SCORECARD

FIRST INNING

Twins: With Royals starter Jeff Francis pitching, Ben Revere singled to second. Alexi Casilla grounded out to third, moving Revere to second. Revere stole third. Joe Mauer grounded out to second, scoring Revere. Michael Cuddyer singled to center. Delmon Young doubled to left-center, scoring Cuddyer. Twins 2, Royals 0

FOURTH INNING

Twins: Drew Butera homered to left.

Twins 3, Royals 0

FIFTH INNING

Kansas City: With Twins starter Carl Pavano pitching, Brayan Pena singled to left. Alcides Escobar homered to left, scoring Pena.

Twins 3, Royals 2

SIXTH INNING

Kansas City: Melky Cabrera singled to center. Cabrera stole second. Alex Gordon walked. Billy Butler grounded into a fielder's choice, moving Cabrera to third, Gordon out at second. Eric Hosmer grounded out to third, scoring Cabrera. Twins 3, Royals 3

EIGHTH INNING

Twins: Casilla singled to right. Mauer singled to right, moving Casilla to third. Aaron Crow relieved Francis. Cuddyer singled to center, scoring Casilla. Twins 4, Royals 3

Kansas CityABRHBIBBSOAvg.Getz 2b400000.254Cabrera cf411003.293Gordon lf300011.297Butler dh400001.286Hosmer 1b401100.268Francoeur rf401000.263Moustakas 3b400000.212Pena c312000.278Escobar ss312200.252Totals3337315TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.Revere cf411000.274Casilla 2b311000.255Mauer dh401101.250Cuddyer 1b312110.296Young lf401101.269Valencia 3b400000.230Plouffe rf301000.217Repko rf000000.247Butera c311100.185Nishioka ss300000.224Totals3148412Kansas City000021000 -- 371Twins20010001x -- 480E--Escobar (9). LOB--Kansas City 4, Twins 5. 2B--Francoeur (20), Young (12). HR--Escobar (2), off Pavano; Butera (2), off Francis. RBI--Hosmer (37), Escobar 2 (29), Mauer (12), Cuddyer (44), Young (22), Butera (14). SB--Cabrera (14), Hosmer (3), Revere (13). CS--Plouffe (1). S--Casilla. DP--Twins 1.Kansas CityIPHRERBBSONPERAFrancis (L, 3-11)7 1/3744121064.62Crow 2/31000082.00TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERAPavano763313974.08Perkins (W, 1-1)100002131.82Nathan (S, 4-7)110000145.32Inherited runners-scored--Crow 2-1. Balk--Pavano. Umpires--Home, Angel Campos, First, John Tumpane, Second, Joe West, Third, Sam Holbrook. T--2:14. A--41,295 (39,500).