The Royals had rallied back to tie the game, scoring twice in the fifth against right-hander Kyle Gibson, with Salvador Perez connecting on a solo homer and Alcides Escobar stroking a two-out RBI double. After the Twins scored in the fifath on an RBI double from Max Kepler off right-hander Jason Hammel, Moustakas tied it up with a solo shot off Gibson in the sixth
Minnesota took an early 2-0 lead, as Polanco had an RBI single to center before Eddie Rosario brought home a run on an RBI groundout that was a potential inning-ending double play but was mishandled by second baseman Raul Mondesi.