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Butera flied out to left fielder S.Robinson.

Orlando flied out to center fielder Buxton.

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A.Gordon doubled to right, Moustakas scored, S.Perez to third.

Doubled to right, Moustakas scored, S.Perez to third.

Rios doubled to right, S.Perez scored, A.Gordon scored.

Doubled to right, S.Perez scored, A.Gordon scored.

S.Perez homered to left on a 2-0 count, K.Morales scored.

Homered to left on a 2-0 count, K.Morales scored.

Da.Santana singled to right, Nunez scored, Fryer to third.

Singled to right, Nunez scored, Fryer to third.

Zobrist hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder S.Robinson, J.Dyson scored, F.Pena to second.

Hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder S.Robinson, J.Dyson scored, F.Pena to second.

Royals second.  Moustakas walked on four pitches.  S.Perez singled to left, Moustakas to second.  A.Gordon doubled to right, Moustakas scored, S.Perez to third.  Rios doubled to right, S.Perez scored, A.Gordon scored.  J.Dyson popped out to shortstop Da.Santana.  A.Escobar lined out to left fielder S.Robinson.  Zobrist grounded out, second baseman E.Escobar to first baseman K.Vargas.

Royals third.  Hosmer grounded out, first baseman K.Vargas to pitcher Nolasco.  K.Morales walked on a full count.  Moustakas struck out.  S.Perez homered to left on a 2-0 count, K.Morales scored.  Duensing pitching.  A.Gordon grounded out, first baseman K.Vargas unassisted.

Twins fourth.  Nunez walked.  E.Escobar flied out to right fielder Rios.  Fryer singled to center, Nunez to second.  Da.Santana singled to right, Nunez scored, Fryer to third.  Buxton walked on a full count, Da.Santana to second.  S.Robinson struck out.  Kepler struck out.

Royals eighth.  J.Dyson walked.  F.Pena pinch-hitting for A.Escobar.  F.Pena singled to center, J.Dyson to third.  Zobrist hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder S.Robinson, J.Dyson scored, F.Pena to second.  Cuthbert grounded out, shortstop Da.Santana to first baseman K.Vargas, F.Pena to third.  J.Gomes flied out to center fielder Buxton.

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

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)  Last year, the Kansas City Royals were the October darlings, winning their first eight postseason games to reach the World Series for the first time since before many of their players were born.
They won't be able to surprise anybody this year. They'll be the favorites to repeat as American League champions.

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MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins on October 4, 2015

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