Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Royals Batting

Doubles: Merrifield 2 (39, De Jong, Reed); Gallagher (3, De Jong); Gordon 2 (22, Littell, Moya); Escobar (20, Littell)

Triples: Escobar (3, De Jong)

Runs Batted In: Gordon 5 (47), Escobar 3 (32), Gallagher (4)

2-out Runs Batted In: Escobar 2, Gordon 4, Gallagher

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-13 (Merrifield 0-2, Mondesi 1-4, Escobar 1-1, Gordon 2-3, Gallagher 1-1, Pérez 0-2)

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

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Hill pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 21/26; Hill 3/6; Sparkman 6/7

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 23-8-18-20; Hill 6-3-0-5; Sparkman 4-2-2-7

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 5-9; Hill 1-1; Sparkman 0-5

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-O'Hearn)

Errors: Kennedy (1, throw)

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Escobar (2, Home by De Jong)

Stolen Bases: Mondesi (24, 2nd base off Moya/Astudillo)

Twins Batting

Doubles: Mauer (25, Kennedy)

Runs Batted In: Adrianza (34), Forsythe (12), Kepler (51)

2-out Runs Batted In: Adrianza

Sacrifice Flies: Kepler

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Forsythe 1-2, Rosario 0-2, Adrianza 1-1, Grossman 0-3, Petit 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Grossman 3; Petit 1

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: De Jong 11/18; Moya 2/4; Littell 8/14; Reed 1/2; Belisle 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: De Jong 12-7-16-13; Moya 1-0-1-4; Littell 9-6-12-10; Reed 2-2-0-1; Belisle 1-1-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: De Jong 4-2; Moya 2-0; Littell 2-3; Reed 0-0; Belisle 3-0

Twins Fielding

Errors: Petit (3, throw); Adrianza (7, ground ball)