Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Polanco ss Dyson cf
2. Grossman dh Merrifield 2b
3. Sano 3b Hosmer 1b
4. Vargas 1b Morales dh
5. Kepler rf Orlando rf
6. Escobar 2b Gordon lf
7. Murphy c Escobar ss
8. Schafer lf Cuthbert 3b
9. Buxton cf Butera c
Gibson p Duffy p
TWINS 1ST: Polanco walked; Grossman singled to right [Polanco to
second]; Sano flied to right; Vargas was called out on strikes;
Kepler forced Grossman (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Dyson popped to third; Merrifield lined to left;
Hosmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 2ND: Escobar flied to right; Murphy struck out; Schafer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Morales struck out; Orlando doubled to center;
Gordon singled to center [Orlando to third]; Escobar singled to
shortstop [Orlando scored, Gordon to second]; Cuthbert flied to
center; Butera singled to left [Gordon scored, Escobar to third,
Butera to second (on throw)]; Dyson was hit by a pitch;
Merrifield grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 2.
TWINS 3RD: Buxton walked; Polanco forced Buxton (shortstop to
second); Grossman grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Polanco out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Hosmer grounded out (first unassisted); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Orlando doubled to left;
Gibson threw a wild pitch [Orlando to third]; Gordon struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
TWINS 4TH: Sano flied to right; Vargas doubled to third; Kepler
lined to center [Vargas to third]; Escobar lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Escobar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cuthbert
struck out; Butera struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 2.
TWINS 5TH: Murphy lined to center; On a bunt Schafer singled to
second; Buxton lined to shortstop; Polanco was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Dyson was called out on strikes; Merrifield struck
out; Hosmer walked; DOZIER BATTED FOR MORALES; Dozier popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
TWINS 6TH: DOZIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grossman grounded
out (third to first); Sano grounded out (third to first); Vargas
homered to center; Kepler grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Orlando singled to center; Orlando was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gordon struck out;
Escobar lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.
TWINS 7TH: Escobar singled to left; Murphy singled to center
[Escobar to second]; Schafer out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Escobar to third, Murphy to second]; Buxton tripled to
center [Escobar scored, Murphy scored]; Polanco singled to
center [Buxton scored]; YOUNG REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Polanco
safe on a pick-off error by Young [Polanco to second]; Grossman
popped to catcher; Young threw a wild pitch [Polanco to third];
Sano struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Cuthbert flied to center; Butera singled to center;
Dyson tripled to center [Butera scored]; Merrifield singled to
left [Dyson scored]; O'ROURKE REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Hosmer
struck out; TONKIN REPLACED O'ROURKE (PITCHING); Dozier was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
TWINS 8TH: Vargas popped to shortstop; Kepler was called out on
strikes; Escobar walked; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
ROYALS 8TH: Orlando singled to left; Gordon lined to second;
Escobar lined to center; Cuthbert was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
TWINS 9TH: HERRERA REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Schafer lined to
second; Buxton doubled to left; Polanco singled to first [Buxton
to third]; Grossman singled to center [Buxton scored, Polanco to
third]; Sano singled to left [Polanco scored, Grossman to
second]; Vargas struck out; Kepler singled to center [Grossman
scored, Sano to third (error by Dyson), Kepler to second];
POUNDERS REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING); Escobar grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 4.
ROYALS 9TH: KINTZLER REPLACED TONKIN (PITCHING); Butera singled
to third; Dyson singled to center [Butera to second]; Merrifield
walked [Butera to third, Dyson to second]; Hosmer grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Butera scored, Dyson to third,
Merrifield out at second]; PEREZ BATTED FOR DOZIER; Perez
singled to left [Dyson scored]; GORE RAN FOR PEREZ; Gore was
picked off first (pitcher to first); when Terrance Gore was
called safe at 1B, Twins manager Paul Molitor challenged the
ruling; the call was overturned by replay to end the game; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 7 13 0 8
Royals 6 13 2 7
