Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Twins Batting

Doubles: Cron (15, Barlow); Polanco (21, Sparkman)

Home Runs: Gonzalez (9, 5th inning off Sparkman 1 on, 0 Out); Kepler (17, 4th inning off Sparkman 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Gonzalez 2 (26), Kepler (44), Cron (46), Polanco (37)

2-out Runs Batted In: Polanco

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Cruz 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Schoop 0-1, Cron 1-1, Polanco 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cruz 2; Kepler 2

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Parker pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. ; May pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Odorizzi pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Harper pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Rogers pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Parker 1/3; May 0/4; Odorizzi 21/27; Harper 1/1; Rogers 3/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Parker-4-0-4-2; May-3-2-1-3; Odorizzi-15-13-20-17; Harper-1-1-0-1; Rogers-4-2-2-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Parker 2-0; May 3-0; Odorizzi 3-8; Harper 1-0; Rogers 1-2

Game Scores: J Odorizzi 47

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Adrianza-Schoop-Cron)

Errors: Gonzalez (4, fly ball); Adrianza (3, throw); Cron (6, ground ball)

Royals Batting

Home Runs: Merrifield (8, 5th inning off Odorizzi 0 on, 0 Out); Soler (18, 1st inning off Odorizzi 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Duda (9), Merrifield (32), Soler 2 (49)

2-out Runs Batted In: Soler (2)

Sacrifice Flies: Duda

Ground Into Double Play: Maldonado

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (Gordon 0-1, Maldonado 0-1, Duda 0-1, Cuthbert 0-2, Soler 0-1, N. Lopez 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Maldonado 1; Cuthbert 2; Soler 1

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Peralta pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Boxberger pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Barlow pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Sparkman pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

Intentional Walks: Adrianza (by Barlow).

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Peralta 2/3; Boxberger 3/3; Barlow 3/6; Sparkman 16/22

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Peralta-3-3-2-2; Boxberger-2-2-1-3; Barlow-2-1-0-5; Sparkman-12-8-19-17

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Peralta 1-1; Boxberger 2-1; Barlow 1-2; Sparkman 4-8

Game Scores: G Sparkman 40

Royals Fielding

Errors: Cuthbert (3, ground ball)

Assists: Merrifield (Schoop at 2nd base)