The Kansas City Royals decisively defeated the Minnesota Twins, 5 to 2, on September 28, 2016.

Final

Twins

56-102

2

Royals

81-77

5

MIN

KCR

1

0

2

0

3

0

2

4

0

5

0

6

2

0

7

0

8

0

3

9

0

R

2

5

H

8

E

1

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 3rd

MIN

KCR

Home run by Eric Hosmer; Jarrod Dyson scored.

0

2

Top 6th

MIN

KCR

Home run by Kennys Vargas; Miguel Sanó scored.

2

Bottom 8th

MIN

KCR

Double by Kendrys Morales; Jarrod Dyson scored.

2

3

Single by Alex Gordon; Whit Merrifield and Billy Burns scored.

2

5

Twins

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Brian Dozier 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Jorge Polanco SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Robbie Grossman LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Miguel Sanó DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Kennys Vargas 1B	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	4
James Beresford PR,1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Kepler RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2
Eduardo Escobar 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
John Ryan Murphy C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Byron Buxton CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
Totals	34	2	8	2	1	3	10	1	1	14

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Ervin Santana	5.0	4	2	2	1	3	1
Buddy Boshers	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Wimmers	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor Rogers (L)	0.1	3	3	3	2	0	0
JT Chargois	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	3	4	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Jarrod Dyson CF	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
Whit Merrifield 2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer 1B	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	4
Kendrys Morales DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Billy Burns PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador Perez C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Gordon LF	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	2
Paulo Orlando RF	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
Alcides Escobar SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Cheslor Cuthbert 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	32	5	8	5	1	3	4	1	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Jason Vargas	5.0	4	0	0	1	6	0
Kevin McCarthy	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Peter Moylan	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Strahm	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joakim Soria (W)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Wade Davis (S)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	3	10	1

Explore

More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

Perez

RBI

30

Perez

AVG

.339

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Lugo

K

46

Ragans

ERA

1.60

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

35

11th

R

159

12th

SO

253

28th

ERA

3.41

7th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	21	12	.636
Twins	19	13	.594	1.5
Royals	20	14	.588	1.5
Tigers	18	15	.545	3.0
White Sox	7	26	.212	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/5	TEX	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Mon 5/6	MIL	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Tue 5/7	MIL	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Wed 5/8	MIL	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Thu 5/9	KCR	@	LAA	9:38 PM

Last Game

Royals

20-14

4

Final

15

Rangers

18-16

Sat 4 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Henderson

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

32

Bohm

32

Ozuna

30

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.364

Bohm

.363

Betts

.353

Kwan

Hit Leaders

49

Betts

47

Kwan

47

Turner

Run Leaders

30

Jr.

29

Contreras

29

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.466

Betts

.435

Bohm

.425

Profar

SLG Leaders

.629

O'Neill

.612

Ohtani

.602

Ozuna

SB Leaders

19

Cruz

14

Turang

13

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

6

Suárez

5

Imanaga

5

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

52

Jones

52

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.78

Imanaga

1.44

Berríos

1.50

López

WHIP Leaders

0.72

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.75

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.50

Flaherty

12.20

Crochet

12.03

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

10.40

Jones

10.25

Kirby

10.00

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Kirby

4

Eflin

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

549.3

Betts

518.9

Cruz

492.2

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

419

Betts

396

Cruz

378

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0