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	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	6	11	1
Minnesota TwinsMIN	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	1

Decisions

• WinnerBrad Keller
• LoserMatt Shoemaker
• SaveGreg Holland

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Whit Merrifield scores.1-0
2. Bot 1Trevor Larnach walks. Josh Donaldson scores. Alex Kirilloff to 3rd. Nelson Cruz to 2nd.1-1
3. Bot 2Ben Rortvedt homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.1-2
4. Top 5Hunter Dozier grounds into a force out, shortstop Andrelton Simmons to second baseman Jorge Polanco. Edward Olivares scores. Kelvin Gutierrez out at 2nd. Hunter Dozier to 1st.2-2
5. Top 5Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Hunter Dozier scores. Jarrod Dyson to 2nd.3-2
6. Top 5Andrew Benintendi out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rob Refsnyder. Jarrod Dyson scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.4-2
7. Top 5Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Whit Merrifield scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd.5-2
8. Bot 5Miguel Sano grounds into a double play, third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez to second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. Josh Donaldson scores. Alex Kirilloff to 3rd. Nelson Cruz out at 2nd. Miguel Sano out at 1st.5-3
9. Top 9Hunter Dozier homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.6-3

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Target Field

Attendance

17,923

Duration

3 h 19

Weather

55 °F, Overcast · wind 8 mph, R To L

Umpires

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