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Schoop popped out to second baseman Mejia.

Cron homered to left on a 1-1 count, Sanó scored.

Homered to left on a 1-1 count, Sanó scored.

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Dini singled to left, Mejia scored, Arteaga to second.

Singled to left, Mejia scored, Arteaga to second.

Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Miller, Arteaga scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Miller, Arteaga scored.

Twins first.  Wade Jr. flied out to center fielder Mejia.  Polanco flied out to left fielder Gordon.  Sanó singled to center.  Cron homered to left on a 1-1 count, Sanó scored.  Cave homered to left on a 1-1 count.  Schoop flied out to center fielder Mejia.

Royals first.  Merrifield struck out.  Soler homered to left on a full count.  Dozier struck out.  Gordon walked on four pitches.  McBroom fouled out to right fielder Miller.

Royals fourth.  Gordon grounded out, second baseman Schoop to first baseman Cron.  McBroom singled to center.  Cuthbert struck out.  Mejia doubled to left, McBroom scored.  Mejia to third.  Arteaga walked on a full count.  Dini singled to left, Mejia scored, Arteaga to second.  Phillips grounded out, second baseman Schoop to first baseman Cron.

Twins fifth.  Castro homered to center on a 1-1 count.  Torreyes flied out to right fielder McBroom.  O'Hearn in as left fielder.  Miller grounded out, first baseman Cuthbert unassisted.  Wade Jr. grounded out, second baseman Mejia to first baseman Cuthbert.

Royals eighth.  LaMarre in as designated hitter.  Thorpe pitching.  Dozier tripled to left.  O'Hearn doubled to right, Dozier scored.  McBroom struck out.  Romero pitching.  Cuthbert fouled out to first baseman Cron.  Mejia grounded out, first baseman Cron unassisted.

Royals ninth.  Graterol pitching.  Arteaga doubled to left.  Dini singled to center, Arteaga to third.  Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Miller, Arteaga scored.

 The Twins have won six of their last seven meetings with the Royals -- all at home -- and are 12-4 in the season series. Minnesota is 15-4 at home against Kansas City since the start of 2018 but 6-10 on the road, a record that includes eight straight losses last season.

 The Royals are coming off a two-game split against the Braves and will finish with their second consecutive 100-loss season and sixth in franchise history. Since the Royals entered MLB in 1969, they are tied with Detroit for the most 100-loss seasons (6).

 Minnesota locked up its first division title since 2010 on Wednesday and completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers with a 10-4 victory Thursday, its 10th in 13 games. The Twins are a win away from their first 100-win season since the 1965 team finished a franchise-best 102-60.

 Nelson Cruz has eight home runs and 26 RBI this season against the Royals. His RBI are tied for the second-most in MLB for any player against any opponent (Devers, 28 vs. Toronto). They are the third-most by a Twin against an opponent ever in a season (Killebrew, 34 vs. Oakland in 1969, Morneau, 27 vs. White Sox in 2007).

 Nicky Lopez has not struck out in his last 39 plate appearances, a streak that began on September 1 and is the longest active run in the majors. Lopez is 10-for-22 (.455) in his last six starts.

 Whit Merrifield could become the first player to lead MLB in hits in consecutive seasons since Ichiro Suzuki topped the majors in five straight seasons from 2006-2010. Merrifield's 201 hits are five more than Rafael Devers of the Red Sox.

HP - Libka, 1B - Hickox, 2B - Torres, 3B - Nauert

The last thing a team locked into the postseason wants heading into the final game of the regular season is to lose a key player. The Minnesota Twins appeared to be in that situation when rookie star third baseman Luis Arraez had to be carted off the field after colliding with first baseman Willians Astudillo in Saturday's 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Arraez could put no pressure on his right leg as he got on the cart, but initial X-rays were negative, and the Twins are cautiously optimistic that he might be ready for the first game of the American League Division Series on Friday in New York.

Twins concerned about Arraez as they head into finale vs. Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  The Royals put a memorable finish on a forgettable 2019 season.
Jorge Soler locked up the AL home run crown with his 48th, Brett Phillips drove a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Kansas City beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 in manager Ned Yost's final game.

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals on September 29, 2019

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