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	1	0	3	2	0	0	6	13	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	2	0	2	2	2	3	0	0	-	11	15	1

Decisions

• WinnerJonathan Heasley
• LoserJohn Gant

Scoring plays

1. Bot 1Andrew Benintendi walks.0-1
2. Bot 1Carlos Santana grounds into a force out, second baseman Jorge Polanco to shortstop Nick Gordon. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Carlos Santana to 1st.0-2
3. Bot 3Hunter Dozier singles on a ground ball to right fielder Max Kepler. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd.0-3
4. Bot 3Adalberto Mondesi doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Carlos Santana scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd.0-4
5. Top 4Josh Donaldson doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Byron Buxton scores.1-4
6. Bot 4Andrew Benintendi doubles (27) on a fly ball to shortstop Nick Gordon. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.1-6
7. Bot 5Hunter Dozier homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.1-7
8. Bot 5Cam Gallagher singles on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker. Adalberto Mondesi scores.1-8
9. Top 6Ryan Jeffers homers (14) on a fly ball to left field.2-8
10. Top 6Miguel Sano singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Josh Donaldson to 2nd.4-8
11. Bot 6Michael A. Taylor singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Hunter Dozier scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd.4-9
12. Bot 6Cam Gallagher singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Miguel Sano. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd.4-10
13. Bot 6Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Michael A. Taylor scores. Whit Merrifield out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Max Kepler to shortstop Nick Gordon. Cam Gallagher to 3rd.4-11
14. Top 7Jorge Polanco grounds into a force out, third baseman Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Ryan Jeffers scores. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Whit Merrifield.6-11

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

14,293

Duration

3 h 30

Weather

75 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 5 mph, R To L

Umpires

Dan Bellino (Home plate) · Sean Barber (First base) · Larry Vanover (Second base) · Nick Mahrley (Third base)