Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Merrifield cf Mauer dh
2. Bonifacio rf Rosario lf
3. Moustakas 3b Dozier 2b
4. Perez dh Escobar 3b
5. Duda 1b Morrison 1b
6. Gordon lf Polanco ss
7. Escobar ss Kepler rf
8. Mondesi 2b Cave cf
9. Butera c Wilson c
Smith p Lynn p
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield struck out; Bonifacio singled to center;
Moustakas reached on a fielder's choice [Bonifacio to second
(error by Polanco; assist by Dozier)]; Perez homered to left
[Bonifacio scored (unearned), Moustakas scored]; Duda struck out
(catcher to first); Gordon grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Mauer singled to center; Rosario struck out; Dozier
flied to center; Escobar popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Escobar struck out; Mondesi grounded out (second to
first); Butera singled to center; Merrifield walked [Butera to
second]; Bonifacio struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3,
Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Morrison struck out; Polanco popped to third; Kepler
singled to third; Twins challenged call that Kepler was out
at first; call was overturned - single; Cave tripled to
right [Kepler scored]; Wilson singled to center [Cave scored];
Mauer singled to left [Wilson to second]; Rosario grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Moustakas homered to right; Perez struck out; Duda
walked; Gordon popped to third; Escobar grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.
TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Dozier singled to third; Escobar grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Dozier out at
second]; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4,
Twins 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Mondesi singled to second; Mondesi was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Butera lined to left;
Merrifield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 2.
TWINS 4TH: Polanco struck out; Kepler walked; Cave singled to
center [Kepler to third]; SPARKMAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING);
Wilson doubled to left [Kepler scored, Cave to third]; Mauer
struck out; Rosario was walked intentionally; Dozier singled to
pitcher [Cave scored, Wilson scored (error by Sparkman), Rosario
to third, Dozier to second]; Escobar was walked intentionally;
Morrison flied to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 5.
ROYALS 5TH: Bonifacio was called out on strikes; Moustakas flied
to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 5.
TWINS 5TH: Polanco singled to center; Kepler flied to center;
Cave forced Polanco (second to shortstop); Wilson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 5.
ROYALS 6TH: Duda was hit by a pitch; Gordon walked [Duda to
second]; PRESSLY REPLACED LYNN (PITCHING); Escobar was hit by a
pitch [Duda to third, Gordon to second]; Mondesi struck out;
Butera was called out on strikes; Merrifield flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 5.
TWINS 6TH: ROMERO REPLACED SPARKMAN (PITCHING); Mauer grounded
out (first to pitcher); Rosario singled to right; Dozier homered
to left [Rosario scored]; Escobar flied to center; Morrison
homered to right-center; Polanco struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 4, Twins 8.
ROYALS 7TH: DUKE REPLACED PRESSLY (PITCHING); Bonifacio struck
out; On a bunt Moustakas singled to third; Perez singled to
right [Moustakas to second]; Duda struck out; Gordon popped to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 8.
TWINS 7TH: HILL REPLACED ROMERO (PITCHING); Kepler grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cave grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson
singled to center; Mauer singled to center [Wilson to second];
Rosario popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4,
Twins 8.
ROYALS 8TH: BUSENITZ REPLACED DUKE (PITCHING); Escobar singled
to second; Twins challenged call that Escobar was safe at
first; call was upheld - single; Mondesi lined into a double
play (second to first) [Escobar out at first]; Butera grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins
8.
TWINS 8TH: ADAM REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Dozier was called out
on strikes; Escobar flied to right; Morrison flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 8.
ROYALS 9TH: Merrifield struck out; Bonifacio flied to right;
Moustakas homered to right-center; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 5 9 1 8
Twins 8 15 1 9
