Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota TwinsMIN	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8	1
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	-	7	13	2

Decisions

• WinnerRichard Lovelady
• LoserJ.A. Happ
• SaveScott Barlow

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp ground ball to pitcher Brady Singer. Luis Arraez scores. Josh Donaldson scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Brady Singer.2-0
2. Top 1Alex Kirilloff singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Trevor Larnach scores.3-0
3. Bot 2Salvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to right field.3-1
4. Bot 2Hunter Dozier singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Hanser Alberto scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd. Fielding error by left fielder Trevor Larnach.3-2
5. Bot 2Michael A. Taylor doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nick Gordon. Hunter Dozier scores.3-3
6. Bot 3Hanser Alberto homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Salvador Perez scores.3-5
7. Bot 5Carlos Santana singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Soler to 2nd.3-6
8. Top 6Luis Arraez grounds into a double play, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Hanser Alberto to first baseman Carlos Santana. Max Kepler scores. Nick Gordon to 3rd. Ben Rortvedt out at 2nd. Luis Arraez out at 1st.4-6
9. Bot 8Jorge Soler walks.4-7

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

31,824

Duration

3 h 18

Weather

87 °F, Clear · wind 5 mph, L To R

Umpires

Greg Gibson (Home plate) · Will Little (First base) · Rob Drake (Second base) · Dan Merzel (Third base)