Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Royals Batting

Doubles: Pérez 2 (4, Hughes 2)

Home Runs: Cain (1, 5th inning off Hughes 0 on, 2 Out); Merrifield (2, 9th inning off Kintzler 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Pérez (12), Moss (7), Cain (5), Escobar (3), Merrifield (3)

2-out Runs Batted In: Cain, Escobar, Merrifield

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Merrifield 0-2, Escobar 1-3, Gordon 1-2, Moss 2-3, Bonifacio 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 2; Escobar 1

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Hammel pitched to 3 batters in the 4th;Moylan pitched to 1 batter in the 6th

Wild Pitches: Hammel

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 14/19; Minor 6/10; Moylan 0/1; Strahm 3/4; Alexander 3/5; Herrera 3/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 16-7-13-11; Minor 4-3-6-7; Moylan 0-0-0-1; Strahm 5-2-6-2; Alexander 1-2-6-3; Herrera 2-6-1-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 1-3; Minor 4-3; Moylan 0-0; Strahm 1-1; Alexander 2-0; Herrera 1-1

Game Scores: J Hammel 29

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer)

Errors: Moustakas (3, throw)

Twins Batting

Doubles: Dozier (5, Minor)

Home Runs: Sanó (7, 3rd inning off Hammel 2 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Sanó 5 (25), Kepler (10), Polanco (12)

2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó, Polanco

Ground Into Double Play: Mauer

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-16 (Kepler 0-2, Rosario 0-2, Sanó 3-5, Mauer 0-2, Dozier 0-1, Castro 0-2, Polanco 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 2; Mauer 1; Sanó 1; Polanco 1

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hughes 18/27; Pressly 0/1; Rogers 0/3; Belisle 2/3; Kintzler 1/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hughes 11-7-25-22; Pressly 0-0-0-1; Rogers 3-0-0-3; Belisle 1-0-0-3; Kintzler 5-0-4-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hughes 4-9; Pressly 0-1; Rogers 2-1; Belisle 1-2; Kintzler 1-1

Game Scores: P Hughes 37

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Kepler (1, 2nd base off Hammel/Pérez); Buxton (3, 2nd base off Hammel/Pérez); D. Santana (1, 2nd base off Herrera/Pérez)