Ejections: Alcides Escobar by D.J. Reyburn [Call at 2B]; KC Manager
Ned Yost by D.J. Reyburn [Call at 2B]
Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 23252
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Span cf Gordon lf
2. Revere rf Escobar ss
3. Mauer 1b Moustakas 3b
4. Willingham lf Butler dh
5. Doumit dh Cain cf
6. Dozier ss Perez c
7. Casilla 2b Francoeur rf
8. Butera c Hosmer 1b
9. Carroll 3b Getz 2b
Deduno p Guthrie p
TWINS 1ST: Span grounded out (first unassisted); Revere struck
out; Mauer walked; Willingham grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Gordon grounded out (second to first); Escobar
walked; Moustakas struck out while Escobar was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 0.
TWINS 2ND: Doumit homered to right; Dozier flied to left;
Casilla was called out on strikes; Butera flied to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Butler grounded out (third to first); Cain grounded
out (third to first); Perez singled to center; Francoeur forced
Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1,
Royals 0.
TWINS 3RD: Carroll singled to left; Span struck out; Revere
walked [Carroll to second]; Mauer walked [Carroll to third,
Revere to second]; Willingham popped to shortstop; Doumit
singled to left [Carroll scored, Revere scored, Mauer to third,
Doumit to second (on throw to home)]; Dozier doubled to left
[Mauer scored, Doumit scored]; Casilla grounded out (first to
pitcher); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Hosmer struck out; Getz grounded out (first
unassisted); Gordon singled to center; Escobar lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.
TWINS 4TH: Butera grounded out (third to first); Carroll flied
to left; Span grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Moustakas walked; Butler singled to right [Moustakas
to third]; Cain out on a sacrifice fly to center [Moustakas
scored]; Perez struck out; Francoeur flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 1.
TWINS 5TH: Revere grounded out (first unassisted); Mauer
grounded out (second to first); Willingham was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Hosmer flied to right; Getz singled to third; Gordon
was called out on strikes; Getz stole second; Escobar grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 1.
TWINS 6TH: COLLINS REPLACED GUTHRIE (PITCHING); Doumit homered
to left; Dozier flied to center; Casilla struck out; Butera was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Moustakas walked; Butler flied to right; Cain flied
to center; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 1.
TWINS 7TH: Carroll singled to center; Span doubled to right
[Carroll scored, Span out at third (right to second to shortstop
to third)]; Revere singled to center; Mauer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Revere out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Francoeur grounded out (third to first); Hosmer
singled to center; Getz singled to right [Hosmer to second];
ROBERTSON REPLACED DEDUNO (PITCHING); Gordon flied to left;
Escobar forced Getz (shortstop to second); 2bman Getz and
Royals manager Yost argued the call with 2B umpire Reyburn;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 1.
TWINS 8TH: COLEMAN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Willingham flied
to left; Doumit struck out; Dozier flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: Moustakas doubled to right; SWARZAK REPLACED
ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Butler homered to left [Moustakas scored];
Cain grounded out (second to first); Perez struck out; Francoeur
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7,
Royals 3.
TWINS 9TH: Casilla flied to right; Butera was called out on
strikes; Carroll walked; Span struck out; SS Escobar and
Royals manager Yost ejected by 2B umpire for continuing to argue
call on Escobar in 7th; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7,
Royals 3.
ROYALS 9TH: PERKINS REPLACED SWARZAK (PITCHING); Hosmer doubled
to center; Getz grounded out (second to first) [Hosmer to
third]; Gordon out on a sacrifice fly to left [Hosmer scored];
BETANCOURT BATTED FOR ESCOBAR; Betancourt homered to left;
Moustakas struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 7 8 0 3
Royals 5 10 0 7
