Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Twins Batting

Doubles: J Kubel (35, Z Greinke); D Young (16, Z Greinke)

Home Runs: M Cuddyer (31, 8th inning off D Hughes 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Mauer (96), D Young 3 (58), M Cuddyer (92)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Mauer, D Young 3

Sacrifice Hit: D Span

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-5 (O Cabrera 0-1, M Tolbert 0-1, J Mauer 1-1, J Morales 1-1, D Young 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Tolbert 1

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: N Blackburn pitched to 1 batter in the 8th;J Mijares pitched to 2 batters in the 8th

Hit By Pitch: M Cuddyer (By Z Greinke)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: N Blackburn 18-25; J Mijares 1-2; J Rauch 3-3; J Nathan 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: N Blackburn 21-5-14-20; J Mijares 0-1-0-2; J Rauch 1-0-2-3; J Nathan 2-3-4-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 9-7; J Mijares 0-0; J Rauch 2-1; J Nathan 0-1

Game Scores: N Blackburn 66

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (N Punto-O Cabrera-M Cuddyer)

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: D Young (5, 2nd base by Z Greinke/M Olivo)

Royals Batting

Doubles: M Olivo (15, N Blackburn)

Home Runs: M Jacobs (19, 7th inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out); A Gordon (5, 8th inning off J Mijares 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: M Jacobs (61), A Gordon 2 (21)

Sacrifice Hit: M Teahen

Ground Into Double Play: M Maier

Team Left On Base: 2

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (A Gordon 1-2, M Maier 0-1, M Olivo 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 2

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Z Greinke 17-26; R Colon 2-3; D Hughes 1-3; J Cruz 1-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Z Greinke 19-9-17-18; R Colon 2-1-1-3; D Hughes 2-0-1-3; J Cruz 0-1-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 6-6; R Colon 0-2; D Hughes 1-1; J Cruz 1-1

Game Scores: Z Greinke 47