Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Damon rf Nixon cf
2. Allensworth cf Lawton rf
3. Offerman 2b Molitor dh
4. Palmer dh Ortiz 1b
5. King 1b Coomer 3b
6. Leius 3b Walker 2b
7. Morris lf Cordova lf
8. Sweeney c Steinbach c
9. Lopez ss Meares ss
Pichardo p Milton p
ROYALS 1ST: Damon singled to shortstop; Allensworth walked
[Damon to second]; Offerman singled to center [Damon scored,
Allensworth to third]; Palmer grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Allensworth scored, Offerman to second]; Offerman stole third;
King popped to catcher; Leius struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Nixon tripled to center; Lawton out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Nixon scored]; Molitor doubled to right; Ortiz
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Molitor to third]; Coomer
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2,
Twins 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Morris grounded out (third to first); Sweeney
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
TWINS 2ND: Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); Cordova
grounded out (shortstop to first); Steinbach singled to center;
Meares lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Damon doubled to first; Allensworth singled to left
[Damon to third]; Offerman singled to left [Damon scored,
Allensworth to second]; Palmer flied to right [Allensworth to
third, Offerman to second]; King singled to center [Allensworth
scored, Offerman scored]; Leius was called out on strikes;
Morris singled to first [King to second]; Sweeney doubled to
right [King scored, Morris scored, Sweeney to third (on throw)];
BAPTIST REPLACED MILTON (PITCHING); Lopez singled to center
[Sweeney scored]; Damon lined to first; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 8, Twins 1.
TWINS 3RD: Nixon singled to center; Lawton flied to center;
Molitor forced Nixon (third to second); Ortiz lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Allensworth grounded out (third to first); Offerman
grounded out (first unassisted); Palmer doubled to left; King
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 1.
TWINS 4TH: Coomer grounded out (third to first); Walker doubled
to left; Cordova struck out; Steinbach walked; Meares grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Twins
1.
ROYALS 5TH: Leius grounded out (shortstop to first); Morris
doubled to third; Sweeney struck out; Lopez walked; Damon
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
8, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Nixon reached on an error by Offerman; Nixon stole
second; Lawton grounded out (first to pitcher) [Nixon to third];
Molitor out on a sacrifice fly to right [Nixon scored
(unearned)]; Ortiz popped to third; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Twins 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Allensworth doubled to center; Offerman flied to
center [Allensworth to third]; Palmer out on a sacrifice fly to
left [Allensworth scored]; King popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2.
TWINS 6TH: Coomer singled to center; Walker popped to center;
Cordova struck out; Steinbach walked while Coomer advanced to
third on a wild pitch; Meares grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2.
ROYALS 7TH: CARRASCO REPLACED BAPTIST (PITCHING); VALENTIN
REPLACED STEINBACH (PLAYING C ); LATHAM REPLACED NIXON (PLAYING
CF); HOCKING REPLACED MEARES (PLAYING SS); Leius singled to
shortstop; Morris struck out; Sweeney singled to center [Leius
to second]; Lopez struck out; Damon reached on an error by Ortiz
[Leius to third, Sweeney to second]; Allensworth grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2.
TWINS 7TH: SUTTON REPLACED MORRIS (PLAYING LF); Latham struck
out; Lawton grounded out (first to pitcher); Molitor grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2.
ROYALS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED CARRASCO (PITCHING); Offerman
walked; RIVERA RAN FOR OFFERMAN; Miller threw a wild pitch
[Rivera to second]; Palmer walked; King doubled to left [Rivera
scored, Palmer to third]; Leius singled to second [Palmer
scored, King to third]; Sutton forced Leius (second to
shortstop) [King scored]; Sweeney flied to center; Lopez popped
to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 2.
TWINS 8TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FASANO REPLACED
KING (PLAYING 1B); Ortiz grounded out (first unassisted); Coomer
singled to center; Walker doubled to first [Coomer to third];
BONES REPLACED PICHARDO (PITCHING); Cordova grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Coomer scored]; Valentin singled to first
[Walker scored]; Hocking batted right handed; Hocking grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4.
ROYALS 9TH: GUARDADO REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Damon popped to
shortstop; Allensworth was called out on strikes; Rivera struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4.
TWINS 9TH: Latham flied to left; Lawton walked; GATES BATTED FOR
MOLITOR; Gates singled to left [Lawton to second]; Ortiz
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Lawton out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 12 16 1 9
Twins 4 10 1 9
