SCORECARD
First inning
Twins: Brian Dozier singled to left-center off Kansas City starter Yordano Ventura. Joe Mauer walked, Dozier advanced to second. Trevor Plouffe doubled to center, scoring Dozier and Mauer.
Twins 2, Kansas City 0
FOURTH inning
Twins: Kurt Suzuki drew a one-out walk. Aaron Hicks reached on a fielder's choice to right, Suzuki was out at second. Hicks advanced to second on Ventura's throwing error and to third on a wild pitch by Ventura. Eduardo Escobar singled to right, scoring Hicks.
Twins 3, Kansas City 0
Fifth inning
Twins: Plouffe tripled to center. Colabello singled to left-center, scoring Plouffe. Louis Coleman relieved Ventura. Jason Kubel struck out swinging and Colabello was caught stealing at second. Josmil Pinto homered to left-center.
Kansas City: Alcides Escobar doubled to left off Twins starter Phil Hughes. Norichika Aoki flied out to right, Escobar advanced to third. Omar Infante singled to center, scoring Escobar.
Twins 5, Kansas City 1
seventh inning
Twins: Plouffe doubled to center off reliever Justin Marks. Colabello popped out to right. Kubel singled to right, scoring Plouffe. Pinto walked, Kubel advanced to second. Suzuki doubled to left, scoring Kubel and Pinto.
Kansas City: Justin Maxwell singled to right. A. Escobar hit a two-run homer to left.
Twins 8, Kansas City 3
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b613002.219
Mauer 1b410012.257
Plouffe 3b423211.313
Colabello rf401102.353
Herrmann rf100000.083
Kubel lf411112.328
Pinto dh321122.233
Suzuki c402210.294
Hicks cf410010.167
E.Escobar ss402110.278
Totals388138811
Kansas CityABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Aoki rf502000.286
Infante 2b501100.283
Hosmer 1b402000.292
Perez c400001.242
Hayes c000000.000
Gordon lf400000.281
Butler dh402001.213
Moustakas 3b400001.125
Maxwell cf412002.176
A.Escobar ss322211.298
Totals37311316
Twins200 120 300—8130
Kansas City000 010 200—3111
E—Ventura (2). LOB—Twins 11, Kansas City 8. 2B—Plouffe 2 (7), Suzuki (3), Maxwell (1), A.Escobar (5). 3B—Plouffe (1). HR—Pinto (4), off Coleman; A.Escobar (1), off Hughes. RBI—Plouffe 2 (13), Colabello (20), Kubel (11), Pinto (8), K.Suzuki 2 (14), E.Escobar (2), Infante (9), A.Escobar 2 (7). CS—Colabello (2). DP—Twins 1, Kansas City 2.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Hughes W, 1-1693313966.43
Duensing 1⅓10000150.00
Fien⅔0000174.05
Perkins110002114.50
KANSAS CITYIPHRERBBSONPERA
Ventura L, 1-1464446942.65
Coleman111101115.40
Marks2433325513.50
Mariot220012314.50
Inherited runners-scored—Coleman 1-0. WP—Ventura. Umpires—Home, Brian Gorman; First, Jim Wolf; Second, David Rackley; Third, Bill Welke. T—3:08. A—17,710 (37,903).