Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
1. Merrifield cf Garver c
2. Soler rf Polanco ss
3. Perez dh Cruz dh
4. Dozier lf Gonzalez 2b
5. O'Hearn 1b Sano 1b
6. Franco 3b Kepler rf
7. N. Lopez 2b Buxton cf
8. Mondesi ss Cave lf
9. Gallagher c Adrianza 3b
Duffy p Berrios p
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield doubled to right; Soler struck out; Perez
struck out; Dozier walked; O'Hearn walked [Merrifield to third,
Dozier to second]; Franco struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Garver reached on an error by O'Hearn (assist by
Mondesi) [Garver to first]; Polanco singled to right [Garver to
second]; Duffy threw a wild pitch [Garver to third, Polanco to
second]; Cruz flied to right; Gonzalez lined out on a sacrifice
fly to right [Garver scored (unearned), Polanco to third]; Sano
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
ROYALS 2ND: N. Lopez singled to left; Mondesi flied to center;
Gallagher singled to right [N. Lopez to third]; Merrifield
singled to right [N. Lopez scored, Gallagher to second]; Soler
struck out; Gallagher was picked off second (pitcher to second);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.
TWINS 2ND: Kepler was called out on strikes; Buxton flied to
left; Cave struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Perez grounded out (third to first); Dozier struck
out; O'Hearn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins
1.
TWINS 3RD: Adrianza flied to left; Garver struck out; Polanco
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Franco popped to first; N. Lopez walked; Mondesi
forced N. Lopez (shortstop to second) [Mondesi to first];
Mondesi stole second; Gallagher walked; Merrifield homered to
left [Mondesi scored, Gallagher scored]; Soler was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.
TWINS 4TH: Cruz homered to center; Gonzalez flied to center;
Sano was called out on strikes; Kepler popped to shortstop; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.
ROYALS 5TH: ALCALA REPLACED BERRIOS (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (third to first); Dozier flied to center; O'Hearn walked;
Franco grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 2.
TWINS 5TH: MERRIFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); STARLING
REPLACED SOLER (PLAYING CF); Buxton struck out; Cave struck out
[Cave out at first (catcher to first)]; Adrianza walked; Garver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.
ROYALS 6TH: N. Lopez singled to center [N. Lopez out at second
(center to shortstop)]; Mondesi singled to second; Gallagher
singled to left [Mondesi to second]; Mondesi was picked off and
caught stealing third (pitcher to second to third) [Gallagher to
second]; Merrifield flied to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 2.
TWINS 6TH: STAUMONT REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Polanco was hit
by a pitch; Cruz struck out; Gonzalez flied to right; Sano
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.
ROYALS 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED ALCALA (PITCHING); Starling struck
out; Perez flied to center; Dozier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.
TWINS 7TH: ROSENTHAL REPLACED STAUMONT (PITCHING); Kepler
walked; Buxton struck out; Cave struck out; ROSARIO BATTED FOR
ADRIANZA; Rosario struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4,
Twins 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 4 8 1 6
Twins 2 2 0 4
