BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/02/2012
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BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1632 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (64-44) 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Minnesota Twins (58-52) 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 X 8 11 0
Royals Dumped, 8-5, by Minnesota
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals, 8-5, at Target Field. Kendry Morales produced 2 singles and 1 double, while scoring 1 run and driving in 3. The win was credited to Craig Kimbrel in relief. His record improves to 7-6. Tony Watson took the loss. Matt Kretzschmar recorded the save for Minnesota, his 8th of the season.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Twins grabbed the lead when Morales hit his 6th double of the season. The 2-run double off Tony Watson made it 6-5, Minnesota.

"We did a lot of good things tonight," said Minnesota manager Steve Shields.

The 4th-place Twins lifted their record to 58-52.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pagan CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .262 5 31
J. de Leon RF 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .363 1 49
C. Swauger LF 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .263 23 74
A. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .270 15 63
A. Callaspo 2B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .304 7 49
H. Kendrick 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .300 9 56
G. Gutierrez C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .294 3 44
R. Ruiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .235 16 49
C. Barmes SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 7 40
   a-B. Lozano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 4
   b-J. Harrison SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 10
Totals 34 5 10 5 4 10 10      
a - B. Lozano pinch hit for C. Barmes in the 8th
b - J. Harrison substituted for B. Lozano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. de Leon 2 (45, 1st Inning off M. Magill, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kendrick (22, 1st Inning off M. Magill, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Rodriguez (27, 5th Inning off M. Magill, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Swauger (23, 1st Inning off M. Magill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pagan , J. de Leon 6 , C. Swauger 5 , A. Rodriguez 2 , H. Kendrick 2 , G. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Swauger , A. Rodriguez , R. Ruiz 2
GIDP: R. Ruiz
Sac Fly: A. Callaspo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Callaspo (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Callaspo-Kendrick, Rodriguez-Callaspo-Kendrick)
PB: G. Gutierrez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bruce CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 17 60
J. Olivas 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .284 8 55
J. Bautista 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .208 20 53
A. Dykstra DH 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .221 24 76
J. Barajas LF 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 .264 21 62
   a-Y. Escobar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 4 24
   b-R. Torres LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 2 13
K. Morales RF 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .296 5 20
D. Strange-Gordon 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .295 2 24
B. Urrea SS 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .276 5 44
G. Sanchez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .233 0 3
Totals 32 8 11 8 6 3 18      
a - Y. Escobar pinch hit for J. Barajas in the 7th
b - R. Torres substituted for Y. Escobar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Dykstra (24, 6th Inning off K. Herrera, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Barajas (29, 6th Inning off K. Herrera, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Urrea (20, 7th Inning off T. Watson, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Morales (6, 7th Inning off T. Watson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Olivas (8, 6th Inning off D. Duffy, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bautista (20, 6th Inning off D. Duffy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Olivas 4 , J. Bautista 6 , A. Dykstra 2 , J. Barajas 2 , K. Morales 4 , D. Strange-Gordon , B. Urrea 2
2-out RBI: K. Morales , B. Urrea
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bruce , J. Barajas , G. Sanchez
GIDP: J. Bautista , G. Sanchez
Sac Bunt: D. Strange-Gordon
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Urrea-Strange-Gordon-Bautista)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Duffy 5.0 5 2 2 2 3 2 84 4.85   
K. Herrera H (7) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 28 2.91   
T. Watson L (0-3), BS (1) 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 19 3.92   
D. Jennings 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.75   
B. Pello 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Duffy 50
Batters Faced: D. Duffy 21, K. Herrera 7, T. Watson 7, D. Jennings 1, B. Pello 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Duffy 2-9, K. Herrera 2-1, T. Watson 2-0, D. Jennings 1-0, B. Pello 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Duffy 84-47, K. Herrera 28-16, T. Watson 19-10, D. Jennings 4-4, B. Pello 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Jennings 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Magill 4.1 8 5 5 2 4 1 81 4.15   
J. Lester 1.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 28 5.02   
C. Kimbrel W (7-6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.71   
M. Kretzschmar SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Magill 29
Batters Faced: M. Magill 23, J. Lester 7, C. Kimbrel 6, M. Kretzschmar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Magill 4-5, J. Lester 0-1, C. Kimbrel 3-1, M. Kretzschmar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Magill 81-53, J. Lester 28-17, C. Kimbrel 15-7, M. Kretzschmar 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lester 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kendry Morales
Ballpark: Target Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 29439
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