Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Garlick rf Merrifield 2b
2. Donaldson 3b C. Santana 1b
3. Polanco ss Perez dh
4. Cruz dh Benintendi lf
5. Larnach lf Soler rf
6. Sano 1b Dozier 3b
7. Jeffers c Taylor cf
8. Celestino cf Alberto ss
9. Gordon 2b Gallagher c
Happ p Bubic p
TWINS 1ST: Garlick was called out on strikes; Donaldson homered
to left; Polanco flied to center; Cruz singled to left; Larnach
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Santana grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez homered to
center; Benintendi flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
1, Royals 1.
TWINS 2ND: Sano struck out; Jeffers singled to third; Celestino
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jeffers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals
1.
ROYALS 2ND: Soler flied to right; Dozier lined to third; Taylor
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Royals 1.
TWINS 3RD: Gordon grounded out (second to first); Garlick
walked; Donaldson struck out; Polanco singled to shortstop
[Garlick to second]; Cruz flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Alberto flied to right; Gallagher singled to right;
Merrifield singled to left [Gallagher to second]; C. Santana
singled to right [Gallagher to third, Merrifield to second];
Perez struck out; Benintendi was hit by a pitch [Gallagher
scored, Merrifield to third, C. Santana to second]; Soler popped
to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.
TWINS 4TH: Larnach struck out; Sano walked; Jeffers singled to
center [Sano to third]; Celestino struck out; Gordon singled to
right [Sano scored, Jeffers to second]; Garlick flied to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Dozier homered to left; Taylor struck out; Alberto
singled to center; Gallagher singled to right [Alberto to
third]; Merrifield out on a sacrifice fly to left [Alberto
scored]; C. Santana flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Royals 4.
TWINS 5TH: Donaldson doubled to right; Polanco doubled to left
[Donaldson scored]; Cruz reached on an error by Bubic [Polanco
to third, Cruz to first]; Larnach popped to third in foul
territory; ZIMMER REPLACED BUBIC (PITCHING); Sano out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Polanco scored (unearned)]; Jeffers
forced Cruz (shortstop to second) [Jeffers to first]; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 4.
ROYALS 5TH: Perez homered to right; Benintendi singled to first;
Benintendi stole second; Soler grounded out (third to first);
Dozier flied to right; Taylor popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 4, Royals 5.
TWINS 6TH: Celestino grounded out (second to first); Gordon
struck out; Garlick flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
4, Royals 5.
ROYALS 6TH: DUFFEY REPLACED HAPP (PITCHING); On a bunt Alberto
made an out to pitcher; Gallagher grounded out (third to first);
Merrifield flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4,
Royals 5.
TWINS 7TH: JUNIS REPLACED ZIMMER (PITCHING); Donaldson homered
to center; Polanco singled to left; Cruz grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Polanco out at second];
Larnach flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: ROBLES REPLACED DUFFEY (PITCHING); C. Santana
walked; DYSON RAN FOR C. SANTANA; Dyson stole second; Perez
popped to first; Benintendi reached on an error by Celestino
[Dyson scored (error by Celestino) (unearned) (no RBI),
Benintendi to first]; Benintendi was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Soler walked; LOPEZ RAN FOR SOLER; Dozier
was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Twins
5, Royals 6.
TWINS 8TH: DYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOPEZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); DOZIER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
ALBERTO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BARLOW REPLACED JUNIS
(PITCHING); Sano struck out; Jeffers grounded out (third to
first); KIRILLOFF BATTED FOR CELESTINO; Kirilloff was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 6.
ROYALS 8TH: GARLICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KIRILLOFF
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FARRELL REPLACED ROBLES (PITCHING);
Taylor struck out; Alberto flied to center; Gallagher struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 6.
TWINS 9TH: Gordon grounded out (second to first); Garlick
walked; Donaldson grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Garlick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals
6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 5 10 2 6
Royals 6 9 1 6
