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Perez hits game-ending slam as Royals beat Twins 8-4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) It has been one rough year for the Kansas City Royals.

Not this night, though. This one was fun.

Salvador Perez capped Kansas City's five-run ninth inning with a game-ending grand slam, lifting the Royals to an 8-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday.

Rosell Herrera sparked the winning rally with a one-out double off Trevor Hildenberger (4-4), who took over as Minnesota's closer after Fernando Rodney was traded to Oakland last month. Whit Merrifield followed with an RBI single and advanced to third on Adalberto Mondesi's base hit.

Manager Paul Molitor then put in Logan Forsythe, giving the Twins five infielders, and Alex Gordon was intentionally walked to load the bases. But Perez thwarted the strategy with a drive to center for his 26th homer.

''I was sitting on a slider,'' Perez said. ''It surprised me a lot when he threw me a fastball first pitch right down the middle, but after that I was just trying to do my best to put the ball in play and see what happens.''

The Twins' loss lowered Cleveland's magic number for clinching the AL Central title to one.

''We know Perez is a Twins killer and all those kind of things, but it would have been a little bit trickier to try to find a way to do that with Gordon,'' Molitor said. ''So, we went ahead and gave it a shot and he did a good job of fouling off some tough pitches and working it to 3-2, and we had to throw a strike.''

It was Perez's second career game-ending homer and the sixth game-ending slam in Royals history. Perez said he was so focused on trying to hit the ball in the air he didn't realize there were five infielders until the third pitch.

''As soon as I hit it, I knew we were going to bring him in (with the winning run),'' Perez said. ''If it had hit the wall, I didn't care. I just wanted to win. But as soon as I saw the ball going, I got more excited.''

Last-place Kansas City improved to 12-2 in its last 14 home games after going 11-35 at Kauffman Stadium before the All-Star break.

''It's getting fun again,'' Royals manager Ned Yost said. ''For a while, it wasn't a whole lot of fun, but you just keep your head up and keep working. But it's starting to get fun again.''

Perez also had an RBI single in the first inning and Mondesi connected for his eighth homer in the seventh, a 437-foot drive into the right-field fountains. Jason Hammel (3-13) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.

Robbie Grossman and Willians Astudillo each had three hits for Minnesota, which also dropped the opener of the four-game set on Thursday.

Joe Mauer had a run-scoring double in the Twins' three-run fifth, and Astudillo made it 4-2 when he singled in Grossman in the seventh.

But Mondesi went deep in the bottom half of the inning and the Royals nearly tied it in the eighth. Ryan O'Hearn tried to score from first on Jorge Bonifacio's two-out double, but Astudillo made a diving tag to get him at the plate.

''That was a great send right there,'' Yost said. ''You hate the outcome. You don't really want him thrown out, but I'm thinking if I'm coaching at third base I'm sending him right there, too. You've got to make them make that play.''

Minnesota wasted a solid start by Jose Berrios, who struck out nine while pitching six innings of two-run ball.

Kansas City right-hander Jorge Lopez was charged with three runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He departed with a left rib contusion after a fourth-inning collision with third baseman Hunter Dozier.

''He hit me right here in the chest,'' Lopez said, lifting his shirt to reveal a bandage just below his left pectoral muscle. ''I just reacted to that ball and didn't know he was going to go that far. I should not be there.''

WORTH NOTING

Mauer's double was his 598th extra-base hit, breaking a tie with Tony Oliva for fourth place on the Twins' career list. He trails only Harmon Killebrew (728), Kirby Puckett (687) and Kent Hrbek (623).

TRAINER'S ROOM

Royals: After taking Dozier's shoulder to the ribs, Lopez said he started having difficulty breathing, especially when taking a deep breath. He will have an MRI on Saturday and will be re-evaluated by the training staff.

Twins: C Mitch Garver (head) remained sidelined for a second straight game while he awaits clearance from the training staff after taking a foul ball off the facemask, but he did hit in the cage before Friday's game. ''I think that's another step forward today,'' Molitor said. ... 3B Miguel Sano (lower left leg) was expected to work in the batting cage for a second consecutive day, but he remains out indefinitely.

