Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Dyson cf Dozier 2b
2. Orlando rf Polanco ss
3. Hosmer 1b Sano dh
4. Morales dh Vargas 1b
5. Gordon lf Grossman lf
6. Cuthbert 3b Escobar 3b
7. Escobar ss Schafer rf
8. Merrifield 2b Murphy c
9. Butera c Buxton cf
Duffy p Gibson p
ROYALS 1ST: Dyson singled to right; Dyson was picked off first
(pitcher to first); when Jarrod Dyson was called safe at 1B,
Twins manager Paul Molitor challenged the ruling; the call was
overturned by replay; Orlando singled to center; Orlando was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Hosmer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Dozier struck out; Polanco singled to left; Sano
forced Polanco (pitcher to second); Vargas singled to center
[Sano to third]; Grossman singled to right [Sano scored, Vargas
to second]; Escobar struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0,
Twins 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Gordon
grounded out (second to first); Cuthbert walked; Escobar forced
Cuthbert (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0,
Twins 1.
TWINS 2ND: Schafer flied to right; Murphy struck out; Buxton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Merrifield grounded out (second to first); Butera
singled to center; On a bunt Dyson grounded out (catcher to
first) [Butera to second]; Orlando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
TWINS 3RD: Dozier grounded out (pitcher to first); Polanco
doubled to left; Butera allowed a passed ball [Polanco to
third]; Sano was called out on strikes; Vargas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Hosmer doubled to left; Morales singled to center
[Hosmer scored, Morales to second (error by Buxton)]; Gordon
struck out; Cuthbert grounded out (third to first); Escobar
walked; Merrifield singled to left [Morales scored, Escobar out
at third (left to third to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 1.
TWINS 4TH: Grossman doubled to center; Escobar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Duffy threw a wild pitch [Grossman to
third]; Schafer struck out; Murphy struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Butera homered to left-center; Dyson grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Orlando struck out but advanced to first
on a wild pitch; Hosmer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Orlando out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Buxton doubled to left; Dozier flied to center;
Polanco struck out; Sano reached on an error by Escobar [Buxton
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Vargas flied to right; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Morales homered to right-center; Gordon flied to
left; Cuthbert grounded out (third to first); Escobar struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.
TWINS 6TH: Grossman homered to left-center; Escobar flied to
center; Schafer struck out; Murphy singled to right; Buxton
struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4,
Twins 3.
ROYALS 7TH: WIMMERS REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Merrifield
struck out; Butera was called out on strikes; Dyson walked; On a
bunt Orlando made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 3.
TWINS 7TH: SORIA REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Dozier singled to
center; On a bunt Polanco made an out to third; Dozier stole
second; Sano doubled to center [Dozier scored]; Vargas walked;
Grossman forced Vargas (first to shortstop) [Sano to third];
STRAHM REPLACED SORIA (PITCHING); Escobar singled to left [Sano
scored, Grossman to second]; SUZUKI BATTED FOR SCHAFER; Suzuki
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
4, Twins 5.
ROYALS 8TH: ROSARIO REPLACED SUZUKI (PLAYING LF); KEPLER
REPLACED GROSSMAN (PLAYING RF); ROGERS REPLACED WIMMERS
(PITCHING); Hosmer grounded out (second to first); Morales
singled to left; GORE RAN FOR MORALES; Gore stole second; Gordon
struck out; PRESSLY REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Gore stole
third; Cuthbert flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4,
Twins 5.
TWINS 8TH: GORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HERRERA REPLACED
STRAHM (PITCHING); Murphy popped to shortstop; Buxton homered to
left-center; Dozier was called out on strikes; Polanco grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 6.
ROYALS 9TH: KINTZLER REPLACED PRESSLY (PITCHING); Escobar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Merrifield doubled to left;
NAVA BATTED FOR BUTERA; Nava flied to left; Dyson singled to
left [Merrifield scored, Dyson to second (on throw)]; Orlando
popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 5 11 1 6
Twins 6 12 1 8
