Monday, April 8th, 2013 3:10PM CST
In their home opener on Monday evening, the Kansas City Royals rallied to defeat the Minnesota Twins by a final score of three runs to one. Ervin Santana pitched eight strong innings for the Royals, and Alcides Escobar hit the double that drove in the go-ahead run.
Date: Monday, April 8th, 2013
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 40,073
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
MIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: L Cain (1, K Correia); A Escobar (3, K Correia)
Runs Batted In: A Gordon (6), A Escobar (4), B Butler (9)
Sacrifice Hit: C Getz
Ground Into Double Play: E Hosmer; C Getz
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (A Gordon 1-1, C Getz 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 1-1, J Francoeur 1-1, L Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Getz 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E Santana 24-32; A Crow 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E Santana 18-15-19-23; A Crow 3-1-5-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Santana 7-8; A Crow 2-0
Game Scores: E Santana 68

Double Plays: 1 (M Moustakas-C Getz-E Hosmer)
Assists: A Gordon (R Doumit at 2nd base)

Caught Stealing: J Dyson (1, 2nd base by J Burton/J Mauer)

Runs Batted In: R Doumit (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: R Doumit
Ground Into Double Play: B Dozier
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (R Doumit 1-1, J Mauer 0-1, T Plouffe 1-1, J Morneau 0-1, A Hicks 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Mauer 1

Wild Pitches: J Burton
Hit By Pitch: J Willingham (By E Santana)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: K Correia 18-29; J Burton 1-2; C Fien 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: K Correia 13-5-14-26; J Burton 1-0-2-1; C Fien 0-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Correia 15-6; J Burton 0-0; C Fien 1-0
Game Scores: K Correia 50

Double Plays: 2 (B Dozier-P Florimon-J Morneau 2)
Passed Balls: J Mauer

Caught Stealing: C Parmelee (1, 2nd base by E Santana/S Perez)
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