MLB, round 20
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.
The Twins came back from 2 down after the third inning. The big inning was the eighth, when the Twins scored 3.
The Twins improve to 57-59. The Royals fall to 48-68.
Attendance: 16,036.
Full recap at ESPN: Brooks Lee's 2-run single in 8th lifts Twins to 4-3 win over RoyalsWritten automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.
| Stats | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Larnach LF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .281 | .370 | .449 |
| A. Martin RF | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .236 | .350 | .312 |
| L. Keaschall 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .263 | .354 | .360 |
| K. Clemens 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .234 | .290 | .468 |
| R. Jeffers C | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .281 | .382 | .503 |
| J. Bell DH | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .246 | .307 | .413 |
| A. Jackson C | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .303 | .333 | .409 |
| R. Lewis 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .233 | .310 | .425 |
| B. Lee 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .240 | .298 | .414 |
| A. Roden RF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .222 | .315 | .244 |
| V. Caratini C | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .226 | .312 | .338 |
| T. Gray SS | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .225 | .267 | .324 |
| R. Kreidler SS | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .287 | .392 |
| Team | 7-33 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 171 |
| Stats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Ober SP | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74-50 | 4.45 | 74 |
| K. Funderburk RP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.09 | 20 |
| A. Morris RP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.19 | 13 |
| Y. Gomez RP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-9 | 3.35 | 18 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 125-79 | 125 |
| Stats | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Jensen C | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .228 | .301 | .415 |
| B. Witt Jr. SS | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .286 | .356 | .457 |
| J. Caglianone RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .254 | .309 | .453 |
| S. Perez DH | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .215 | .263 | .376 |
| T. Tolbert SS | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .368 | .475 |
| M. Massey 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .263 | .297 | .426 |
| I. Collins LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .238 | .337 | .366 |
| J. Rave RF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .263 | .333 | .579 |
| N. Loftin 3B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .249 | .332 | .399 |
| J. Rojas 3B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .234 | .269 | .328 |
| K. Isbel CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .243 | .293 | .347 |
| Team | 7-32 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 125 |
| Stats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Wacha SP | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 94-51 | 3.44 | 94 |
| J. Cuas RP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.70 | 12 |
| A. Lange RP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 6.11 | 12 |
| A. Bummer RP | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 10.26 | 20 |
| N. Pearson RP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-9 | 2.92 | 18 |
| E. McGee RP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 1.69 | 15 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 171-99 | 171 |
Caglianone singled to right, Jensen scored and Witt Jr. scored.
Lewis homered to left (421 feet).
Perez singled to left, Witt Jr. scored.
Bell singled to right, Keaschall scored, Jeffers to third.
Lee singled to right, Jackson scored and Jeffers scored, Lewis to second.
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