MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/02/2012
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 7952 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (61-73) 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 7 11 1
Kansas City Royals (77-57) 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 9 13 1
Twins Tagged with 9-7 Loss
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins, 9-7, at Kauffman Stadium. Leading the charge for Kansas City was left fielder Justin Upton. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Josh Kay collected his 3rd save. The Royals have a one-game lead in the AL Central Division.

The United States native Justin Upton had a clutch at-bat in the bottom of the sixth for the Royals. With Kansas City trailing 7-6, he hit a 2-run home run.

"When the ball finds the sweet spot," said Upton, "I can't complain."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 6 .266 19 44
M. Spencer RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .274 46 101
A. Gonzalez 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .301 24 83
C. Blackmon CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 10 50
C. Quentin DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .244 12 37
R. Lopez 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .272 4 49
C. Nelson 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .270 14 56
T. Federowicz C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .167 2 9
Z. Cozart SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 1 8
   a-K. Ka'aihue PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282 5 18
   b-B. Holt SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 3 47
Totals 39 7 11 6 4 7 24      
a - K. Ka'aihue pinch hit for Z. Cozart in the 6th
b - B. Holt substituted for K. Ka'aihue in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Yelich (28, 1st Inning off T. Pickford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich 2 , M. Spencer 2 , A. Gonzalez 2 , R. Lopez 2 , C. Nelson 2 , T. Federowicz , Z. Cozart
2-out RBI: M. Spencer , A. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Spencer 2 , C. Blackmon , C. Quentin , C. Nelson , T. Federowicz
Hit by Pitch: Z. Cozart
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Cozart (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Federowicz (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Nelson-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. De Aza CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .290 10 55
M. Zuanich DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .290 20 80
B. Harper RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .312 18 77
R. Zimmerman 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .301 19 64
J. Upton LF 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .270 33 109
X. Scruggs 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 5 .270 34 95
   a-J. Lowrie 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 8 64
J. Baker 2B, 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .243 5 23
J. Gonzalez SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 17 48
T. Teagarden C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .302 9 20
Totals 37 9 13 8 6 5 17      
a - J. Lowrie substituted for X. Scruggs in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Upton (33, 6th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs) , X. Scruggs (34, 6th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. De Aza 2 , M. Zuanich 2 , B. Harper 2 , R. Zimmerman , J. Upton 5 , X. Scruggs 5 , J. Baker , T. Teagarden
2-out RBI: X. Scruggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , X. Scruggs , J. Baker
GIDP: M. Zuanich
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Teagarden (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Spann 1.2 6 5 5 3 3 0 56 6.44   
F. Ramirez 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 23 4.21   
M. Walden 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 9.12   
R. Rodriguez L (2-2) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 12 5.77   
B. Josselyn 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.98   
L. Torres 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 4.86   
J. Grilli 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Spann 17
Batters Faced: M. Spann 15, F. Ramirez 7, M. Walden 7, R. Rodriguez 4, B. Josselyn 3, L. Torres 4, J. Grilli 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Spann 1-1, F. Ramirez 2-2, M. Walden 3-1, R. Rodriguez 1-0, B. Josselyn 1-2, L. Torres 1-1, J. Grilli 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Spann 56-32, F. Ramirez 23-15, M. Walden 32-20, R. Rodriguez 12-7, B. Josselyn 7-5, L. Torres 9-3, J. Grilli 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Ramirez 2-0 , M. Walden 1-1 , R. Rodriguez 1-0
WP: M. Spann
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Pickford 5.2 9 7 6 2 6 0 97 3.63   
M. Laird W (6-3), BS (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.81   
C. Breslow H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.66   
H. Pena H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.97   
R. Choate H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 5.31   
J. Kay SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pickford 29
Batters Faced: T. Pickford 29, M. Laird 3, C. Breslow 4, H. Pena 3, R. Choate 4, J. Kay 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pickford 6-5, M. Laird 0-1, C. Breslow 1-2, H. Pena 1-1, R. Choate 0-2, J. Kay 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pickford 97-65, M. Laird 9-5, C. Breslow 16-8, H. Pena 10-7, R. Choate 13-8, J. Kay 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Laird 2-2 , J. Kay 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Pickford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Upton
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 37640
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