Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

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

Decisions

• WinnerKyle Zimmer
• LoserGriffin Jax
• SaveScott Barlow

Scoring plays

1. Top 4Gilberto Celestino grounds into a force out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Hanser Alberto. Ryan Jeffers scores. Miguel Sano out at 2nd. Gilberto Celestino to 1st. Throwing error by second baseman Hanser Alberto.1-0
2. Top 4Jorge Polanco singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Gilberto Celestino scores. Andrelton Simmons to 3rd.2-0
3. Bot 4Hunter Dozier doubles (14) on a line drive to center fielder Nick Gordon. Carlos Santana scores. Hanser Alberto scores.2-2
4. Bot 4Edward Olivares homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Michael A. Taylor scores.2-4
5. Bot 5Salvador Perez doubles (16) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Jorge Soler scores.2-5
6. Bot 5Hunter Dozier out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Salvador Perez scores. Hanser Alberto to 2nd.2-6
7. Top 8Trevor Larnach homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.3-6

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

16,133

Duration

2 h 57

Weather

86 °F, Sunny · wind 8 mph, In From RF

Umpires

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