Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

49-74, 24-37 Away

Final

63-60, 39-21 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
0	0	3	1	4	1	1	0	-	10	17	0

I. Kennedy8-9

8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

H. Santiago10-8

4.2 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Swinging
  Fastball 92
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Fastball 93
  3
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 93
  4
  Ball
  Fastball 93
  5
  Fly Out
  Fastball 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- H. Santiago pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- H. Santiago pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- H. Santiago pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- H. Santiago pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- H. Santiago pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Cain to third on wild pitch by Santiago.
  0
  4
- A. Mejia pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Mejia pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- A. Mejia pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Burns in left field.
  0
  10
- Mondesi at shortstop.
  0
  10
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- I. Kennedy pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Butera hit for Pérez.
  0
  10
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Butera catching.
  0
  10
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Sanó hit for Mauer.
  0
  10
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Swinging	Fastball	92
2 Strike Swinging	Fastball	93
3 Foul Ball	Fastball	93
4 Ball	Fastball	93
5 Fly Out	Fastball	93

Twins
1
Royals
8

Game 1

8/18

Twins
4
Royals
5

Game 2

8/19

Twins
0
Royals
10

Game 3

8/20

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 4

8/21

Kauffman Stadium

7:15 PM, August 20, 2016

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 29,268

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

I. Kennedy8-9

H. Santiago10-8

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