BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/28/2012
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BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 406 - SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Minnesota Twins (12-16) 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 10 1
Kansas City Royals (16-11) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 17 1
Kansas City Beaten, 7-5, by Minnesota in 11
The Minnesota Twins outlasted the Kansas City Royals, 7-5, in 11 innings. Minnesota center fielder Jay Bruce stood out with his performance. He went 3 for 6 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Minnesota pitcher Mark Melancon got the win. He's now 2-1. Kelvin Herrera was tagged with the loss. The loss puts Kansas City at 16-11.

The game was all tied up in the top of the 11th, until Bruce delivered big-time for Minnesota, stroking a dramatic 2-run single off Kelvin Herrera. The game-changing hit put the Twins on top, 7-5.

"Jay was ready to go. Big day for him," said Minnesota manager Steve Shields.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bruce CF 6 1 3 4 0 1 0 .288 6 22
J. Olivas 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .278 1 10
E. Vasquez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .252 1 8
   b-R. Torres PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
J. Barajas LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 7 16
J. Bautista 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .238 6 12
A. Dykstra DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 7 24
B. Urrea SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 2 8
   a-Y. Escobar PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 0 4
D. Strange-Gordon 2B, SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .299 1 14
G. Sanchez C 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .292 0 2
Totals 41 7 10 7 4 8 13      
a - Y. Escobar pinch hit for B. Urrea in the 9th
b - R. Torres pinch hit for E. Vasquez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bautista (4, 3rd Inning off D. Price, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Strange-Gordon (9, 4th Inning off D. Price, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bruce (6, 4th Inning off D. Price, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Escobar (2, 11th Inning off K. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bruce (6, 3rd Inning off D. Price, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bruce 7 , J. Olivas 2 , R. Torres , J. Bautista 2 , Y. Escobar 2 , D. Strange-Gordon 2 , G. Sanchez
2-out RBI: J. Bautista
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Vasquez , J. Bautista , A. Dykstra
GIDP: A. Dykstra
Sac Fly: J. Olivas
Hit by Pitch: J. Barajas
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Strange-Gordon (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Olivas-Strange-Gordon, Barajas-Sanchez, Strange-Gordon-Urrea-Bautista)
OF assists: 3 (Barajas(Pagan at home), Vasquez(Rodriguez at home), Barajas(Kendrick at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pagan CF 6 1 3 0 0 1 3 .254 1 9
J. de Leon RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .330 0 7
C. Swauger LF 6 1 3 3 0 1 3 .280 6 19
A. Rodriguez 3B 4 1 0 0 2 0 5 .253 3 19
A. Callaspo 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .269 1 10
H. Kendrick 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .357 1 16
G. Gutierrez C 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .361 2 14
R. Ruiz DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .253 0 9
C. Barmes SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 4 13
   a-B. Lozano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Harrison SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 0 2
Totals 44 5 17 5 4 4 24      
a - B. Lozano pinch hit for C. Barmes in the 8th
b - J. Harrison substituted for B. Lozano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Gutierrez 2 (11, 6th Inning off D. Cunningham, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Swauger (6, 5th Inning off D. Cunningham, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pagan 3 , J. de Leon 2 , C. Swauger 6 , A. Callaspo , H. Kendrick , G. Gutierrez 5 , R. Ruiz 2 , C. Barmes , J. Harrison
2-out RBI: H. Kendrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Pagan 2 , A. Callaspo
GIDP: C. Barmes
Sac Bunt: J. de Leon
Sac Fly: R. Ruiz
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Harrison (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Barmes (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Callaspo-Kendrick, Kendrick)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cunningham 6.0 10 3 2 2 2 1 97 5.18   
M. Kretzschmar H (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.67   
C. Gonzalez H (5) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 7.50   
C. Kimbrel BS (4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 9.45   
M. Melancon W (2-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 8.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cunningham 42
Batters Faced: D. Cunningham 27, M. Kretzschmar 5, C. Gonzalez 5, C. Kimbrel 5, M. Melancon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cunningham 7-5, M. Kretzschmar 2-1, C. Gonzalez 1-2, C. Kimbrel 0-1, M. Melancon 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cunningham 97-62, M. Kretzschmar 13-10, C. Gonzalez 15-9, C. Kimbrel 22-12, M. Melancon 20-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Price 3.2 7 5 3 1 3 1 70 3.27   
D. Below 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 2.57   
T. Watson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.38   
B. Pello 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.54   
D. Jennings 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 1.26   
K. Herrera L (1-2) 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 19 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Price 31
Batters Faced: D. Price 20, D. Below 7, T. Watson 3, B. Pello 3, D. Jennings 7, K. Herrera 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Price 3-5, D. Below 3-3, T. Watson 0-2, B. Pello 1-0, D. Jennings 0-3, K. Herrera 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Price 70-43, D. Below 24-17, T. Watson 11-9, B. Pello 14-8, D. Jennings 23-15, K. Herrera 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Below 1-0 , K. Herrera 2-0
WP: D. Price
Hit Batsmen: D. Jennings
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Bruce
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 38087
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