Ejections: KC Coach Dale Sveum by Todd Tichenor [Interference call]
Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 30599
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Dozier 2b Orlando cf
2. Polanco ss Cuthbert 3b
3. Mauer dh Cain rf
4. Plouffe 1b Hosmer 1b
5. Kepler rf Morales dh
6. Sano 3b Perez c
7. Rosario cf Gordon lf
8. Suzuki c Escobar ss
9. Grossman lf Mondesi 2b
Duffey p Gee p
TWINS 1ST: Dozier homered to left-center; Polanco grounded out
(first unassisted); Mauer struck out; Plouffe grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Orlando grounded out (catcher to
first); Paulo Orlando called for interference for running in
fair territory; Royals Hitting Coach Dale Sveum ejected by HP
umpire Todd Tichenor; Cuthbert struck out; Cain grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
TWINS 2ND: Kepler singled to left; Sano struck out; Kepler stole
second; Rosario walked; Suzuki flied to center; Grossman
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Hosmer struck out; Morales lined to second; Perez
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
TWINS 3RD: Dozier grounded out (shortstop to first); Polanco
singled to center; Mauer grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Polanco out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Gordon struck out; Escobar flied to center; On a
bunt Mondesi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
TWINS 4TH: Plouffe lined to right; Kepler grounded out (first to
pitcher); Sano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Orlando struck out; Cuthbert singled to center; Cain
walked [Cuthbert to second]; Hosmer forced Cain (pitcher to
shortstop) [Cuthbert to third]; Morales walked [Hosmer to
second]; Perez was hit by a pitch [Cuthbert scored, Hosmer to
third, Morales to second]; Gordon homered to right-center
[Hosmer scored, Morales scored, Perez scored]; Escobar walked;
TONKIN REPLACED DUFFEY (PITCHING); Mondesi struck out; 5 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5.
TWINS 5TH: Rosario struck out; Suzuki singled to center;
Grossman was called out on strikes; Dozier struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5.
ROYALS 5TH: Orlando grounded out (second to first); Cuthbert
singled to left; Cain grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cuthbert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 5.
TWINS 6TH: Polanco struck out; Mauer grounded out (first to
pitcher); Plouffe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5.
ROYALS 6TH: DEAN REPLACED TONKIN (PITCHING); Hosmer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morales struck out; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5.
TWINS 7TH: Kepler grounded out (second to first); Sano flied to
center; Rosario singled to center; Suzuki grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: Gordon grounded out (first unassisted); Escobar
lined to center; Mondesi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 5.
TWINS 8TH: YOUNG REPLACED GEE (PITCHING); Grossman flied to
right; Dozier grounded out (shortstop to first); Polanco
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Royals 5.
ROYALS 8TH: Orlando struck out; Cuthbert doubled to left; Cain
singled to right [Cuthbert to third]; Hosmer singled to center
[Cuthbert scored, Cain scored (error by Rosario) (no RBI),
Hosmer to third]; Morales doubled to center [Hosmer scored];
Perez popped to shortstop; Gordon grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 8.
TWINS 9TH: Mauer was called out on strikes; Plouffe flied to
left; Kepler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals
8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 1 5 1 4
Royals 8 7 0 2
