Major League Baseball
Kansas City 5, Minnesota 2
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Ramon De Jesus, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 23437
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Minnesota 000002000281
Kansas City 00200003-580
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 56-102 30-51 26-51 L3
Kansas City 81-77 47-30 34-47 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 47-30 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 26-51 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Twins have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Joakim Soria pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.07. Wade Davis closed out the game to get the save and has 27 saves for the season. Taylor Rogers took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Eric Hosmer had the only homerun for Kansas City. Kennys Vargas had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Ervin Santana Player Jason Vargas
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 5.0
3 Strikeouts 6
4 Hits 4
3.60 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
John Ryan Murphy Player Paulo Orlando
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 2
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 8 1 14 .235 10 2 3 1 1
Kansas City 8 1 13 .250 4 5 3 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .474 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .446 after a win and .307 after a loss.