Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Royals Batting

Doubles: Alberto (7, Minaya); Benintendi (6, Shoemaker)

Home Runs: Merrifield (5, 1st inning off Shoemaker 2 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: C. Santana 2 (36), Dyson (1), Perez 2 (40), Taylor 3 (22), Merrifield 3 (33), Benintendi 2 (26), Lopez (10)

Ground Into Double Play: Lopez

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 8-15 (C. Santana 1-2, Dyson 1-1, Perez 1-1, Taylor 2-2, Merrifield 1-2, Dozier 0-1, Benintendi 1-2, Gutierrez 0-2, Lopez 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dozier 1; Gutierrez 1; Lopez 1

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E. Santana 3/3; Davis 5/6; Keller 12/22; Bolaños 2/5; Zuber 1/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E. Santana-2-0-1-3; Davis-3-3-2-5; Keller-15-4-17-17; Bolaños-1-5-8-4; Zuber-1-1-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Santana 0-3; Davis 3-0; Keller 3-7; Bolaños 2-0; Zuber 2-0

Game Scores: B Keller 50

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Alberto-C. Santana)

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Merrifield (17, 2nd base off Shoemaker/Rortvedt)

Twins Batting

Home Runs: Sanó (10, 8th inning off Davis 1 on, 0 Out); Polanco (6, 5th inning off Keller 0 on, 0 Out); Gordon (1, 8th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Sanó 2 (25), Polanco (24), Gordon (2), Kirilloff (18)

Ground Into Double Play: Astudillo

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (Sanó 0-1, Astudillo 0-2, Kirilloff 0-2, Rortvedt 0-1, Celestino 0-1, Larnach 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Astudillo 1; Rortvedt 2; Larnach 1

Twins Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Dozier (by Minaya)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Shoemaker 6/10; Minaya 8/11; Astudillo 3/4; Anderson 9/18; Alcala 1/2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Shoemaker-5-5-4-6; Minaya-4-6-8-7; Astudillo-4-0-0-3; Anderson-9-9-8-12; Alcala-1-1-3-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Minaya 3-2; Astudillo 2-1; Anderson 5-5; Alcala 0-1

Game Scores: M Shoemaker 4

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Polanco-Kirilloff)

Errors: Sanó (2, fielding); Polanco (5, throw); Astudillo (2, throw); Rortvedt (3, catcher's interference)