UP NEXT

Royals RHP Ian Kennedy (1-8, 4.92 ERA) will make his second start since returning from the disabled list and second straight start against the Twins, who send RHP Chase De Jong (0-0, 0.00) to the mound for his second appearance since a July 30 trade with the Seattle Mariners.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN67-80	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	13	0
Royals KC51-96	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	11	0

Ewing M. Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

W: J. Hammel (3-13)L: T. Hildenberger (4-4)S: (0)
HR: KC - S. Perez (27)

MINTwins

KCRoyals

.J. BerriosJose Berrios
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 SO, 97 P
.A. MondesiAdalberto Mondesi
SS
2-4, 3 R, RBI, HR, BB, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Mauer 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.275	.344	.376	.721	4.5
J. Polanco SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.275	.326	.398	.723	1.0
J. Cave CF	5	1	1	1	0	1	4	.264	.309	.481	.790	2.5
R. Grossman LF	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.267	.353	.378	.731	6.0
L. Forsythe LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.311	.299	.610	0.0
M. Kepler RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.229	.322	.415	.737	1.0
W. Astudillo C	4	0	3	1	1	0	1	.314	.340	.529	.869	5.0
E. Adrianza 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	.244	.299	.366	.665	1.0
T. Austin DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	6	.223	.284	.480	.764	-1.0
G. Petit 2B	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.324	.410	.353	.763	5.5

HITTERS	AB
J. Mauer 1B	5
J. Polanco SS	5
J. Cave CF	5
R. Grossman LF	5
L. Forsythe LF	0
M. Kepler RF	5
W. Astudillo C	4
E. Adrianza 3B	4
T. Austin DH	4
G. Petit 2B	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield 2B	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	.302	.366	.434	.800	3.5
A. Mondesi SS	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	.286	.315	.471	.786	11.5
A. Gordon LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	.238	.324	.355	.679	2.5
S. Perez C	5	1	2	5	1	0	0	1	.237	.275	.452	.727	11.0
H. Dozier 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.230	.282	.391	.673	-1.5
R. O'Hearn 1B	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	.264	.381	.632	1.013	3.5
J. Bonifacio RF	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	.243	.322	.381	.703	4.5
B. Goodwin CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.240	.331	.372	.703	-1.0
R. Herrera DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.225	.285	.299	.584	3.5

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield 2B	4
A. Mondesi SS	4
A. Gordon LF	4
S. Perez C	5
H. Dozier 3B	4
R. O'Hearn 1B	2
J. Bonifacio RF	4
B. Goodwin CF	4
R. Herrera DH	3

2B - J. Mauer (24), R. Grossman (24)
RBI - J. Mauer (44), J. Cave (36), R. Grossman (41), W. Astudillo (10)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Cave 4 (4), E. Adrianza 2 (2), T. Austin 6 (6)

2B - R. O'Hearn (5), J. Bonifacio (15), R. Herrera (11)
HR - A. Mondesi (8), S. Perez (26)
SF - W. Merrifield (6)
RBI - W. Merrifield 2 (56), A. Mondesi (27), S. Perez 5 (75)
2-Out RBI - A. Mondesi (11), S. Perez (21)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Mondesi 2 (2), H. Dozier, J. Bonifacio 3 (3), B. Goodwin

SB - G. Petit (2)

SB - A. Mondesi (23)

Outfield Assist - R. Grossman (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Berrios	6.0	5	2	2	3	9	0	3.81	1.15	15.5
T. May (H, 5)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.19	1.24	1.5
T. Rogers (H, 15)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.86	1.00	1.5
T. Hildenberger (L, 4-4) (BS, 3)	0.1	4	5	5	1	0	1	4.70	1.28	-15.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Berrios	6.0
T. May (H, 5)	1.0
T. Rogers (H, 15)	1.0
T. Hildenberger (L, 4-4) (BS, 3)	0.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Lopez	4.1	9	3	3	0	1	3.93	1.35	0.5
J. Newberry	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	2.70	1.40	-2.0
J. Vasto	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	7.36	1.36	2.5
K. McCarthy	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	3.25	1.23	0.5
B. Lively	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	6.57	1.82	3.0
J. Hammel (W, 3-13)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	6.04	1.61	9.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Lopez	4.1
J. Newberry	0.2
J. Vasto	1.0
K. McCarthy	1.0
B. Lively	1.0
J. Hammel (W, 3-13)	1.0

