BATTING - 2B: Orta (22,off Smithson); Iorg (15,off Smithson).
HR: Balboni (24,7th inning off Smithson 0 on 1 out); White (16,9th inning off
Smithson 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Slaught (7,off Smithson).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - SB: Wilson 2 (40,2nd base off Smithson/Laudner 2).
Ejections: MIN Manager Billy Gardner by Marty Springstead [Call
at 1B]
Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 23795
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Wilson cf Puckett cf
2. Sheridan rf Teufel 2b
3. Motley lf Hatcher lf
4. Orta dh Hrbek 1b
5. White 2b Putnam dh
6. Slaught c Brunansky rf
7. Balboni 1b Gaetti 3b
8. Pryor 3b Laudner c
9. Biancalana ss Jimenez ss
Gubicza p Smithson p
ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Sheridan
singled; Motley forced Sheridan (second to shortstop); Orta
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0,
Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Puckett flied out to right; Teufel grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hatcher grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: White walked; Slaught grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; Balboni
walked; Pryor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins
0.
TWINS 2ND: Hrbek walked; Putnam flied out to center; Brunansky
made an out to first; Gaetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Biancalana flied out to left; Wilson grounded out
(second to first); Sheridan grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Laudner walked; Jimenez struck out; Puckett singled
[Laudner to third]; Teufel doubled [Laudner scored, Puckett to
third]; Hatcher hit a sacrifice fly to right [Puckett scored,
Teufel to third]; Hrbek struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Motley grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
doubled; White grounded out (second to first) [Orta to third];
Slaught struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
TWINS 4TH: Putnam flied out to right; Brunansky grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gaetti singled; Gaetti stole second;
Laudner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Balboni struck out; Pryor struck out; Biancalana
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
TWINS 5TH: Jimenez grounded out (shortstop to first); Puckett
singled; Teufel struck out; Puckett stole second; Hatcher
walked; Hrbek singled [Puckett scored, Hatcher to third]; Putnam
forced Hrbek (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 3.
ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled; Wilson stole second [Wilson to third
(error by Laudner)]; Sheridan flied out to left; Motley singled
[Wilson scored (unearned)]; Orta popped to third in foul
territory; White forced Motley (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3.
TWINS 6TH: Brunansky grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaetti
flied out to center; Laudner grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3.
ROYALS 7TH: Slaught grounded out (third to first); Balboni
homered; Pryor grounded out (second to first); Biancalana
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
2, Twins 3.
TWINS 7TH: Jimenez flied out to right; Puckett struck out;
Teufel walked; Hatcher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 2, Twins 3.
ROYALS 8TH: Wilson singled; Twins manager Gardner ejected by
1B umpire Springstead for arguing that Wilson was out at 1st on
infield single; Sheridan flied to left in foul territory;
Wilson stole second; Motley flied out to center [Wilson to
third]; Orta made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals
2, Twins 3.
TWINS 8TH: Hrbek grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam
singled; MEIER RAN FOR PUTNAM; Brunansky singled [Meier to
second]; Gaetti singled [Meier scored, Brunansky to third];
BECKWITH REPLACED GUBICZA (PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR LAUDNER;
Brown singled [Brunansky scored, Gaetti to second]; BUSH BATTED
FOR JIMENEZ; Bush singled [Gaetti scored, Brown to third];
Puckett singled [Brown scored, Bush to second]; Teufel grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Puckett out
at second]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7.
ROYALS 9TH: MEIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DAVID REPLACED
HATCHER (PLAYING LF); REED REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING C ); SPEIER
REPLACED BUSH (PLAYING SS); White homered; Slaught flied out to
center; Balboni struck out; IORG BATTED FOR PRYOR; Iorg doubled;
LEEPER BATTED FOR BIANCALANA; Leeper made an out to third;
Debut game for Dave Leeper; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3,
Twins 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 3 8 0 6
Twins 7 11 1 7
