MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/01/2011
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 416 - SUNDAY, MAY 1ST , 2011 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (11-18) 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 10 16 1
Kansas City Royals (19-9) 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 0
Royals Lose, 10-7, as Twins Rally
Kansas City left fielder Justin Upton was sensational. He was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Minnesota beat the Royals, 10-7. With the win, Minnesota boosts its record to 11-18.

In the top of the eighth, Charlie Blackmon put Minnesota in front with a clutch hit. With two gone and a runner on 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single, making the score 10-7, Twins.

"I'm proud of the boys for pulling through," said Twins manager Steve Luker. "The wins don't come easy for this team, but everyone's got an extra jump in their step after a game like this."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .292 4 13
A. Gonzalez 1B 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 .268 3 17
C. Quentin DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .241 5 15
S. Rolen 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .307 5 11
A. Craig RF 5 0 2 3 0 2 3 .200 0 4
C. Yelich LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .276 2 15
B. Holt SS, 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .268 0 6
C. Nelson 2B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .304 0 8
   a-A. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-Z. Cozart 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Vogt C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 1
   c-K. Ka'aihue PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .130 0 2
   d-R. Lopez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 5
Totals 43 10 16 10 1 7 17      
a - A. Milligan pinch hit for C. Nelson in the 6th
b - Z. Cozart substituted for A. Milligan in the 6th
c - K. Ka'aihue pinch hit for S. Vogt in the 8th
d - R. Lopez substituted for K. Ka'aihue in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Blackmon (11, 1st Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Quentin (3, 1st Inning off J. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Nelson (6, 5th Inning off J. Castillo, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Holt 3 (11, 5th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Ziegler, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off Z. Rosscup, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Craig (3, 6th Inning off J. Castillo, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Ka'aihue (1, 8th Inning off B. Ziegler, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Yelich (7, 9th Inning off Z. Rosscup, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Rolen (1, 6th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Blackmon 4 , A. Gonzalez , C. Quentin 3 , S. Rolen 4 , A. Craig 3 , C. Yelich 2 , B. Holt 6 , C. Nelson 2 , K. Ka'aihue 2
2-out RBI: C. Blackmon , C. Quentin , A. Craig , C. Yelich , B. Holt , K. Ka'aihue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gonzalez , A. Craig , C. Yelich , A. Milligan , Z. Cozart
GIDP: S. Vogt
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Vogt (1)
PB: S. Vogt
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Upton LF 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .351 9 16
C. Young CF 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 .311 2 9
X. Scruggs 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .258 7 24
M. Zuanich DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .264 5 16
B. Harper RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .500 1 3
J. Baker 3B 5 1 1 0 0 4 5 .210 1 13
J. Lowrie SS 4 1 0 1 1 1 4 .190 6 14
J. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .271 1 14
J. Willingham C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 2 12
Totals 37 7 9 7 7 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Baker (2, 3rd Inning off A. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Upton (9, 4th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Upton 5 , C. Young , M. Zuanich , B. Harper 3 , J. Baker 2 , J. Willingham
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Zuanich , J. Baker , J. Lowrie , J. Willingham
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Young (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Lowrie-Scruggs)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzalez 3.0 6 5 5 4 4 1 73 7.36   
L. Torres 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 24 4.30   
R. Rodriguez 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 18 4.85   
J. Grilli 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 5.51   
W. Wright W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 8.71   
T. Porter SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzalez 25
Batters Faced: A. Gonzalez 19, L. Torres 6, R. Rodriguez 6, J. Grilli 6, W. Wright 4, T. Porter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzalez 4-1, L. Torres 4-0, R. Rodriguez 0-1, J. Grilli 2-1, W. Wright 2-1, T. Porter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzalez 73-38, L. Torres 24-13, R. Rodriguez 18-11, J. Grilli 22-14, W. Wright 13-10, T. Porter 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Grilli 3-1 , W. Wright 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Castillo 5.0 8 5 5 0 3 0 82 2.93   
J. Kay H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.89   
R. Bicondoa H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 2.19   
B. Ziegler L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 11 3.86   
Z. Rosscup 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 21 7.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Castillo 34
Batters Faced: J. Castillo 23, J. Kay 3, R. Bicondoa 6, B. Ziegler 6, Z. Rosscup 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Castillo 10-2, J. Kay 2-0, R. Bicondoa 2-0, B. Ziegler 2-1, Z. Rosscup 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Castillo 82-55, J. Kay 12-9, R. Bicondoa 21-13, B. Ziegler 11-7, Z. Rosscup 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kay 1-0
WP: J. Castillo , R. Bicondoa , Z. Rosscup
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Upton
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 35521
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