BATTING - 2B: Mientkiewicz (13,off Huisman).
HR: Ford (5,3rd inning off Gobble 0 on 0 out); Prieto (1,4th inning off Gobble
1 on 2 out).
HBP: Ford (1,by Gobble).
GDP: Jones (4,off Field).
Team LOB: 8.
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Ford lf Berroa ss
2. Cuddyer 2b Beltran cf
3. Mientkiewicz 1b Sweeney dh
4. Koskie 3b Stairs rf
5. Hunter cf Harvey 1b
6. Jones rf Randa 3b
7. LeCroy dh Santiago c
8. Blanco c Graffanino 2b
9. Prieto ss Relaford lf
Lohse p Gobble p
TWINS 1ST: Ford lined to left; Cuddyer flied to right;
Mientkiewicz walked; Koskie forced Mientkiewicz (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Berroa popped to first; Beltran walked; Sweeney was
called out on strikes; Beltran was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 2ND: Hunter singled to left; Jones flied to left; LeCroy
singled to left [Hunter to third]; Blanco lined to shortstop; On
a bunt Prieto grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Stairs flied to center; Harvey singled to right;
Randa popped to second; Santiago struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 3RD: Ford homered to left; Cuddyer popped to second;
Mientkiewicz grounded out (first unassisted); Koskie lined to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Graffanino struck out; Relaford singled to right;
Berroa lined into a double play to second [Relaford out at first
(second to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
TWINS 4TH: Hunter singled to center; Jones grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Hunter to second]; LeCroy grounded out (shortstop
to first); Blanco singled to center [Hunter scored]; Prieto
homered to left [Blanco scored]; Ford was hit by a pitch;
Cuddyer singled to right [Ford to third]; Mientkiewicz walked
[Cuddyer to second]; Koskie singled to center [Ford scored,
Cuddyer scored, Mientkiewicz to third]; SULLIVAN REPLACED GOBBLE
(PITCHING); Hunter struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Beltran flied to center; Sweeney doubled to left;
Stairs singled to center [Sweeney scored]; Harvey struck out;
Randa lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 1.
TWINS 5TH: Jones struck out; LeCroy struck out; Blanco struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Santiago homered to left; Graffanino singled to
center; Relaford forced Graffanino (second to shortstop); Berroa
singled to right [Relaford to third]; Beltran walked [Berroa to
second]; Sweeney hit into a double play to first [Relaford
scored (error by Mientkiewicz) (unearned) (no RBI), Beltran out
at first (first to catcher to right)]; Doug Mientkiewicz
dropped the ball about 30 feet up the line behind the bag; his
throw to the plate hit Mike Sweeney who was standing at 1B even
though he was out; Henry Blanco retrieved the ball and threw to
Jacque Jones who had run in for the popup; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 3.
TWINS 6TH: Prieto was called out on strikes; Ford lined to
center; Cuddyer flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6,
Royals 3.
ROYALS 6TH: Stairs singled to center; Harvey singled to left
[Stairs to second]; ROA REPLACED LOHSE (PITCHING); Randa
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stairs to third, Harvey out at second]; Santiago grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 3.
TWINS 7TH: CERDA REPLACED SULLIVAN (PITCHING); Mientkiewicz
flied to right; Koskie walked; Hunter singled to center [Koskie
to second]; Jones flied to center [Koskie to third]; GRIMSLEY
REPLACED CERDA (PITCHING); LeCroy singled to right [Koskie
scored, Hunter to third]; Blanco struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Twins 7, Royals 3.
ROYALS 7TH: Graffanino grounded out (shortstop to first);
Relaford was called out on strikes; Berroa lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 3.
TWINS 8TH: HUISMAN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Prieto grounded
out (third to first); Ford flied to right; Cuddyer flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 3.
ROYALS 8TH: Beltran doubled to right; Sweeney walked; FULTZ
REPLACED ROA (PITCHING); Blanco allowed a passed ball [Beltran
to third, Sweeney to second]; Stairs struck out; RINCON REPLACED
FULTZ (PITCHING); Harvey struck out; Randa flied to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 3.
TWINS 9TH: Mientkiewicz doubled to center; Koskie singled to
center [Mientkiewicz scored]; GUZMAN RAN FOR KOSKIE; Hunter
walked [Guzman to second]; FIELD REPLACED HUISMAN (PITCHING);
Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Guzman to third, Hunter out at second]; LeCroy popped to third;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 3.
ROYALS 9TH: GUZMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PRIETO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); NATHAN REPLACED RINCON (PITCHING);
Santiago flied to left; Graffanino singled to right; Relaford
flied to left; Graffanino advanced to second because of
defensive indifference [Graffanino to second]; Berroa singled to
first [Graffanino to third]; Berroa advanced to second because
of defensive indifference [Berroa to second]; Beltran struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 8 12 1 8
Royals 3 12 0 8
