Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Escobar ss Dozier 2b
2. Cain cf Grossman rf
3. Hosmer 1b Sano dh
4. Perez dh Kepler cf
5. Bonifacio lf Vargas 1b
6. Soler rf E. Rosario lf
7. Cuthbert 3b Escobar 3b
8. Mondesi 2b Gimenez c
9. Butera c Adrianza ss
Kennedy p Mejia p
ROYALS 1ST: Escobar grounded out (second to first); Cain
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hosmer singled to third;
Perez homered to left [Hosmer scored]; Bonifacio grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Dozier walked; Grossman homered to right-center
[Dozier scored]; Sano walked; Kepler homered to right [Sano
scored]; Vargas grounded out (shortstop to first); E. Rosario
grounded out (first unassisted); Escobar grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 4.
ROYALS 2ND: Soler walked; Cuthbert flied to right; Mondesi
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Soler
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 4.
TWINS 2ND: Gimenez grounded out (third to first); Adrianza
walked; Dozier doubled to center [Adrianza scored]; Grossman
popped to first; Sano struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals
2, Twins 5.
ROYALS 3RD: Butera walked; Escobar grounded out (second to
first) [Butera to second]; Cain reached on a fielder's choice
[Butera out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Hosmer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals
2, Twins 5.
TWINS 3RD: YOUNG REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Kepler popped to
third; Vargas walked; E. Rosario lined to right; Escobar flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 5.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez homered to left-center; Bonifacio singled to
right; Soler flied to right; Bonifacio safe on a pick-off error
by Vargas [Bonifacio to second]; Cuthbert grounded out (second
to first) [Bonifacio to third]; Mondesi was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.
TWINS 4TH: Gimenez homered to left; Adrianza singled to center;
Dozier flied to left; Grossman singled to third [Adrianza to
second]; Sano singled to left [Adrianza scored, Grossman to
second]; Kepler struck out; Vargas flied to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 7.
ROYALS 5TH: Butera grounded out (pitcher to first); Escobar
flied to right; Cain lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 7.
TWINS 5TH: E. Rosario struck out; Escobar flied to center;
Gimenez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 7.
ROYALS 6TH: Hosmer lined to center; Perez lined to center;
Bonifacio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 3, Twins 7.
TWINS 6TH: Adrianza singled to right; Dozier struck out;
Grossman popped to third; Sano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 7.
ROYALS 7TH: Soler doubled to left; Cuthbert struck out; Mondesi
was called out on strikes; Butera flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 7.
TWINS 7TH: Kepler walked; Kepler stole second; Vargas singled to
right [Kepler scored]; E. Rosario flied to right; Escobar
singled to right [Vargas to second]; Gimenez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Escobar out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 8.
ROYALS 8TH: ROGERS REPLACED MEJIA (PITCHING); Escobar singled to
center; Cain grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Escobar out at second]; Hosmer homered to center; Perez
flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 8.
TWINS 8TH: WOOD REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Adrianza flied to
right; Dozier doubled to right; Grossman walked; Sano struck
out; Kepler flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4,
Twins 8.
ROYALS 9TH: BUXTON REPLACED GROSSMAN (PLAYING CF); KEPLER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); KINTZLER REPLACED ROGERS
(PITCHING); Bonifacio grounded out (shortstop to first); Soler
was called out on strikes; Cuthbert was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 4 7 0 3
Twins 8 11 1 8