Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Merrifield 2b Dozier 2b
2. Cain cf Mauer 1b
3. Cabrera lf Polanco ss
4. Hosmer 1b E. Rosario lf
5. Perez c Escobar 3b
6. Moustakas 3b Kepler rf
7. Bonifacio rf Garver c
8. Moss dh Vargas dh
9. Escobar ss Granite cf
Hammel p Gee p
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield singled to center; Cain grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Merrifield out at second];
Cabrera doubled to right; Hosmer walked; Perez lined to second;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Dozier doubled to center; Mauer lined to center
[Dozier to third]; Polanco homered to right-center [Dozier
scored]; E. Rosario struck out; Escobar flied to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
ROYALS 2ND: Moustakas struck out; Bonifacio struck out; Moss
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
0, Twins 2.
TWINS 2ND: Kepler singled to left; Garver flied to center;
Vargas popped to third; Granite grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Escobar doubled to left; Merrifield grounded out
(second to first) [Escobar to third]; Cain singled to center
[Escobar scored]; Cabrera doubled to center [Cain scored];
Hosmer walked; Perez flied to center; Moustakas homered to right
[Cabrera scored, Hosmer scored]; Bonifacio walked; DUFFEY
REPLACED GEE (PITCHING); Moss lined to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2.
TWINS 3RD: Dozier singled to third; Mauer doubled to left
[Dozier to third]; Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Dozier scored, Mauer to third]; E. Rosario flied to center;
Escobar struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.
ROYALS 4TH: Escobar struck out; Merrifield lined to right; Cain
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.
TWINS 4TH: Kepler flied to left; Garver grounded out (shortstop
to first); Vargas popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
5, Twins 3.
ROYALS 5TH: Cabrera singled to center; Hosmer struck out; Perez
popped to shortstop; Moustakas grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.
TWINS 5TH: Granite grounded out (second to first); Dozier
grounded out (third to first); Mauer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.
ROYALS 6TH: Bonifacio singled to center; Moss homered to
right-center [Bonifacio scored]; PRESSLY REPLACED DUFFEY
(PITCHING); Escobar flied to left; Merrifield struck out; Cain
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7,
Twins 3.
TWINS 6TH: CABRERA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GORDON
REPLACED BONIFACIO (PLAYING LF); Polanco struck out; E. Rosario
grounded out (second to first); Escobar popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 3.
ROYALS 7TH: Cabrera grounded out (second to first); Hosmer
singled to center; Perez struck out; BOSHERS REPLACED PRESSLY
(PITCHING); Hosmer was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 3.
TWINS 7TH: Kepler doubled to left; Garver grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kepler to third]; Vargas singled to center
[Kepler scored]; MAURER REPLACED HAMMEL (PITCHING); Granite
forced Vargas (shortstop to second); Dozier was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
ROYALS 8TH: Moustakas flied to left; Gordon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moss lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 7, Twins 4.
TWINS 8TH: MINOR REPLACED MAURER (PITCHING); Mauer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Polanco singled to center; E. Rosario
grounded out (second to first) [Polanco to second]; Escobar
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7,
Twins 4.
ROYALS 9TH: CURTISS REPLACED BOSHERS (PITCHING); Escobar singled
to left; Merrifield popped to shortstop; Cain flied to right;
Cabrera singled to left [Escobar to second]; ORLANDO RAN FOR
CABRERA; Hosmer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 7, Twins 4.
TWINS 9TH: ORLANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HERRERA REPLACED
MINOR (PITCHING); Kepler reached on an error by Merrifield;
Garver popped to second; Vargas grounded out (second to first)
[Kepler to second]; Granite walked; Dozier was hit by a pitch
[Kepler to third, Granite to second]; BUXTON RAN FOR DOZIER;
Mauer singled to center [Kepler scored (unearned), Granite
scored (unearned), Buxton to third]; ALEXANDER REPLACED HERRERA
(PITCHING); Polanco walked (walk was charged to Herrera) [Mauer
to second]; E. Rosario struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 7, Twins 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 7 12 1 6
Twins 6 9 0 7
