Kansas City Royals box score
Royals 5, Twins 1
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Gomez cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Harris 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Kubel dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Morneau 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| DYoung lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Lamb 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 |
| Redmond c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Span rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Everett ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| a-Tolbert ph-ss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .435 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Kansas City | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Gathright cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| German 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Teahen lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Butler 1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .386 |
| 1-Gload pr-1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| JGuillen rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .122 |
| Gordon 3b | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Olivo dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| Buck c | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 |
| Pena Jr. ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .033 |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| Minnesota | 100 | 000 | 000 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 110 | 200 | 01x | — | 5 | 7 | 1 |
a-struck out for Everett in the 8th.1-ran for Butler in the 7th.
E: JGuillen (1). LOB: Minnesota 3, Kansas City 7. 2B: Gordon (4), Olivo (2). HR: Gordon (3), off Rincon. RBIs: Morneau (9), German (1), Butler (4), Gordon (7), Olivo (3), Pena Jr. (3). SB: Gordon (1). S: German. SF: Pena Jr.. GIDP: DYoung, Redmond, JGuillen.
Runners left in scoring position: Minnesota 2 (Morneau 2); Kansas City 3 (Gathright, Teahen, Buck). Runners moved up: Kubel. DP: Minnesota 1 (Everett, Harris and Morneau); Kansas City 2 (Pena Jr. and Butler), (Pena Jr., German and Butler).
| Minnesota | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Liriano L, 0-1 | 4 2/3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 90 | 7.71 |
| Bass | 2 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3.27 |
| Rincon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.75 |
| Kansas City | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
| Bannister W, 3-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 0.86 |
Inherited runners-scored: Bass 2-0.
HBP: by Bannister (Harris).
Umpires: Home, Derryl Cousins; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Eric Cooper; Third, Marty Foster.
Time: 2:10.
Announced attendance: 13,886.
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