
T. Duffey | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
T. Rogers | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
T. Hildenberger | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Belisle (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Merrifield 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
L. Cain DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Cabrera RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Hosmer 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
P. Orlando CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Escobar SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
A. Gordon LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
R. Torres 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Batting
2B: A. Escobar, A. Gordon, W. Merrifield
HR: E. Hosmer
RBI: M. Cabrera, E. Hosmer, W. Merrifield 2, R. Torres
Baserunning
SB: W. Merrifield
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Kennedy (L) | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
T. Cahill | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20.25 |
R. Buchter | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Herrera | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
S. Alexander | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
