Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	7	1
Minnesota TwinsMIN	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	-	6	9	0

Decisions

• WinnerJ.A. Happ
• LoserErvin Santana
• SaveTaylor Rogers

Scoring plays

1. Bot 1Nelson Cruz hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball down the right-field line. Josh Donaldson scores. Alex Kirilloff to 3rd.0-1
2. Bot 2Trevor Larnach homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.0-2
3. Top 3Salvador Perez homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Santana scores.2-2
4. Bot 4Rob Refsnyder singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jorge Polanco scores. Mitch Garver to 3rd. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.2-3
5. Bot 4Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging.2-4
6. Bot 6Trevor Larnach reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Carlos Santana. Mitch Garver scores. Trevor Larnach out at 2nd, second baseman Hanser Alberto to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi.2-5
7. Top 8Whit Merrifield grounds into a double play, shortstop Andrelton Simmons to second baseman Jorge Polanco to first baseman Miguel Sano. Hanser Alberto scores. Cam Gallagher out at 2nd. Whit Merrifield out at 1st.3-5
8. Bot 8Rob Refsnyder singles on a ground ball to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.3-6
9. Top 9Adalberto Mondesi homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Kelvin Gutierrez scores.5-6

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Target Field

Attendance

18,444

Duration

3 h 04

Weather

61 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 10 mph, In From RF

Umpires

Tim Timmons (Home plate) · Lance Barrett (First base) · Roberto Ortiz (Second base) · Carlos Torres (Third base)