Ejections: Miguel Sano by John Hirschbeck [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 3:23 Attendance: 35317
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Dozier 2b Escobar ss
2. Rosario lf Moustakas 3b
3. Mauer dh Cain cf
4. Sano rf Hosmer 1b
5. Park 1b Morales dh
6. Escobar ss Gordon lf
7. Nunez 3b Perez c
8. Murphy c Colon 2b
9. Buxton cf Orlando rf
Nolasco p Volquez p
TWINS 1ST: Dozier flied to center; Rosario was called out on
strikes; Mauer singled to center; Sano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Escobar grounded out (third to first); Moustakas
struck out; Cain grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 2ND: Park struck out; Escobar flied to left; Nunez singled
to center; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Hosmer flied to left; Morales singled to center;
Nolasco threw a wild pitch [Morales to second]; Gordon struck
out; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 0.
TWINS 3RD: Buxton struck out; Dozier flied to left; Rosario
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Colon grounded out (pitcher to first); Orlando
popped to first; Escobar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 4TH: Mauer singled to center; Sano struck out; Park struck
out; Escobar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals
0.
ROYALS 4TH: Moustakas grounded out (first unassisted); Cain
flied to center; Hosmer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 5TH: Nunez singled to right; Nunez stole second; Murphy
struck out; Buxton flied to center; Dozier lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Gordon was
called out on strikes; Perez doubled to right; Colon grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 6TH: Rosario singled to center; Mauer singled to first
[Rosario to second]; Sano singled to right [Rosario scored,
Mauer to second]; Park struck out; Escobar struck out; Nunez
singled to center [Mauer scored, Sano to third (error by Cain)];
HOCHEVAR REPLACED VOLQUEZ (PITCHING); Murphy lined to right; 2
R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Orlando was called out on strikes; Escobar struck
out (catcher to first); Moustakas homered to right-center; Cain
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2,
Royals 1.
TWINS 7TH: Buxton grounded out (third to first); Dozier homered
to left-center; Rosario grounded out (second to first); Mauer
was hit by a pitch; Sano was called out on strikes; Twins
right fielder Miguel Sano ejected by HP umpire John
Hirschbeck; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: KEPLER REPLACED SANO (PLAYING RF); Hosmer flied to
left; Morales lined to center; Gordon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
TWINS 8TH: GEE REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); Park lined to left;
Escobar flied to center; Nunez singled to left; Murphy flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: JEPSEN REPLACED NOLASCO (PITCHING); Perez struck
out; Colon singled to third; Orlando grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Colon to second]; Escobar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
TWINS 9TH: On a bunt Buxton singled to pitcher [Buxton to second
(error by Gee)]; Dozier struck out; Rosario struck out; Mauer
was walked intentionally; Kepler walked [Buxton to third, Mauer
to second]; Park struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: PERKINS REPLACED JEPSEN (PITCHING); Moustakas flied
to left; Cain singled to center; Hosmer tripled to left [Cain
scored]; Morales out on a sacrifice fly to right [Hosmer
scored]; Gordon singled to center; Perez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.
TWINS 10TH: DAVIS REPLACED GEE (PITCHING); Escobar popped to
second; Nunez was hit by a pitch; Nunez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Murphy popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.
ROYALS 10TH: PLOUFFE REPLACED NUNEZ (PLAYING 3B); MAY REPLACED
PERKINS (PITCHING); Colon walked; GORE RAN FOR COLON; Gore safe
on a pick-off error by May [Gore to third]; Orlando lined to
center; Escobar struck out; Moustakas walked; Moustakas advanced
to second because of defensive indifference [Moustakas to
second]; May threw a wild pitch [Gore scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 3 11 1 11
Royals 4 7 2 5
