Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Grossman rf Merrifield 2b
2. Mauer dh Bonifacio rf
3. Sano 3b Cain cf
4. Kepler cf Hosmer 1b
5. Vargas 1b Moustakas 3b
6. Escobar 2b Soler lf
7. E. Rosario lf Moss dh
8. Polanco ss Escobar ss
9. Castro c Butera c
Jorge p Hammel p
TWINS 1ST: Grossman doubled to right; Mauer flied to left; Sano
struck out; Kepler struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield lined to center; Bonifacio doubled to
center; Cain grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonifacio to
third]; Hosmer homered to left [Bonifacio scored]; Moustakas
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 2.
TWINS 2ND: Vargas struck out; Escobar flied to center; E.
Rosario singled to right; Polanco grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 2ND: Soler flied to left; Moss singled to right; Escobar
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Moss out
at second]; Twins challanged call that Escobar was safe at
first; call overturned - out for double play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
TWINS 3RD: Castro lined to center; Grossman grounded out (third
to first); Mauer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Butera walked; Merrifield struck out; Bonifacio was
called out on strikes; Cain singled to left [Butera to second];
Hosmer flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
TWINS 4TH: Sano lined to third; Kepler doubled to left; Vargas
grounded out (first unassisted) [Kepler to third]; Escobar flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Moustakas singled to left; Soler popped to second;
Moss grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to first)
[Moustakas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Royals 2.
TWINS 5TH: E. Rosario singled to right; Polanco flied to center;
Castro doubled to right [E. Rosario scored]; Grossman lined to
first; Mauer walked; Sano homered to left-center [Castro scored,
Mauer scored]; Kepler doubled to left; Hammel threw a wild pitch
[Kepler to third]; Vargas struck out (catcher to first); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Escobar flied to center; Butera grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Merrifield tripled to center;
Bonifacio lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals
2.
TWINS 6TH: Escobar flied to center; E. Rosario singled to
center; E. Rosario stole second; Polanco reached on an error by
Escobar [E. Rosario to third]; Castro doubled to right [E.
Rosario scored, Polanco scored (error by Bonifacio) (unearned),
Castro to third]; Grossman walked; MCCARTHY REPLACED HAMMEL
(PITCHING); Mauer singled to center [Castro scored, Grossman to
second]; Sano lined to center; Kepler grounded out (first to
pitcher); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Cain singled to left; BOSHERS REPLACED JORGE
(PITCHING); Hosmer flied to left; Boshers threw a wild pitch
[Cain to second]; Moustakas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Soler homered to left [Cain scored]; Moss doubled to center;
BELISLE REPLACED BOSHERS (PITCHING); Escobar doubled to right
[Moss scored]; Butera grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
TWINS 7TH: Vargas flied to right; Escobar grounded out (first
unassisted); E. Rosario singled to center; Polanco struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: Merrifield flied to right; Bonifacio struck out;
Cain grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 7, Royals 5.
TWINS 8TH: ALMONTE REPLACED MCCARTHY (PITCHING); Castro grounded
out (second to first); Grossman singled to center; BUXTON RAN
FOR GROSSMAN; Buxton stole second; Mauer walked; Sano grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mauer out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
ROYALS 8TH: BUXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KEPLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ROGERS REPLACED BELISLE (PITCHING);
Hosmer grounded out (second to first); Moustakas struck out;
Soler lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 5.
TWINS 9TH: HERRERA REPLACED ALMONTE (PITCHING); Kepler walked;
Vargas forced Kepler (second to shortstop); Escobar singled to
center [Vargas to second]; E. Rosario singled to left [Vargas
scored, Escobar to third, E. Rosario to second (on throw)];
Twins challenged call that Rosario was out at second; call was
overturned - batter to 2nd on throw; Polanco reached on an
error by Merrifield [Escobar scored, E. Rosario scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Polanco out at second (second to third to
catcher to shortstop)]; Castro grounded out (first unassisted);
3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 5.
ROYALS 9TH: KINTZLER REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Moss was called
out on strikes; Escobar grounded out (shortstop to first);
Butera grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 10, Royals 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 10 14 0 8
Royals 5 10 3 4
