Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Gibson lf Gladden lf
2. McRae cf Knoblauch 2b
3. Brett dh Puckett cf
4. Tartabull rf Sorrento 1b
5. Benzinger 1b Davis dh
6. Pecota 3b Harper c
7. Stillwell ss Mack rf
8. Mayne c Pagliarulo 3b
9. Howard 2b Leius ss
Saberhagen p Morris p
ROYALS 1ST: Gibson flied to left; McRae singled; Brett grounded
out (third to first) [McRae to second]; Tartabull grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Gladden singled to second; Knoblauch grounded out
(second to first) [Gladden to second]; Gladden stole third;
Puckett grounded out (second to first) [Gladden scored (RBI)];
Sorrento grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Benzinger walked; Pecota popped to second; Stillwell
singled to shortstop [Benzinger to second]; Mayne struck out;
Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
TWINS 2ND: Davis flied to left; Harper grounded out (third to
first); Mack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Gibson was called out on strikes; McRae struck out;
Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 1.
TWINS 3RD: Pagliarulo grounded out (second to first); Leius was
called out on strikes; Gladden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Tartabull singled to shortstop; Benzinger grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Tartabull
out at second]; Pecota walked; Pecota stole second; Stillwell
singled [Pecota scored]; Mayne flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.
TWINS 4TH: Knoblauch lined to pitcher; Puckett singled to
center; Sorrento lined to shortstop; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Gibson flied
to center; McRae reached on an error by Knoblauch [McRae to
second]; Brett was walked intentionally; Tartabull forced Brett
(shortstop to second) [Tartabull to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Harper lined to second; Mack grounded out (shortstop
to first); Pagliarulo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Benzinger singled to center; Pecota grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Benzinger out at
second]; Stillwell walked; Stillwell stole second; Mayne singled
to center [Stillwell scored]; Mayne stole second; Howard walked;
Morris threw a wild pitch [Mayne to third]; Gibson struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: Leius grounded out (second to first); Gladden flied
to center; Knoblauch singled; Puckett lined to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett homered
to left; Tartabull grounded out (third to first); Benzinger
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: EISENREICH REPLACED TARTABULL (PLAYING RF); Sorrento
singled to left; Davis struck out; Harper forced Sorrento (third
to second) [Harper to first]; Mack forced Harper (shortstop to
second) [Mack to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins
1.
ROYALS 8TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Pecota
grounded out (third to first); Stillwell flied to center; Mayne
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
3, Twins 1.
TWINS 8TH: Pagliarulo walked; BUSH BATTED FOR LEIUS; Bush popped
to third; Gladden forced Pagliarulo (second to shortstop)
[Gladden to first]; Knoblauch singled [Gladden to third]; GORDON
REPLACED SABERHAGEN (PITCHING); Puckett grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
ROYALS 9TH: GAGNE REPLACED BUSH (PLAYING SS); GUTHRIE REPLACED
BEDROSIAN (PITCHING); Howard walked; Gibson was called out on
strikes; McRae flied to right; Brett singled to second [Howard
to third]; Eisenreich singled [Howard scored, Brett to second];
Harper allowed a passed ball [Brett to third, Eisenreich to
second]; Benzinger grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.
TWINS 9TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED GORDON (PITCHING); THURMAN
REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING LF); Sorrento doubled; Davis struck
out; Harper popped to catcher; Mack struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 4 9 0 10
Twins 1 6 1 6