SCORECARD
FIRST INNING
Kansas City: Lorenzo Cain hit a two-out double to left off Twins starter Tommy Milone. Eric Hosmer doubled to center, scoring Cain.
Kansas City 1, Twins 0
SIXTH INNING
Twins: Aaron Hicks hit a one-out double to right off Kansas City starter Yordano Ventura.Brian Dozier singled to center, scoring Hicks.
Kansas City 1, Twins 1
SEVENTH INNING
Kansas City: Alcides Escobar hit a one-out triple to center off reliever Blaine Boyer. Ben Zobrist flied out to left. Cain reached on an infield single, scoring Escobar. Neal Cotts relieved Boyer. Hosmer walked, Cain went to second.Jonny Gomes singled to left, scoring Cain and Hosmer; Gomes advaned to third on left fielder Eddie Rosario's throwing error. Mike Moustakas doubled to center, scoring Gomes.
Kansas City 5, Twins 1
Kansas CityABRHBIBBSOAvg.
A.Escobar ss411000.257
Zobrist 2b501000.279
Cain cf-rf423110.307
Hosmer 1b411111.299
Gomes dh410002.148
Moustakas 3b302111.283
Perez c400001.258
Rios rf400001.255
Dyson cf000000.249
Orlando lf401001.250
Totals3659337
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Hicks cf311012.256
Dozier 2b401101.236
Mauer 1b400003.265
Sano dh201021.269
Plouffe 3b401002.244
Rosario lf400002.267
Hunter rf301011.240
Buxton pr000000.216
Suzuki c200000.240
Da.Santana ph101000.214
Herrmann c000000.146
Vargas ph100001.246
Edu.Escobar ss400003.261
Totals32161416
Kansas City100 000 400—590
Twins000 001 000—163
E—Plouffe (12), Suzuki (3), Rosario (7). LOB—Kansas City 8, Twins 8. 2B—Cain 2 (34), Hosmer (33), Moustakas (34), Hicks (11). 3B—A.Escobar (5). RBI—Cain (72), Hosmer (93), Moustakas (82), Dozier (77). SB—Dozier (12). S—A.Escobar. DP—Kansas City 1, Twins 1.
KANSAS CITYIPHRERBBSONPERA
Ventura W, 13-87411311974.08
Duffy10000294.08
Herrera⅓20011132.71
Davis S, 17-18⅔0000290.94
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Milone661125953.92
Boyer L, 3-6⅔22100262.49
Cotts012010103.95
May⅓0000144.00
Tonkin200001223.47
Inherited runners-scored—W.Davis 3-0, Cotts 1-1, May 1-0. IBB—off Milone (L.Cain). Umpires—Home, Larry Vanover; First, Brian Knight; Second, Vic Carapazza; Third, Ron Kulpa. T—3:01. A—30,181 (39,021).
The Wild’s Brock Faber played in the 2022 Games in Beijing when he was still at the University of Minnesota and NHL players stayed at home. In 2026, he’s back.
