Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Twins Batting

Doubles: Cruz 2 (19, Zimmer, Sparkman); Kepler 2 (27, Sparkman 2); Polanco (30, Lovelady)

Home Runs: Cruz (27, 1st inning off Sparkman 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Cruz 5 (67), Castro (26), Adrianza (18), Sanó (39), Kepler (75), Rosario (72), Arraez (9)

2-out Runs Batted In: Castro, Kepler

Sacrifice Flies: Adrianza

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-14 (Cruz 3-3, Castro 1-1, Gonzalez 0-2, Sanó 1-2, Rosario 2-2, Polanco 0-2, Arraez 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Polanco 1; Arraez 1

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romo 2/5; May 1/1; Thorpe 2/7

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romo-3-4-6-3; May-0-0-0-1; Thorpe-6-2-1-6

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Romo 0-2; May 0-1; Thorpe 2-1

Game Scores: M Perez 36

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Sanó-Adrianza)

Errors: Sanó (13, throw); Polanco (11, throw)

Royals Batting

Doubles: Cuthbert (11, Thorpe); Merrifield (30, Thorpe); Soler (23, Dyson); Arteaga (2, Thorpe)

Home Runs: Dozier 2 (18, 4th inning off Pérez 0 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off Pérez 0 on, 2 Out); Gallagher (3, 5th inning off Pérez 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Starling (4), Soler (74), Dozier 2 (59), Arteaga (4), Gallagher 2 (12)

2-out Runs Batted In: Soler, Dozier, Gallagher

Sacrifice Hit: Starling

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-15 (Gordon 0-3, Cuthbert 1-1, Starling 1-2, Soler 1-1, Dozier 0-2, Arteaga 1-2, Gallagher 1-1, O'Hearn 0-1, N. Lopez 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gordon 1; Dozier 1; N. Lopez 1

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Lovelady pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lovelady 2/6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lovelady-1-1-4-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lovelady 2-2

Game Scores: G Sparkman 29

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Arteaga (1, 3rd base by Thorpe/Castro)

Stolen Bases: Merrifield (16, 2nd base off Pérez/Castro)

Picked Off: Arteaga (2nd base, Thorpe)