7/1/2017
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twins | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Royals | 5 | 10 | 3 |
W – Felix Jorge (1-0)L – Jason Hammel (4-7)
Twins Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Grossman RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .779 | 0.01 |
| Byron Buxton PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .560 | 0.01 |
| Joe Mauer DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .288 | .756 | -0.01 |
| Miguel Sanó 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .913 | 0.23 |
| Max Kepler CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .739 | 0.04 |
| Kennys Vargas 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .679 | -0.12 |
| Eduardo Escobar 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .760 | -0.08 |
| Eddie Rosario LF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .801 | 0.15 |
| Jorge Polanco SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .640 | -0.04 |
| Jason Castro C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .692 | 0.20 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 0.40 |
Batting
2B Robbie Grossman (11), Max Kepler 2 (18), Jason Castro 2 (13)
HR Miguel Sanó (20)
RBI Joe Mauer (31), Miguel Sanó 3 (58), Eddie Rosario (25), Jorge Polanco (29), Jason Castro 2 (28)
Baserunning
SB Eddie Rosario (3), Byron Buxton (14)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .758 | -0.05 |
| Jorge Bonifacio RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .774 | -0.06 |
| Lorenzo Cain CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .805 | -0.00 |
| Eric Hosmer 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .839 | 0.06 |
| Mike Moustakas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .853 | -0.04 |
| Jorge Soler LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .608 | 0.02 |
| Brandon Moss DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .671 | -0.00 |
| Alcides Escobar SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .552 | 0.02 |
| Drew Butera C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .630 | -0.05 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | -0.10 |
Batting
2B Jorge Bonifacio (10), Brandon Moss (5), Alcides Escobar (16)
3B Whit Merrifield (4)
HR Eric Hosmer (11), Jorge Soler (2)
RBI Eric Hosmer 2 (37), Jorge Soler 2 (6), Alcides Escobar (24)
Twins Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jorge(W, 1-0) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5.40 | 0.01 |
| Buddy Boshers | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.60 | -0.06 |
| Matt Belisle(H, 13) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6.25 | 0.04 |
| Taylor Rogers(H, 18) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.08 | 0.10 |
| Brandon Kintzler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.55 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 36 | — | 0.10 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Felix Jorge 85-54, Buddy Boshers 15-11, Matt Belisle 19-14, Taylor Rogers 18-11, Brandon Kintzler 10-8
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hammel(L, 4-7) | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 5.08 | -0.40 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.77 | 0.03 |
| Miguel Almonte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13.50 | 0.03 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.78 | -0.07 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 45 | — | -0.40 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Jason Hammel 107-71, Kevin McCarthy 30-18, Miguel Almonte 9-5, Kelvin Herrera 26-16
Twins Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Grossman RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .779 | 0.01 |
| Byron Buxton PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .560 | 0.01 |
| Joe Mauer DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .288 | .756 | -0.01 |
| Miguel Sanó 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .913 | 0.23 |
| Max Kepler CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .739 | 0.04 |
| Kennys Vargas 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .679 | -0.12 |
| Eduardo Escobar 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .760 | -0.08 |
| Eddie Rosario LF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .801 | 0.15 |
| Jorge Polanco SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .640 | -0.04 |
| Jason Castro C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .692 | 0.20 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 0.40 |
Batting
2B Robbie Grossman (11), Max Kepler 2 (18), Jason Castro 2 (13)
HR Miguel Sanó (20)
RBI Joe Mauer (31), Miguel Sanó 3 (58), Eddie Rosario (25), Jorge Polanco (29), Jason Castro 2 (28)
Baserunning
SB Eddie Rosario (3), Byron Buxton (14)
Twins Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jorge(W, 1-0) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5.40 | 0.01 |
| Buddy Boshers | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.60 | -0.06 |
| Matt Belisle(H, 13) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6.25 | 0.04 |
| Taylor Rogers(H, 18) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.08 | 0.10 |
| Brandon Kintzler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.55 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 36 | — | 0.10 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Felix Jorge 85-54, Buddy Boshers 15-11, Matt Belisle 19-14, Taylor Rogers 18-11, Brandon Kintzler 10-8
