Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. McRae cf Knoblauch 2b
2. Gibson lf Mack lf
3. Brett dh Puckett cf
4. Tartabull rf Hrbek 1b
5. Martinez 1b Davis dh
6. Mayne c Harper c
7. Stillwell ss Larkin rf
8. Pecota 3b Pagliarulo 3b
9. Shumpert 2b Newman ss
Saberhagen p Tapani p
ROYALS 1ST: McRae singled to right; Gibson doubled [McRae
scored]; Brett singled [Gibson to third]; Tartabull singled to
left [Gibson scored, Brett to third (error by Mack)]; Martinez
popped to third; Mayne singled to center [Brett scored,
Tartabull to second]; Stillwell walked [Tartabull to third,
Mayne to second]; Pecota forced Tartabull (pitcher to catcher)
[Mayne to third, Stillwell to second, Pecota to first]; Shumpert
forced Pecota (shortstop to second) [Shumpert to first]; 3 R, 5
H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch flied to right; Mack grounded out (third to
first); Puckett popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
3, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: McRae homered to right-center; Gibson singled to
left; Brett forced Gibson (second to shortstop) [Brett to
first]; Tartabull flied to center; Martinez flied to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Hrbek singled to left; Davis forced Hrbek (first to
shortstop) [Davis to first]; Harper flied to left; Larkin forced
Davis (shortstop to second) [Larkin to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Mayne struck out; Stillwell grounded out (first to
pitcher); Pecota popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
4, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Pagliarulo struck out; Newman grounded out (second to
first); Knoblauch walked; Mack walked [Knoblauch to second];
Puckett forced Mack (shortstop to second) [Puckett to first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Shumpert doubled to left; McRae singled to center
[Shumpert scored]; McRae stole second; Gibson flied to left;
Brett flied to left; Tartabull grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Hrbek flied to right; Davis singled to left; Harper
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Davis
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
ROYALS 5TH: WILLIS REPLACED TAPANI (PITCHING); Martinez lined to
third; Mayne flied to center; Stillwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 5TH: Larkin flied to right; Pagliarulo grounded out
(second to first); Newman lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Twins 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Pecota flied to left; Shumpert flied to right; McRae
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 6TH: Knoblauch grounded out (third to first); Mack
grounded out (third to first); Puckett popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
ROYALS 7TH: Gibson grounded out (first to pitcher); Brett
singled to center; Tartabull grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 7TH: Hrbek flied to right; Davis reached on an error by
Shumpert [Davis to first]; Harper flied to right; Larkin singled
to right [Davis to second]; Pagliarulo grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
ROYALS 8TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Martinez
walked; Mayne singled to right [Martinez to second]; Stillwell
forced Mayne (first to shortstop) [Martinez to third, Stillwell
to first]; Pecota grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stillwell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 8TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Knoblauch
singled; Mack flied to center; Puckett singled to third
[Knoblauch to second]; Hrbek grounded out (first to second to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.
ROYALS 9TH: AGUILERA REPLACED BEDROSIAN (PITCHING); Shumpert
struck out; McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Gibson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5,
Twins 0.
TWINS 9TH: Davis singled to right; Harper singled to right
[Davis to second]; Larkin singled to shortstop [Davis scored,
Harper to second]; Pagliarulo struck out; Newman grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Larkin out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 5 11 1 6
Twins 1 8 1 8