IBB - T. Hildenberger (8)
Pitches-Strikes - J. Berrios 97-64, T. May 14-10, T. Rogers 10-6, T. Hildenberger 22-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Berrios 4-5, T. May 2-0, T. Rogers 1-0, T. Hildenberger 1-0
Batters Faced - J. Berrios 26, T. May 4, T. Rogers 4, T. Hildenberger 6

Pitches-Strikes - J. Lopez 71-52, J. Newberry 22-11, J. Vasto 22-16, K. McCarthy 14-10, B. Lively 21-14, J. Hammel 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Lopez 8-4, K. McCarthy 2-0, B. Lively 1-0, J. Hammel 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Lopez 22, J. Newberry 4, J. Vasto 4, K. McCarthy 5, B. Lively 4, J. Hammel 4

.J. BerriosJose Berrios
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 SO, 97 P
.A. MondesiAdalberto Mondesi
SS
2-4, 3 R, RBI, HR, BB, SO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN67-80	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	13	0
Royals KC51-96	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	11	0

Ewing M. Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Mauer 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.275	.344	.376	.721	4.5
J. Polanco SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.275	.326	.398	.723	1.0
J. Cave CF	5	1	1	1	0	1	4	.264	.309	.481	.790	2.5
R. Grossman LF	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.267	.353	.378	.731	6.0
L. Forsythe LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.311	.299	.610	0.0
M. Kepler RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.229	.322	.415	.737	1.0
W. Astudillo C	4	0	3	1	1	0	1	.314	.340	.529	.869	5.0
E. Adrianza 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	.244	.299	.366	.665	1.0
T. Austin DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	6	.223	.284	.480	.764	-1.0
G. Petit 2B	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.324	.410	.353	.763	5.5
Total	40	4	13	4	3	5	24	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Mauer 1B	5
J. Polanco SS	5
J. Cave CF	5
R. Grossman LF	5
L. Forsythe LF	0
M. Kepler RF	5
W. Astudillo C	4
E. Adrianza 3B	4
T. Austin DH	4
G. Petit 2B	3
Total	40

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield 2B	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	.302	.366	.434	.800	3.5
A. Mondesi SS	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	.286	.315	.471	.786	11.5
A. Gordon LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	.238	.324	.355	.679	2.5
S. Perez C	5	1	2	5	1	0	0	1	.237	.275	.452	.727	11.0
H. Dozier 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.230	.282	.391	.673	-1.5
R. O'Hearn 1B	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	.264	.381	.632	1.013	3.5
J. Bonifacio RF	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	.243	.322	.381	.703	4.5
B. Goodwin CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.240	.331	.372	.703	-1.0
R. Herrera DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.225	.285	.299	.584	3.5
Total	34	8	11	8	2	5	11	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield 2B	4
A. Mondesi SS	4
A. Gordon LF	4
S. Perez C	5
H. Dozier 3B	4
R. O'Hearn 1B	2
J. Bonifacio RF	4
B. Goodwin CF	4
R. Herrera DH	3
Total	34

2B - J. Mauer (24), R. Grossman (24)
RBI - J. Mauer (44), J. Cave (36), R. Grossman (41), W. Astudillo (10)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Cave 4 (4), E. Adrianza 2 (2), T. Austin 6 (6)

2B - R. O'Hearn (5), J. Bonifacio (15), R. Herrera (11)
HR - A. Mondesi (8), S. Perez (26)
SF - W. Merrifield (6)
RBI - W. Merrifield 2 (56), A. Mondesi (27), S. Perez 5 (75)
2-Out RBI - A. Mondesi (11), S. Perez (21)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Mondesi 2 (2), H. Dozier, J. Bonifacio 3 (3), B. Goodwin

SB - G. Petit (2)

SB - A. Mondesi (23)

