Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Gladden lf Gibson lf
2. Knoblauch 2b McRae cf
3. Puckett cf Brett dh
4. Davis dh Benzinger 1b
5. Harper c Eisenreich rf
6. Mack rf Pecota 3b
7. Sorrento 1b Mayne c
8. Leius 3b Howard ss
9. Gagne ss Shumpert 2b
Tapani p M. Davis p
TWINS 1ST: Gladden walked; Knoblauch forced Gladden (second to
shortstop) [Knoblauch to first]; Puckett lined into a double
play (third to first) [Knoblauch out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Gibson struck out; McRae struck out; Brett grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals
0.
TWINS 2ND: Davis grounded out (third to first); Harper reached
on an error by Howard [Harper to first]; Mack grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Harper out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Benzinger grounded out (first to pitcher);
Eisenreich singled; Pecota homered to left-center [Eisenreich
scored]; Mayne grounded out (first unassisted); Howard flied to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
TWINS 3RD: Sorrento singled to center; Leius popped to third;
Gagne forced Sorrento (third to second) [Gagne to first]; Gagne
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Shumpert struck out; Gibson struck out; McRae
doubled to right; Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins
0, Royals 2.
TWINS 4TH: Gladden struck out; Knoblauch grounded out (third to
first); Puckett doubled to left; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Benzinger singled; Eisenreich grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Benzinger to second]; Pecota grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Benzinger to third]; Mayne grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
TWINS 5TH: Harper popped to shortstop; Mack doubled to left;
Sorrento lined to left; Leius walked; Gagne singled to left
[Mack scored, Leius to third]; Gladden was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Howard flied to left; Shumpert grounded out (third
to first); Gibson popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
1, Royals 2.
TWINS 6TH: JOHNSTON REPLACED M. DAVIS (PITCHING); Knoblauch
singled to second; Puckett grounded out (first unassisted)
[Knoblauch to second]; Davis was called out on strikes; Harper
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled; Brett walked [McRae to second];
Benzinger reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[McRae to third, Brett to second]; Eisenreich singled to
shortstop [McRae scored, Brett scored, Benzinger to second];
WILLIS REPLACED TAPANI (PITCHING); Pecota flied to center; Mayne
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Benzinger to third, Eisenreich
to second]; Howard walked; Shumpert popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.
TWINS 7TH: Mack struck out; Sorrento popped to shortstop; NEWMAN
BATTED FOR LEIUS; Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.
ROYALS 7TH: NEWMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); NEAGLE REPLACED
WILLIS (PITCHING); Gibson flied to center; McRae grounded out
(third to first); Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.
TWINS 8TH: Gagne struck out; Gladden struck out; Knoblauch
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.
ROYALS 8TH: Benzinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Eisenreich popped to third; Pecota singled to left; Pecota stole
second; Mayne struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals
4.
TWINS 9TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); Puckett
singled to shortstop; Davis flied to left [Puckett to second];
Harper grounded out (second to first) [Puckett to third]; Mack
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 1 6 0 5
Royals 4 7 1 6
