Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Escobar ss Dozier 2b
2. Cain cf Grossman dh
3. Hosmer 1b Mauer 1b
4. Perez c Sano 3b
5. Bonifacio rf Kepler rf
6. Soler dh Polanco ss
7. Merrifield 2b Castro c
8. Gordon lf Buxton cf
9. Cuthbert 3b E. Rosario lf
Karns p Santiago p
ROYALS 1ST: Escobar popped to first; Cain popped to second;
Hosmer singled to left; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Dozier struck out; Grossman flied to left; Mauer
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Bonifacio walked; Soler popped to shortstop;
Merrifield forced Bonifacio (second to shortstop); Gordon
singled to first [Merrifield to third]; Cuthbert singled to
center [Merrifield scored, Gordon to third]; Escobar grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins
0.
TWINS 2ND: Sano singled to left; Kepler doubled to right [Sano
out at home (right to second to catcher), Kepler to third (on
throw)]; Polanco grounded out (first unassisted); Castro flied
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Cain grounded out (shortstop to first); Hosmer
singled to left; Perez lined to left; Bonifacio homered to left
[Hosmer scored]; Soler popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Buxton struck out; E. Rosario flied to left; Dozier
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Merrifield singled to right; Merrifield stole
second; Gordon flied to left; Cuthbert flied to right; Escobar
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Grossman homered to right-center; Mauer singled to
left; Sano struck out; Kepler flied to center; Polanco singled
to pitcher [Mauer to second]; Castro flied to center; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Cain grounded out (third to first); Hosmer singled
to second; Perez singled to left [Hosmer to second]; Bonifacio
was called out on strikes; Soler flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Buxton popped to shortstop; E. Rosario lined to
center; Dozier flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3,
Twins 1.
ROYALS 6TH: DUFFEY REPLACED SANTIAGO (PITCHING); Merrifield
struck out; Gordon lined to center; Cuthbert reached on an error
by Sano; Escobar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3,
Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: STRAHM REPLACED KARNS (PITCHING); Grossman walked;
Strahm threw a wild pitch [Grossman to second]; Mauer flied to
center; Sano struck out; Kepler lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Cain grounded out (shortstop to first); Hosmer
grounded out (second to first); Perez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: MINOR REPLACED STRAHM (PITCHING); Polanco grounded
out (third to first); Castro lined to left; Buxton walked;
ESCOBAR BATTED FOR E. ROSARIO; Escobar flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
ROYALS 8TH: ESCOBAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BELISLE
REPLACED DUFFEY (PITCHING); Bonifacio singled to right; Soler
popped to second; Merrifield grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Bonifacio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 8TH: SORIA REPLACED MINOR (PITCHING); Dozier grounded out
(second to first); Grossman singled to right; Mauer flied to
center; Sano singled to left [Grossman to second]; ADRIANZA RAN
FOR SANO; Kepler lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3,
Twins 1.
ROYALS 9TH: ADRIANZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROGERS
REPLACED BELISLE (PITCHING); Gordon grounded out (second to
first); Cuthbert flied to right; Escobar grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 9TH: HERRERA REPLACED SORIA (PITCHING); Polanco struck
out; Castro singled to center; VARGAS BATTED FOR BUXTON; Vargas
homered to right-center [Castro scored]; Escobar flied to left;
Dozier singled to center; Grossman struck out (catcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 3.
ROYALS 10TH: GROSSMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); KEPLER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KINTZLER REPLACED VARGAS
(PITCHING); Cain singled to shortstop; Hosmer forced Cain (third
to second); Perez singled to left [Hosmer to second]; Bonifacio
lined into a double play to pitcher [Hosmer out at second
(pitcher to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 3.
TWINS 10TH: ALBURQUERQUE REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING); Mauer
walked; Adrianza walked [Mauer to second]; WOOD REPLACED
ALBURQUERQUE (PITCHING); Kepler walked [Mauer to third, Adrianza
to second]; Polanco lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Mauer
scored]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 3 11 0 8
Twins 4 10 1 10
