Ejections: KC Manager Ned Yost by Will Little [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 20199
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Merrifield 2b Mauer 1b
2. Bonifacio rf Rosario lf
3. Moustakas 3b Dozier 2b
4. Perez c Escobar 3b
5. Duda 1b Grossman rf
6. R. Herrera cf Garver dh
7. Gordon lf Kepler cf
8. Escobar ss Polanco ss
9. Mondesi dh Wilson c
Duffy p Berrios p
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield grounded out (first to pitcher);
Bonifacio struck out; Moustakas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Mauer singled to left; Rosario singled to right
[Mauer to second]; Dozier was called out on strikes; Escobar
struck out; Grossman walked [Mauer to third, Rosario to second];
Garver struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Duda popped to
shortstop; R. Herrera was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Kepler flied to center; Polanco was called out on
strikes; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Twins 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Gordon doubled to right; Escobar doubled to right
[Gordon scored]; On a bunt Mondesi made an out to catcher;
Merrifield grounded out (third to first); Bonifacio grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Mauer struck out; Rosario struck out; Dozier singled
to left; Escobar singled to right [Dozier to third]; Perez
allowed a passed ball [Escobar to second]; Grossman flied to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Moustakas was hit by a pitch; Perez doubled to
center [Moustakas to third]; Duda was called out on strikes;
Kansas City manager Yost ejected by plate umpire Little for
arguing called third strike; R. Herrera grounded out (third
to first); Gordon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Garver popped to second; Kepler singled to center;
Polanco lined to center; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Escobar grounded out (shortstop to first); Mondesi
struck out; Merrifield singled to center; Bonifacio singled to
left [Merrifield to third]; Moustakas struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 5TH: Mauer grounded out (first unassisted); Rosario
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dozier walked; Escobar singled
to center [Dozier to third]; Grossman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Perez flied to center; Duda struck out; R. Herrera
singled to second; R. Herrera was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Royals challenged call that Herrara was out at first;
call was upheld - out on pickoff; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 6TH: Garver struck out; Kepler grounded out (second to
first); Polanco grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
ROYALS 7TH: Gordon struck out; Escobar lined to center; Mondesi
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
1, Twins 0.
TWINS 7TH: HILL REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Wilson doubled to
left; CAVE RAN FOR WILSON; Mauer singled to right [Cave to
third]; Rosario grounded out (third to first) [Cave scored,
Mauer to second]; MCCARTHY REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Dozier
walked; Escobar singled to center [Mauer scored, Dozier to
third]; Grossman lined to shortstop; Garver grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
ROYALS 8TH: GARVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); KEPLER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CAVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); HILDENBERGER REPLACED GROSSMAN (PITCHING); Merrifield
struck out; Bonifacio struck out; Moustakas grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
TWINS 8TH: MAURER REPLACED MCCARTHY (PITCHING); Kepler grounded
out (second to first); Polanco walked; Cave singled to left
[Polanco to second]; Mauer singled to center [Polanco scored,
Cave to second]; Rosario forced Mauer (first to shortstop) [Cave
to third]; Dozier flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
1, Twins 3.
ROYALS 9TH: RODNEY REPLACED HILDENBERGER (PITCHING); Perez lined
to right; Duda walked; R. Herrera struck out; Gordon singled to
shortstop [Duda to second]; Escobar popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 1 7 0 7
Twins 3 11 0 12
