Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Escobar ss Nunez 2b
2. Merrifield 3b Mauer 1b
3. Cain cf Sano rf
4. Hosmer 1b Plouffe 3b
5. Morales dh Park dh
6. Perez c Grossman lf
7. Orlando rf Escobar ss
8. Infante 2b Suzuki c
9. Dyson lf D. Santana cf
Kennedy p Nolasco p
ROYALS 1ST: Escobar doubled to left; Merrifield grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cain doubled to center [Escobar scored];
Hosmer struck out; Morales lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Nunez grounded out (second to first); Mauer homered
to left; Sano lined to center; Plouffe singled to shortstop
[Plouffe to second (error by Escobar)]; Park was hit by a pitch;
Grossman singled to right [Plouffe scored, Park to third];
Escobar grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 2.
ROYALS 2ND: Perez doubled to left; Orlando singled to center
[Perez to third]; Infante lined out on a sacrifice fly to right
[Perez scored]; Dyson struck out while Orlando stole second
[Orlando to third (error by Suzuki)]; Escobar struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.
TWINS 2ND: Suzuki singled to center; On a bunt D. Santana forced
Suzuki (first to shortstop); Nunez popped to second; D. Santana
stole second; Mauer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Merrifield singled to right; Cain lined to center;
Hosmer singled to left [Merrifield to second]; Morales walked
[Merrifield to third, Hosmer to second]; Perez singled to third
[Merrifield scored, Hosmer to third, Morales to second]; Orlando
lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Hosmer scored, Morales to
third]; Infante walked [Perez to second]; Dyson singled to
center [Morales scored, Perez scored, Infante to third]; MAY
REPLACED NOLASCO (PITCHING); Dyson stole second; Escobar
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
6, Twins 2.
TWINS 3RD: Sano struck out; Plouffe singled to left; Park struck
out; Grossman walked [Plouffe to second]; Escobar struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Merrifield doubled to center; Cain struck out;
Hosmer struck out; Morales singled to left [Merrifield scored];
Perez singled to center [Morales to second]; Orlando singled to
center [Morales scored, Perez to third]; when Danny Santana
was ruled to have caught the fly ball, Royals manager Ned Yost
challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay to no
catch and each runner awarded two bases; Infante flied to
right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 2.
TWINS 4TH: Suzuki lined to left; ALEXANDER REPLACED KENNEDY
(PITCHING); D. Santana grounded out (second to first); Nunez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 2.
ROYALS 5TH: ROGERS REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Dyson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Escobar flied to center; Merrifield grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 2.
TWINS 5TH: Mauer singled to left; Sano walked [Mauer to second];
Plouffe flied to right [Mauer to third]; Park grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Sano out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Cain singled to right; Hosmer grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cain out at second];
Morales flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins
2.
TWINS 6TH: Grossman doubled; a fan reached out and touched
the ball; Escobar singled to first [Grossman to third];
MOYLAN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Suzuki grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Grossman scored (no
RBI), Escobar out at second]; D. Santana lined to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 3.
ROYALS 7TH: KINTZLER REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Perez tripled
to center; Orlando struck out; Infante struck out; Dyson
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals
8, Twins 3.
TWINS 7TH: Nunez grounded out (pitcher to first); Mauer singled
to right; Sano grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Mauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 3.
ROYALS 8TH: ABAD REPLACED KINTZLER (PITCHING); Escobar struck
out; Merrifield was called out on strikes; Cain grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 3.
TWINS 8TH: Plouffe singled to left; Park singled to left
[Plouffe to second]; Grossman flied to left; Escobar singled to
center [Plouffe scored, Park to second]; HERRERA REPLACED MOYLAN
(PITCHING); Suzuki was called out on strikes; D. Santana lined
to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 4.
ROYALS 9TH: JEPSEN REPLACED ABAD (PITCHING); Hosmer struck out;
Morales lined to third; Perez singled to left; Orlando singled
to right [Perez to second]; Infante doubled to center [Perez
scored, Orlando scored]; Dyson popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 10, Twins 4.
TWINS 9TH: WANG REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING); Nunez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mauer grounded out (first unassisted);
Sano walked; Plouffe forced Sano (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Twins 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 10 17 1 8
Twins 4 12 1 9
