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Hosmer grounded out, second baseman Dozier to first baseman Mauer.

Zobrist flied out to left fielder E.Rosario.

L.Cain grounded out, second baseman Dozier to first baseman Mauer.

Grounded out, second baseman Dozier to first baseman Mauer.

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Dozier singled to center, A.Hicks scored.

L.Cain hit an infield single to first, A.Escobar scored.

Hit an infield single to first, A.Escobar scored.

J.Gomes safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Plouffe, L.Cain scored, Hosmer to third.

Safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Plouffe, L.Cain scored, Hosmer to third.

On left fielder E.Rosario's throwing error, Hosmer scored, J.Gomes to third.

Moustakas doubled to center, J.Gomes scored.

Royals first.  A.Escobar fouled out to first baseman Mauer.  Zobrist grounded out, shortstop E.Escobar to first baseman Mauer.  L.Cain doubled to left.  Hosmer doubled to center, L.Cain scored.  J.Gomes struck out.

Twins sixth.  E.Escobar struck out.  A.Hicks doubled to right.  Dozier singled to center, A.Hicks scored.  Mauer struck out.  Dozier stole second.  Sano walked.  Plouffe struck out.

Royals seventh.  Boyer pitching.  Orlando flied out to right fielder Tor.Hunter.  A.Escobar tripled to center.  Zobrist popped out to left fielder E.Rosario.  L.Cain hit an infield single to first, A.Escobar scored.  Cotts pitching.  Hosmer walked, L.Cain to second.  J.Gomes safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Plouffe, L.Cain scored, Hosmer to third.  On left fielder E.Rosario's throwing error, Hosmer scored, J.Gomes to third.  Moustakas doubled to center, J.Gomes scored.  May pitching.  S.Perez struck out.

The Royals swept a three-game series the last time they came to Minneapolis in June, and they have made themselves right at home in Target Field over the last several years, going 16-7 in their last 23 games in Minnesota.

The Royals are going to have the fewest batter strikeouts in baseball for the fourth straight season, which is tied (with Yankees, 1971-74) for the longest streak in the last 100 years. On the other side, the Twins will trail the MLB field in pitching strikeouts for the fifth consecutive campaign, which would be the longest such streak over that time.

The Twins, who have won eight of their last 11 games, have scored multiple runs in each of their last 25 games -- the longest active streak in the majors.

Mike Moustakas, who has driven in multiple runs in back-to-back games for the fourth time this season, has done so in three consecutive games just once over his career (September 14-17, 2011).

Trevor Plouffe is only the fourth third baseman in Twins/Senators history to hit 20+ home runs with 80 or more RBI in a season.

Ervin Santana has allowed a total of seven runs over his last six starts, while going 5-0 with a 1.47 ERA and 44 strikeouts over the stretch.

HP - Vanover, 1B - Knight, 2B - Carapazza, 3B - Kulpa

Given that they have the AL's second-best home record, the Central-champion Kansas City Royals insist they're going hard after home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
A day after eliminating the Minnesota Twins from playoff contention, the visiting Royals can lock up the league's best record Sunday by closing out the regular season on a five-game winning streak.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP)  The Minnesota Twins' surprising run for a playoff spot came down to the final innings on the next to last day of season.
Minnesota was eliminated from the AL wild-card race Saturday, getting stifled by Yordano Ventura for seven innings in a 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

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KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins on October 3, 2015

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