MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/09/2008
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 8106 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (45-99) 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 9 0
Minnesota Twins (63-81) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Garcia Swats 2 Homers, Royals Top Twins, 9-2
Kansas City center fielder Jose Garcia had a 6-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Minnesota Twins, 9-2. The victory makes Kansas City 45-99.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Garcia hit a splitter from Daniel McCutchen for a grand slam home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 5-0.

Minnesota manager Steve Luker said his team was "out of sync."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cumberland DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 3 31
J. Lowrie SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 13 57
L. Berkman LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .281 23 72
   b-R. Davis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 1
B. Boesch RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .261 11 59
   a-A. Lind PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 5 17
J. Baker 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .265 9 53
J. Koutnik 3B 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 .231 13 62
J. Olmeda 2B 3 3 2 3 1 0 1 .218 6 46
J. Garcia CF 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 .222 3 35
J. Jaramillo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .194 5 25
Totals 36 9 9 9 5 5 13      
a - A. Lind pinch hit for B. Boesch in the 9th
b - R. Davis substituted for L. Berkman in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Jaramillo (2, 6th Inning off D. Welch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Garcia 2 (3, 2nd Inning off D. McCutchen, 3 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Welch, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Olmeda (6, 3rd Inning off B. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowrie , B. Boesch , J. Baker 2 , J. Olmeda 5 , J. Garcia 8 , J. Jaramillo 3
2-out RBI: J. Olmeda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Berkman
GIDP: J. Jaramillo
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 7 60
   b-A. Craig PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .321 4 22
P. Konerko DH 5 0 2 0 0 3 4 .254 26 73
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .326 23 92
   c-E. Encarnacion PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 8 24
M. Teixeira 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .268 28 109
   d-J. Stokes PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Braun LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 15 53
   e-J. Davis PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. McCann C 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .222 1 13
E. Byrnes RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 3 38
K. Ka'aihue 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 1 3
   a-R. Lopez PH, 1B, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183 1 10
C. Lambin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 5 46
Totals 34 2 9 2 3 8 17      
a - R. Lopez pinch hit for K. Ka'aihue in the 7th
b - A. Craig pinch hit for C. Blackmon in the 8th
c - E. Encarnacion pinch hit for S. Rolen in the 8th
d - J. Stokes pinch hit for M. Teixeira in the 8th
e - J. Davis pinch hit for R. Braun in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Teixeira (29, 2nd Inning off B. West, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Konerko (15, 6th Inning off B. West, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (23, 4th Inning off B. West, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Blackmon , P. Konerko 3 , S. Rolen 4 , M. Teixeira 2 , R. Braun , B. McCann , R. Lopez , C. Lambin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Konerko , J. Davis , B. McCann
Sac Fly: B. McCann
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Braun (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Teixeira (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Teixeira-Lambin-Lopez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. West W (10-14) 7.0 5 2 2 2 7 1 98 5.60   
J. Matthews 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.92   
B. Moorhead 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. West 64
Batters Faced: B. West 27, J. Matthews 7, B. Moorhead 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. West 6-7, J. Matthews 2-2, B. Moorhead 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. West 98-65, J. Matthews 21-11, B. Moorhead 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Moorhead 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McCutchen L (6-9) 2.1 5 6 5 1 2 1 50 7.06   
B. Johnson 2.2 1 2 2 2 1 1 38 5.42   
D. Welch 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 39 2.57   
J. Pasen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McCutchen 22
Batters Faced: D. McCutchen 14, B. Johnson 11, D. Welch 12, J. Pasen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McCutchen 3-2, B. Johnson 3-4, D. Welch 2-5, J. Pasen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. McCutchen 50-30, B. Johnson 38-26, D. Welch 39-26, J. Pasen 15-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Johnson 1-1 , D. Welch 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Garcia
Ballpark: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Start Time: 8:10 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 26865
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