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Twins

Dozier grounded into a double play, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer, E.Escobar out.

A.Hicks grounded into fielder's choice, first baseman Hosmer to shortstop A.Escobar, A.Hicks to first, K.Suzuki out.

Grounded into fielder's choice, first baseman Hosmer to shortstop A.Escobar, A.Hicks to first, K.Suzuki out.

E.Escobar singled to center, A.Hicks to third.

Grounded into a double play, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer, E.Escobar out.

Royals

Plouffe doubled to right, Dozier scored, Mauer scored.

Doubled to right, Dozier scored, Mauer scored.

E.Escobar singled to right, A.Hicks scored.

Colabello singled to center, Plouffe scored.

Infante singled to center, A.Escobar scored.

K.Suzuki doubled to left, Kubel scored, Pinto scored.

Doubled to left, Kubel scored, Pinto scored.

A.Escobar homered to left on a 0-0 count, Maxwell scored.

Homered to left on a 0-0 count, Maxwell scored.

Twins first.  Dozier singled to left.  Mauer walked, Dozier to second.  Plouffe doubled to right, Dozier scored, Mauer scored.  Colabello struck out.  Kubel struck out.  Pinto walked on a full count.  K.Suzuki lined out to left fielder A.Gordon.

Twins fourth.  Pinto struck out.  K.Suzuki walked on a full count.  A.Hicks grounded into fielder's choice, first baseman Hosmer to shortstop A.Escobar, A.Hicks to first, K.Suzuki out.   On pickoff attempt, error by pitcher Ventura, A.Hicks to second.  On wild pitch by Ventura, A.Hicks to third.  E.Escobar singled to right, A.Hicks scored.  Dozier singled to left, E.Escobar to second.  Mauer struck out.

Twins fifth.  Plouffe tripled to center.  Colabello singled to center, Plouffe scored.  Coleman pitching.  Kubel struck out.  Colabello was caught stealing, catcher S.Perez to third baseman Moustakas.  Pinto homered to center on a 0-0 count.  K.Suzuki flied out to center fielder Maxwell.

Royals fifth.  A.Escobar doubled to left.  Aoki flied out to right fielder Colabello, A.Escobar to third.  Infante singled to center, A.Escobar scored.  Hosmer singled to center, Infante to third.  S.Perez grounded into a double play, second baseman Dozier to shortstop E.Escobar to first baseman Mauer, Hosmer out.

Twins seventh.  Plouffe doubled to right.  Colabello popped out to first baseman Hosmer.  Kubel singled to right, Plouffe scored.  Pinto walked, Kubel to second.  K.Suzuki doubled to left, Kubel scored, Pinto scored.  A.Hicks walked on a full count.  E.Escobar lined out to left fielder A.Gordon.  Dozier singled to left, K.Suzuki to third, A.Hicks to second.  Mauer lined out to left fielder A.Gordon.

Royals seventh.  Herrmann in as right fielder.  Maxwell singled to right.  A.Escobar homered to left on a 0-0 count, Maxwell scored.  Duensing pitching.  Aoki singled to left.  Infante fouled out to catcher K.Suzuki.  Hosmer fouled out to right fielder Herrmann.  S.Perez popped out to first baseman Mauer.

The Royals went 7-2 in home games vs. Minnesota last season, Kansas City's most home wins in the series since going 8-1 in 1975.

The Twins came back to beat Toronto 9-5 in the second game of the doubleheader yesterday, using eight walks in the eighth inning to score six runs. The eight walks tie the most in an inning by any team since 1974.

The Royals have gone 7-0 when scoring four or more runs this season and 0-7 when scoring three or fewer. Kansas City has scored five or more runs in back-to-back games after having just two such games in their first 12 contests.

Brian Dozier has scored a run in eight consecutive games, tied with Alexei Ramirez for the longest streak in baseball this season. Dozier leads the AL with 18 runs scored, the most in Twins history through 15 games.

Ricky Nolasco has given up five or more earned runs in each of his last four road starts, the longest active streak in baseball. Prior to this streak, Nolasco had allowed fewer than five runs in his previous 18 road starts.

Jason Vargas has struggled in his career against the Twins, going 2-3 with a 4.92 ERA (29 ER/53.0 IP) in nine career starts vs. Minnesota, including a no-decision in his last start on Sunday. Vargas has five or fewer strikeouts in all nine starts against the Twins, the longest active streak.

HP - Gorman, 1B - Wolf, 2B - Rackley, 3B - Welke

(SportsNetwork.com) - Kansas City right-hander Yordano Ventura makes his first
 career start against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon when the Royals
 go for a three-game sweep in the finale of a series at Kauffman Stadium.

Minnesota Twins (8-9) at Kansas City Royals (9-7), 2:10 p.m. (ET)

Kansas  City,  MO (SportsNetwork.com)  - Trevor Plouffe  went 3-for-4 with two
 doubles,  a triple and  two RBI to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 8-3 win over
 the  Kansas City Royals, avoiding a sweep in the series finale of a three-game
 set.

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MIN	2	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0

Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals on April 20, 2014

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