BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/25/2013
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BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 3125 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2013 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (63-96) 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 1
Minnesota Twins (78-80) 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 X 8 14 0
Twins Reel Off Another Win
Getting offensive support from Eddie Rosario, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals, 8-7. Rosario went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Twins. Minnesota pitcher Jonathan Hovis earned the win, hiking his record to 6-3. Dan Jennings suffered the loss. Kansas City's current losing streak has reached 7 games.

With Minnesota trailing 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Rosario hit a slider from Duane Below for a grand slam home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 7-6.

"We've hit a lull," said Kansas City manager Kevin Mitchell.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bourn CF 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .242 1 43
H. Kendrick 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .265 4 65
C. Swauger 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .288 27 69
A. Rodriguez DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .270 13 44
A. Callaspo 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .295 11 57
R. Plumsky RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .201 16 67
G. Gutierrez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .236 3 46
N. Cruz LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .163 5 20
J. Harrison SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 7 55
   a-A. Pagan PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 4 50
   b-J. Polonius SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-C. Parra PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 2 10
Totals 32 7 7 7 4 6 8      
a - A. Pagan pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 7th
b - J. Polonius substituted for A. Pagan in the 7th
c - C. Parra pinch hit for J. Polonius in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Callaspo (9, 8th Inning off J. Hovis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez (13, 3rd Inning off D. Cunningham, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Kendrick (4, 3rd Inning off D. Cunningham, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Callaspo (11, 3rd Inning off D. Cunningham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 4 , A. Rodriguez 4 , A. Callaspo 7 , R. Plumsky 2 , G. Gutierrez
2-out RBI: H. Kendrick , A. Rodriguez , A. Callaspo , R. Plumsky
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kendrick
GIDP: M. Bourn
Sac Bunt: A. Pagan
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Swauger (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Callaspo-Kendrick-Swauger, Kendrick-Harrison-Swauger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dykstra DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .222 27 62
J. Bruce CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .248 28 78
K. Morales LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .250 10 33
J. Bautista 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .210 24 63
J. Olivas 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .246 10 65
B. Gardner RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .240 11 59
E. Rosario 2B 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .247 10 45
A. Romine C 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .264 4 15
B. Wood SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .173 7 20
Totals 37 8 14 8 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Dykstra (24, 3rd Inning off D. Below, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Romine (3, 4th Inning off D. Below, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bruce (33, 5th Inning off D. Below, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rosario (10, 5th Inning off D. Below, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Romine (4, 8th Inning off D. Jennings, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Dykstra 3 , J. Bruce 4 , K. Morales , J. Bautista , B. Gardner , E. Rosario 5 , A. Romine 7 , B. Wood
2-out RBI: E. Rosario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bautista , B. Wood
GIDP: J. Bautista , J. Olivas
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bautista-Wood-Kimbrel)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Below 4.2 11 7 7 2 2 1 76 4.42   
L. Putkonen 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.58   
N. Goody 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.54   
D. Jennings L (2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 24 2.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Below 14
Batters Faced: D. Below 25, L. Putkonen 5, N. Goody 4, D. Jennings 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Below 7-3, L. Putkonen 2-1, N. Goody 0-2, D. Jennings 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Below 76-48, L. Putkonen 19-14, N. Goody 20-12, D. Jennings 24-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cunningham 2.2 4 6 6 2 3 3 57 4.78   
J. Ramos 4.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 46 4.11   
J. Hovis W (6-3), BS (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 6.09   
C. Kimbrel SV (42) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cunningham 23
Batters Faced: D. Cunningham 14, J. Ramos 15, J. Hovis 5, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cunningham 4-1, J. Ramos 3-8, J. Hovis 3-0, C. Kimbrel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cunningham 57-30, J. Ramos 46-32, J. Hovis 17-10, C. Kimbrel 9-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Rosario
Ballpark: Target Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 36176
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