Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - July 31, 2007 - ESPN

Scores for Jul 31, 2007

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 7/31)

Game 1: Monday, July 30
Kansas City	1	Final
Minnesota	3	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, July 31
Kansas City	3	Final
Minnesota	5	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 1
Kansas City	5	Final in 10
Minnesota	3	Final in 10
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Game 4: Thursday, August 2
Kansas City		Postponed
Minnesota		Postponed

Royals 3

(47-59, 23-28 away)

Twins 5

(55-51, 30-24 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, July 31, 2007

Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	8	2
MIN	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	5	8	0

W: C. Silva (9-11)

L: J. De La Rosa (8-11)

S: J. Nathan (24)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D DeJesus CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.280
M Grudzielanek 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.311
M Teahen RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.280
E Brown DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.232
R Gload LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281
A Gordon 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
J Smith 1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.209
T Pena SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.285
J LaRue C	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.163
Totals	32	3	8	3	0	5	3
BATTING HR: J Larue (4, 3rd inning off C Silva 0 on, 2 Out); J Smith (2, 8th inning off C Silva 0 on, 0 Out); M Grudzielanek (5, 9th inning off J Nathan 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J LaRue (11), J Smith (6), M Grudzielanek (37) 2-out RBI: J LaRue Team LOB: 2
BASERUNNING CS: M Grudzielanek 2 (2, 2nd base by C Silva/M Redmond, 2nd base by C Silva/M Redmond); D DeJesus (4, 2nd base by C Silva/M Redmond, 2nd base by C Silva/M Redmond2nd base by C Silva/M Redmond)
FIELDING E: M Grudzielanek (6, throw); J LaRue (3, catch) DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena-J Smith).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J De La Rosa (L, 8-12)	6.0	8	5	5	2	1	1	90-51	5.46
J Bale	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22-13	1.42
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	2	1	1	112-64
PITCHING Batters faced: J De La Rosa 27; J Bale 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J De La Rosa 12-5; J Bale 2-4 Game Scores: J De La Rosa 35

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Tyner RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.290
J Bartlett SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.260
J Mauer DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.300
J Morneau 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.297
T Hunter CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.288
M Redmond C	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278
J Cirillo 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.261
N Punto 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
L Ford LF	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	.239
A Casilla 2B	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.261
Totals	31	5	8	4	2	1	9
BATTING 2B: J Bartlett (14, J De La Rosa); L Ford (6, J De La Rosa) HR: T Hunter (22, 2nd inning off J De La Rosa 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: T Hunter (74), L Ford (14), A Casilla (3), J Bartlett (26) 2-out RBI: J Bartlett GIDP: J Tyner Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Morneau 2 Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: L Ford (3, 3rd base off J De La Rosa/J LaRue)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Redmond-J Bartlett).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Silva (W, 13-14)	8.0	7	2	2	0	3	2	101-66	4.61
J Nathan (S, 37)	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	15-11	2.02
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	0	5	3	116-77
PITCHING Batters faced: C Silva 28; J Nathan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Silva 9-9; J Nathan 0-1 Game Scores: C Silva 63

Scoring Summary

			KC	MIN
	2nd	T Hunter homered to left.	0	1
	2nd	L Ford singled to center, J Cirillo scored, L Ford to second on error by catcher J LaRue.	0	2
	2nd	A Casilla reached on infield single to shortstop, L Ford scored.	0	3
	2nd	J Bartlett doubled to deep left, A Casilla scored.	0	4
	3rd	J LaRue homered to left center.	1	4
	4th	J Tyner grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, L Ford scored, A Casilla out at second.	1	5
	8th	J Smith homered to right.	2	5
	9th	M Grudzielanek homered to left.	3	5
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