Twins Sunday scorecard

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

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.

Twins 8, Kansas City 3

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Dozier 2b613002.219

Mauer 1b410012.257

Plouffe 3b423211.313

Herrmann rf100000.083

Kubel lf411112.328

Pinto dh321122.233

Suzuki c402210.294

Hicks cf410010.167

Totals388138811

Kansas CityABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Aoki rf502000.286

Infante 2b501100.283

Hosmer 1b402000.292

Hayes c000000.000

Gordon lf400000.281

Butler dh402001.213

Moustakas 3b400001.125

Maxwell cf412002.176

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

Duensing 1⅓10000150.00

Fien⅔0000174.05

Perkins110002114.50

KANSAS CITYIPHRERBBSONPERA

Ventura L, 1-1464446942.65

Marks2433325513.50

Mariot220012314.50