SCORECARD
SEVENTH INNING
Twins: Brian Dozier doubled to left off Kansas City starter Danny Duffy. Joe Mauer singled to center, scoring Dozier.
Twins 1, Kansas City 0
NINTH INNING
Kansas City: Alcides Escobar singled to center off reliever Glen Perkins. Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer to right.
Kansas City 2, Twins 1
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Santana cf401001.323
Dozier 2b411001.236
Mauer 1b401100.277
Vargas dh401001.333
Arcia rf200010.225
Plouffe 3b300001.251
Suzuki c300000.292
Edu.Escobar ss200012.279
Schafer lf301000.304
Totals2915126
Kansas CityABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dyson cf401001.291
A.Escobar ss411000.274
Gordon lf412201.283
Butler 1b100000.276
Perez c301000.263
Willingham dh300002.221
Moustakas 3b300001.207
Cain rf300002.299
Colon 2b200011.355
Totals2725218
Twins000 000 100—150
Kansas City000 000 002—250
LOB—Twins 3, Kansas City 4. 2B—Dozier (29). HR—Gordon (16), off Perkins. RBI—Mauer (40), Gordon 2 (59). SB—Colon (2). CS—Dyson (6). DP—Twins 1, Kansas City 2.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Nolasco730016975.62
Burton H, 13100002134.27
Perkins L, 3-102220042.77
KANSAS CITYIPHRERBBSONPERA
Duffy6 2/341124952.47
Herrera1 1/310002201.47
Davis W, 7-2100000110.78
Inherited runners-scored—K.Herrera 1-0. HBP—by Nolasco (B.Butler, B.Butler). WP—K.Herrera. Umpires—Home, Dana DeMuth; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Ed Hickox; Third, Lance Barrett. T—2:38. A—13,847 (37,903).
The addition of Ayo Dosunmu and the pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo are all about putting together a championship-caliber roster, the team president says.
