BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/07/2010
 
BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2073 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2010 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (82-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Kansas City Royals (59-79) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 1
Strasburg Now 7-9 Following 2-1 Win
Stephen Strasburg never let Minnesota get something going. The Kansas City right-hander commanded his fastball in pitching the Royals to a 2-1 win. Duane Below recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 1 for 1. After today's action, Kansas City sits at 59-79, while Minnesota falls to 82-56.

Strasburg allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 8 innings for the Royals. With the win, he is 7-9 with an ERA of 3.71.

"The old adage is true," said Strasburg. "Good pitching stops good hitting."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bautista 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 18 52
J. Bruce CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 20 57
H. Ramirez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 9 70
J. Barajas DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .254 21 88
   b-C. Ambres DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186 7 22
R. Torres RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .324 5 68
C. Maybin LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 0 22
Y. Escobar 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 1 12
J. Olivas 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 4 49
G. Sanchez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 3 14
   a-E. Hernandez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 0 23
Totals 29 1 5 1 3 5 11      
a - E. Hernandez pinch hit for G. Sanchez in the 9th
b - C. Ambres inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olivas (35, 9th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Ramirez , J. Barajas 2 , J. Olivas 2 , E. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Torres
GIDP: R. Torres , Y. Escobar
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Escobar (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Bautista-Ramirez, Ramirez-Escobar-Bautista)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. de Leon LF 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 .314 5 45
R. Acosta SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267 19 76
E. Miller RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .225 17 71
M. Cabrera CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 5 63
R. Martin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 4 46
M. Cabrera 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 4 55
S. Burroughs 1B 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .305 3 59
J. Harrison DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243 1 9
E. Espinoza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 7 47
Totals 29 2 6 2 1 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. de Leon (46, 5th Inning off B. Webb, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Cabrera (46, 6th Inning off B. Webb, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Harrison (8, 7th Inning off B. Webb, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. de Leon 3 , E. Miller , M. Cabrera 2 , J. Harrison 3
2-out RBI: J. de Leon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. de Leon , R. Acosta , M. Cabrera , M. Cabrera , E. Espinoza
GIDP: M. Cabrera
Hit by Pitch: S. Burroughs
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Acosta (23)
Double Plays: 3 (Cabrera-Espinoza-Burroughs, de Leon-Cabrera, Cabrera-Espinoza-Burroughs)
OF assists: 2 (de Leon(Escobar at 3rd base), de Leon(Hernandez at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Webb L (9-9) 8.0 6 2 0 1 8 0 105 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Webb 73
Batters Faced: B. Webb 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Webb 8-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Webb 105-68
Hit Batsmen: B. Webb
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg W (7-9) 8.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 101 3.71   
S. Romo H (5) 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 5.44   
D. Below SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 76
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 26, S. Romo 4, D. Below 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 11-5, S. Romo 0-1, D. Below 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 101-62, S. Romo 24-14, D. Below 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Romo 1-1 , D. Below 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stephen Strasburg
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 24466
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