Major League Baseball
Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Pat Hoberg, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 32286
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0000020001391
Kansas City 0000010100280
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 72-67 42-26 30-41 W1
Kansas City 83-56 48-27 35-29 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 48-27 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 30-41 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Blaine Boyer pitched 1.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.57. Kevin Jepsen closed out the game to get the save and has 12 saves for the season. Franklin Morales took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Ben Zobrist had the only homerun for Kansas City. Kurt Suzuki, Miguel Sano hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Mike Pelfrey Player Kris Medlen
Loss W/L Loss
5.1 IP 6.0
1 Strikeouts 2
5 Hits 3
1.69 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Kurt Suzuki Player Ben Zobrist
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
1 HR 1
5 TB 7
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 9 2 15 .214 6 3 5 0 1
Kansas City 8 1 13 .195 6 2 2 5 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Baltimore. The Royals have a W/L % of .607 after a win and .582 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Chi. White Sox. The Twins have a W/L % of .493 after a win and .544 after a loss.