Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Royals Batting

Doubles: Escobar (28, Gibson)

Runs Batted In: Gordon (39), Merrifield (66)

2-out Runs Batted In: Merrifield

Ground Into Double Play: Pérez; Moustakas; Torres; Cain

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Merrifield 1-1, Moustakas 0-1, Gordon 1-1, Pérez 0-2, Cain 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pérez 1; Cain 1

Royals Pitching

Intentional Walks: Mauer (By Herrera)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gaviglio 11/22; Alexander 3/5; Moylan 1/1; Minor 3/4; Herrera 5/7; Maurer 2/2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gaviglio 11-7-10-15; Alexander 2-2-3-4; Moylan 1-0-1-1; Minor 4-2-1-3; Herrera 3-4-4-4; Maurer 3-1-7-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gaviglio 9-3; Alexander 3-1; Moylan 0-1; Minor 2-0; Herrera 0-1; Maurer 0-0

Game Scores: S Gaviglio 55

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Merrifield-Hosmer)

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Escobar (5, 2nd base by Gibson/Castro)

Twins Batting

Doubles: Polanco (28, Gaviglio); Mauer (31, Gaviglio)

Home Runs: Grossman (9, 5th inning off Gaviglio 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Grossman (38), Dozier (81), Polanco 2 (62)

2-out Runs Batted In: Polanco 2

Sacrifice Flies: Dozier

Sacrifice Hit: Polanco

Ground Into Double Play: Grossman

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Buxton 0-3, Rosario 1-4, Escobar 0-1, Polanco 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Buxton 5; Rosario 1; Escobar 1; Polanco 1

Twins Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Moustakas (By Gibson)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 16/27; Hildenberger 3/3; Belisle 1/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 10-5-18-25; Hildenberger 1-0-2-3; Belisle 2-2-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 12-8; Hildenberger 2-1; Belisle 1-2

Game Scores: K Gibson 52

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 4 (Dozier-Polanco-Mauer 2, Gibson-Polanco-Mauer, Dozier-Mauer)

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Kepler (6, 2nd base off Gaviglio/Pérez)