GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Eric Hosmer, Royals
Smacks a bases-loaded changeup to the warning track in right field, giving KC all the runs it needed
BY THE NUMBERS
26 Double plays grounded into by Trevor Plouffe this season, most in the major leagues, after two more on Tuesday
6 Games Plouffe has hit into two DPs this season, tying him with White Sox’s Carlos May in 1970 for most ever
1 Career complete games by Kyle Gibson, who pitched all eight innings of Tuesday’s loss
ON DECK
Mike Pelfrey tries to turn around his poor post-All-Star pitching and win series for Twins in finale.
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