Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Knoblauch 2b McRae cf
2. Cole cf Gagne ss
3. Puckett dh Joyner 1b
4. Hrbek 1b Hamelin dh
5. Mack lf Jose rf
6. Leius 3b Gaetti 3b
7. Munoz rf Mayne c
8. Walbeck c Lind 2b
9. Meares ss Miller lf
Erickson p Appier p
TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch grounded out (third to first); Cole walked;
Puckett struck out while Cole was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: McRae popped to shortstop; Gagne singled to right;
Joyner singled to right [Gagne to third]; Hamelin grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Joyner out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 2ND: Hrbek popped to shortstop; Mack grounded out
(shortstop to first); Leius lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Jose grounded out (first to pitcher); Gaetti struck
out; Mayne lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 0.
TWINS 3RD: Munoz flied to center; Walbeck flied to center;
Meares grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Lind singled to right; Miller forced Lind (second to
shortstop) [Miller to first]; McRae flied to right; Gagne flied
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 4TH: Knoblauch singled to shortstop; Cole flied to right;
Puckett singled to right [Knoblauch out at home (right to first
to catcher)]; Hrbek popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Joyner popped to shortstop; Hamelin singled to
center; Jose singled to center [Hamelin to third]; Jose stole
second; Gaetti lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Hamelin
scored]; Mayne grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
TWINS 5TH: Mack grounded out (third to first); Leius grounded
out (pitcher to first); Munoz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Lind was called out on strikes; Miller struck out;
McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 1.
TWINS 6TH: Walbeck singled to center; Meares struck out;
Knoblauch singled to right [Walbeck to second]; Mayne allowed a
passed ball [Walbeck to third, Knoblauch to second]; Cole
walked; Puckett tripled to right [Walbeck scored, Knoblauch
scored, Cole scored]; Hrbek singled to center [Puckett scored];
Mack grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Hrbek out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Gagne grounded out (shortstop to first); Joyner
grounded out (second to first); Hamelin homered to left; Jose
flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.
TWINS 7TH: Leius struck out; Munoz struck out; Walbeck grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Gaetti popped to second; Mayne grounded out (third
to first); Lind was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Royals 2.
TWINS 8TH: Meares struck out; Knoblauch lined to left; Cole
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Miller singled to left; McRae grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Miller out at
second]; Gagne popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4,
Royals 2.
TWINS 9TH: Puckett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrbek
grounded out (first unassisted); Mack singled to shortstop;
Leius walked [Mack to second]; Munoz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: Joyner singled to center; AGUILERA REPLACED ERICKSON
(PITCHING); Hamelin popped to third; Jose reached on an error by
Hrbek [Joyner to third, Jose to first]; Gaetti singled to
shortstop [Joyner scored (unearned), Jose to second]; Mayne
struck out; SHUMPERT RAN FOR GAETTI; Lind singled to left [Jose
scored (unearned), Shumpert out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
TWINS 10TH: SHUMPERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BELINDA
REPLACED APPIER (PITCHING); Walbeck flied to right; HALE BATTED
FOR MEARES; Hale lined to left; Knoblauch grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
ROYALS 10TH: REBOULET REPLACED HALE (PLAYING SS); WILLIS
REPLACED AGUILERA (PITCHING); Miller popped to shortstop; McRae
flied to center; Gagne singled to left; GUTHRIE REPLACED WILLIS
(PITCHING); Joyner flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins
4, Royals 4.
TWINS 11TH: Cole flied to right; Puckett was called out on
strikes; BREWER REPLACED BELINDA (PITCHING); Hrbek grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
ROYALS 11TH: Hamelin singled to left; Jose singled to right
[Hamelin to second]; COLEMAN RAN FOR HAMELIN; SCHULLSTROM
REPLACED GUTHRIE (PITCHING); Shumpert out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Coleman to third, Jose to second]; Mayne
singled to right [Coleman scored, Jose to third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 4 7 1 3
Royals 5 14 0 7