Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Royals Batting

Doubles: Gordon (17, Odorizzi); Maldonado (9, Odorizzi); Merrifield (19, Odorizzi)

Runs Batted In: Gordon 2 (44), Maldonado (13), Duda (10)

2-out Runs Batted In: Duda

Sacrifice Hit: Arteaga

Ground Into Double Play: Maldonado; Cuthbert (2)

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (Gordon 1-1, Maldonado 1-1, Duda 1-2, Hamilton 1-1, Cuthbert 0-2, Merrifield 0-1, Soler 0-1, N. Lopez 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Duda 1; Cuthbert 1; N. Lopez 2

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Diekman pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Sparkman pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 3/3; Diekman 3/3; Sparkman 17/27

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy-2-0-1-3; Diekman-3-2-3-1; Sparkman-20-3-15-23

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 1-2; Diekman 0-1; Sparkman 9-9

Game Scores: G Sparkman 65

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Hamilton (14, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Garver); Gore 2 (10, 3rd base off Stewart/Astudillo, 2nd base off Stewart/Astudillo)

Twins Batting

Home Runs: Polanco (11, 1st inning off Sparkman 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Polanco (38)

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (Schoop 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Schoop 1

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Odorizzi pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. ; Stewart pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Odorizzi 14/20; Stewart 7/13

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Odorizzi-13-5-18-17; Stewart-8-3-9-11

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Odorizzi 6-3; Stewart 7-3

Game Scores: J Odorizzi 31

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 4 (Astudillo-Schoop-Cron, Arraez-Schoop-Cron2, Schoop-Sanó)

Errors: Odorizzi (1, throw); Schoop (6, ground ball); Astudillo 2 (2, throw, ground ball)