BATTING - 2B: Cain (5,off E. Santana); Merrifield 2 (3,off E. Santana,off Kintzler);
Orlando (5,off E. Santana).
HR: Perez (7,2nd inning off E. Santana 1 on 0 out).
GDP: Hosmer (7,off E. Santana); Cuthbert (2,off Tonkin).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - SB: Cain (6,2nd base off Tonkin/Centeno).
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Escobar ss Nunez 2b
2. Merrifield 2b Mauer 1b
3. Cain cf Sano dh
4. Hosmer 1b Plouffe 3b
5. Morales dh Grossman lf
6. Perez c Arcia rf
7. Orlando rf Escobar ss
8. Cuthbert 3b Centeno c
9. Dyson lf D. Santana cf
Volquez p E. Santana p
ROYALS 1ST: Escobar flied to center; Merrifield struck out
(catcher to first); Cain doubled to right; Hosmer popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Nunez grounded out (third to first); Mauer lined to
shortstop; Sano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Morales walked; Perez homered to center [Morales
scored]; Orlando singled to left; Cuthbert flied to right; On a
bunt Dyson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Orlando to second];
Escobar struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Plouffe flied to right; Grossman was called out on
strikes; Arcia doubled to right; Escobar singled to right [Arcia
scored]; Centeno grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Merrifield doubled to left; Cain singled to left
[Merrifield to third]; Hosmer grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Merrifield scored (no RBI), Cain out at
second]; Morales struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3,
Twins 1.
TWINS 3RD: D. Santana grounded out (pitcher to first); Nunez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mauer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez struck out; Orlando doubled to center;
Cuthbert singled to left [Orlando to third]; E. Santana threw a
wild pitch [Orlando scored, Cuthbert to third (error by
Centeno)]; Dyson walked; Escobar singled to right [Cuthbert
scored, Dyson to second]; Merrifield forced Escobar (shortstop
to second) [Dyson to third]; Cain singled to center [Dyson
scored, Merrifield to third]; TONKIN REPLACED E. SANTANA
(PITCHING); Cain stole second; Hosmer struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E,
2 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 1.
TWINS 4TH: Sano struck out; Plouffe struck out; Grossman walked;
Arcia was hit by a pitch [Grossman to second]; Escobar singled
to right [Grossman scored (error by Orlando) (unearned) (no
RBI), Arcia scored (unearned) (no RBI), Escobar to second];
Centeno struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6,
Twins 3.
ROYALS 5TH: Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Perez
singled to center; Orlando reached on an error by Nunez [Perez
to second]; Cuthbert grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Orlando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 6, Twins 3.
TWINS 5TH: D. Santana walked; Nunez singled to right [D. Santana
to third]; Mauer singled to center [D. Santana scored, Nunez to
second]; Sano forced Mauer (shortstop to second) [Nunez to
third]; Plouffe struck out; Grossman flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 4.
ROYALS 6TH: PRESSLY REPLACED TONKIN (PITCHING); Dyson singled to
left; Escobar grounded out (second to first) [Dyson to second];
Merrifield flied to center; Cain singled to right [Dyson
scored]; Hosmer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7,
Twins 4.
TWINS 6TH: Arcia singled to right; Escobar grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Arcia out at second]; Centeno
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
ROYALS 7TH: Morales struck out; Perez flied to right; Orlando
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
TWINS 7TH: On a bunt D. Santana made an out to pitcher; Nunez
grounded out (second to first); Mauer walked; HOCHEVAR REPLACED
VOLQUEZ (PITCHING); Sano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
ROYALS 8TH: KINTZLER REPLACED PRESSLY (PITCHING); Cuthbert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyson was called out on
strikes; Escobar flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
7, Twins 4.
TWINS 8TH: SORIA REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); Plouffe grounded
out (second to first); Grossman flied to center; Arcia struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
ROYALS 9TH: Merrifield doubled to left; Cain struck out; ABAD
REPLACED KINTZLER (PITCHING); Hosmer grounded out (second to
first) [Merrifield to third]; Morales flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
TWINS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED SORIA (PITCHING); Escobar doubled to
center; DOZIER BATTED FOR CENTENO; Dozier walked; D. Santana
walked [Escobar to third, Dozier to second]; Nunez struck out;
Mauer struck out; Sano lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 7, Twins 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 7 13 1 7
Twins 4 7 2 8
