BALCO-92
CINCINNATI REDS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/08/2012
 
BALCO-92
CINCINNATI REDS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 537 - TUESDAY, MAY 8TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (17-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Minnesota Twins (18-18) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 2 5 0
Lopez Now 4-3 After Subduing Reds
Starting pitcher Carlos Lopez gave the Minnesota Twins a rock-solid effort. The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native helped his team defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 2-0, at Target Field. Craig Kimbrel closed it out for Minnesota, earning his 7th save. With the victory, the Twins upped their record to 18-18.

Lopez, a native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was dealing all game. He kept Cincinnati hitters off-balance, while giving the Twins 7 quality innings. Lopez threw 99 pitches, allowing 2 hits and striking out 10.

In postgame remarks, Lopez hailed his team's "single-minded determination."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Murphy DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 2
M. Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .156 1 2
M. Moustakas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .181 5 23
A. Dunn 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .220 3 14
G. Connors C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .143 0 0
J. Lowrie SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .258 2 11
F. Gutierrez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .183 2 11
H. Statia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 3 12
K. Davis LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 6 15
Totals 30 0 3 0 3 11 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Murphy , A. Dunn , F. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Murphy , G. Connors , J. Lowrie
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Gustafson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Moustakas-Statia-Dunn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bruce CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .295 7 28
J. Olivas 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .295 3 16
E. Vasquez RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .286 2 16
A. Dykstra DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .186 7 25
J. Bautista 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .219 6 13
Y. Escobar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 1 5
J. Barajas LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .242 8 19
   a-D. Strange-Gordon PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 1 17
   b-R. Torres LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 3
B. Urrea SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 2 12
D. Navarro C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259 1 6
Totals 28 2 5 1 4 4 18      
a - D. Strange-Gordon pinch ran for J. Barajas in the 7th
b - R. Torres substituted for D. Strange-Gordon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bruce (9, 8th Inning off T. Gustafson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bruce 3 , J. Olivas , E. Vasquez , B. Urrea
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bruce , A. Dykstra , Y. Escobar , D. Navarro
GIDP: A. Dykstra
Sac Fly: J. Bautista
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Strange-Gordon (6)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gustafson L (2-3) 7.0 5 2 2 4 3 0 102 3.96   
F. Morel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gustafson 58
Batters Faced: T. Gustafson 30, F. Morel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gustafson 11-6, F. Morel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gustafson 102-57, F. Morel 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Morel 3-1
WP: T. Gustafson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lopez W (4-3) 7.0 2 0 0 2 10 0 99 4.01   
M. Kretzschmar H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.54   
C. Kimbrel SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 8.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lopez 81
Batters Faced: C. Lopez 25, M. Kretzschmar 3, C. Kimbrel 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lopez 7-4, M. Kretzschmar 2-0, C. Kimbrel 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lopez 99-66, M. Kretzschmar 11-9, C. Kimbrel 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kretzschmar 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Lopez
Ballpark: Target Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 27341
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