Outfield Assist - R. Grossman (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Berrios	6.0	5	2	2	3	9	0	3.81	1.15	15.5
T. May (H, 5)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.19	1.24	1.5
T. Rogers (H, 15)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.86	1.00	1.5
T. Hildenberger (L, 4-4) (BS, 3)	0.1	4	5	5	1	0	1	4.70	1.28	-15.0
Total	8.1	11	8	8	5	11	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Berrios	6.0
T. May (H, 5)	1.0
T. Rogers (H, 15)	1.0
T. Hildenberger (L, 4-4) (BS, 3)	0.1
Total	8.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Lopez	4.1	9	3	3	0	1	3.93	1.35	0.5
J. Newberry	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	2.70	1.40	-2.0
J. Vasto	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	7.36	1.36	2.5
K. McCarthy	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	3.25	1.23	0.5
B. Lively	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	6.57	1.82	3.0
J. Hammel (W, 3-13)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	6.04	1.61	9.0
Total	9.0	13	4	4	3	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Lopez	4.1
J. Newberry	0.2
J. Vasto	1.0
K. McCarthy	1.0
B. Lively	1.0
J. Hammel (W, 3-13)	1.0
Total	9.0

IBB - T. Hildenberger (8)
Pitches-Strikes - J. Berrios 97-64, T. May 14-10, T. Rogers 10-6, T. Hildenberger 22-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Berrios 4-5, T. May 2-0, T. Rogers 1-0, T. Hildenberger 1-0
Batters Faced - J. Berrios 26, T. May 4, T. Rogers 4, T. Hildenberger 6

Pitches-Strikes - J. Lopez 71-52, J. Newberry 22-11, J. Vasto 22-16, K. McCarthy 14-10, B. Lively 21-14, J. Hammel 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Lopez 8-4, K. McCarthy 2-0, B. Lively 1-0, J. Hammel 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Lopez 22, J. Newberry 4, J. Vasto 4, K. McCarthy 5, B. Lively 4, J. Hammel 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Perez singled to right, Mondesi scored 0 1
2ND INNING
Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to center, Bonifacio scored, Goodwin to third 0 2
5TH INNING
Mauer doubled to deep center, Petit scored 1 2
Cave singled to center, Mauer scored, Cave to second 2 2
Grossman singled to center, Cave scored 3 2
7TH INNING
Astudillo singled to left, Grossman scored 4 2
Mondesi homered to right center 4 3
9TH INNING
Merrifield singled to left center, Herrera scored 4 4
Perez homered to center, Merrifield, Mondesi and Gordon scored 4 8

1ST INNING
	Perez singled to right, Mondesi scored	0	1

2ND INNING
	Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to center, Bonifacio scored, Goodwin to third	0	2


Mauer doubled to deep center, Petit scored	1	2
Cave singled to center, Mauer scored, Cave to second	2	2
Grossman singled to center, Cave scored	3	2

7TH INNING
	Astudillo singled to left, Grossman scored	4	2
	Mondesi homered to right center	4	3

9TH INNING
	Merrifield singled to left center, Herrera scored	4	4
	Perez homered to center, Merrifield, Mondesi and Gordon scored	4	8

1ST INNING
Twins
J. Lopez Pitching:
J. Mauer: Ball, Foul, Mauer grounded out to second
J. Polanco: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Polanco grounded out to second
J. Cave: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Cave grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Berrios Pitching:
W. Merrifield: Foul, Merrifield grounded out to shortstop
A. Mondesi: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Mondesi walked
A. Gordon: Strike swinging, Mondesi stole second, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Gordon flied out to left
S. Perez: Strike looking, Perez singled to right, Mondesi scored
H. Dozier: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Dozier struck out swinging
End of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Twins
J. Lopez Pitching:
R. Grossman: Strike looking, Grossman grounded out to first
M. Kepler: Strike looking, Kepler singled to shallow center
W. Astudillo: Ball, Foul, Foul, Astudillo flied out to right
E. Adrianza: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Adrianza grounded out to first
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Berrios Pitching:
R. O'Hearn: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, O'Hearn walked
J. Bonifacio: Strike looking, Bonifacio singled to center, O'Hearn to second
B. Goodwin: Ball, Goodwin reached on fielder's choice to pitcher, O'Hearn out at third, Bonifacio to second
R. Herrera: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Herrera walked, Bonifacio to third, Goodwin to second
W. Merrifield: Ball, Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to center, Bonifacio scored, Goodwin to third
A. Mondesi: Pickoff attempt to first, Strike swinging, Mondesi grounded out to second
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Twins
J. Lopez Pitching:
T. Austin: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Austin struck out swinging
G. Petit: Petit singled to shallow left
J. Mauer: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Mauer singled to right, Petit to second
J. Polanco: Strike looking, Polanco flied out to left
J. Cave: Strike looking, Strike looking, Cave grounded out to second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Berrios Pitching:
A. Gordon: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Gordon singled to right
S. Perez: Strike looking, Perez lined out to third
H. Dozier: Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Dozier struck out swinging
R. O'Hearn: Strike looking, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, O'Hearn doubled to left, Gordon to third
J. Bonifacio: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Bonifacio struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Twins
J. Lopez Pitching:
R. Grossman: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Grossman singled to center
M. Kepler: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Kepler popped out to shortstop
W. Astudillo: Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Astudillo reached on an infield single to shortstop, Grossman to second
E. Adrianza: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Adrianza popped out to shortstop
T. Austin: Ball, Strike looking, Austin grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Berrios Pitching:
B. Goodwin: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Goodwin struck out looking
R. Herrera: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Herrera struck out on foul tip
W. Merrifield: Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Merrifield struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Twins
J. Lopez Pitching:
G. Petit: Strike looking, Strike looking, Petit reached on an infield single to shortstop
J. Mauer: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Strike looking, Mauer doubled to deep center, Petit scored
J. Polanco: Polanco grounded out to pitcher
J. Cave: Cave singled to center, Mauer scored, Cave to second
R. Grossman: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Grossman singled to center, Cave scored
Jake Newberry relieved Jorge Lopez
M. Kepler: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Kepler flied out to deep left
W. Astudillo: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Astudillo walked, Grossman to second
E. Adrianza: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Adrianza walked, Grossman to third, Astudillo to second
T. Austin: Strike swinging, Foul, Austin flied out to right
Middle of the 5th (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Berrios Pitching:
A. Mondesi: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Mondesi struck out swinging
A. Gordon: Ball, Ball, Foul, Gordon flied out to center
S. Perez: Ball, Perez grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Twins
Jerry Vasto relieved Jake Newberry
G. Petit: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Petit walked
J. Mauer: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Mauer struck out swinging
J. Polanco: Strike looking, Ball, Petit stole second, Strike looking, Foul, Polanco lined out to second
J. Cave: Strike looking, Cave lined out to center
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
J. Berrios Pitching:
H. Dozier: Strike swinging, Ball, Dozier lined out to left
R. O'Hearn: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, O'Hearn struck out looking
J. Bonifacio: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Bonifacio singled to left center
B. Goodwin: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike looking, Goodwin struck out looking
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Twins
Kevin McCarthy relieved Jerry Vasto
R. Grossman: Ball, Grossman doubled to left center
M. Kepler: Strike looking, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Kepler grounded out to first, Grossman to third
W. Astudillo: Astudillo singled to left, Grossman scored
E. Adrianza: Adrianza reached on fielder's choice to first, Astudillo out at second
T. Austin: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Austin struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
Trevor May relieved Jose Berrios
R. Herrera: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Herrera grounded out to second
W. Merrifield: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Merrifield grounded out to second
A. Mondesi: Mondesi homered to right center
A. Gordon: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Gordon struck out swinging
End of the 7th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Twins
Ben Lively relieved Kevin McCarthy
G. Petit: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Petit struck out looking
J. Mauer: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Mauer grounded out to second
J. Polanco: Foul, Polanco singled to right
J. Cave: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Cave struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
Taylor Rogers relieved Trevor May
S. Perez: Perez grounded out to third
H. Dozier: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Dozier struck out swinging
R. O'Hearn: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, O'Hearn walked
J. Bonifacio: Strike looking, Bonifacio doubled to deep left, O'Hearn out at home
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Twins
Jason Hammel relieved Ben Lively
R. Grossman: Strike looking, Grossman flied out to deep right
M. Kepler: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Kepler grounded out to third
W. Astudillo: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Astudillo singled to shallow center
E. Adrianza: Adrianza grounded bunt out to pitcher
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
Trevor Hildenberger relieved Taylor Rogers
B. Goodwin: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Goodwin grounded out to third
R. Herrera: Ball, Foul, Herrera doubled to left
W. Merrifield: Merrifield singled to left center, Herrera scored
A. Mondesi: Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Mondesi singled to right, Merrifield to third
Logan Forsythe in left field
A. Gordon: Gordon intentionally walked, Mondesi to second
S. Perez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Perez homered to center, Merrifield, Mondesi and Gordon scored

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