Twins 10, Royals 7

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KAN (65-95) 000023020 7 14 0
MIN (84-76) 52030000 - 10 12 2

Final

 
W:J. Manship (1-1)
L:L. DiNardo (0-3)
SV:J. Nathan (46)
Kansas City Royals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
W Bloomquist LF20100010.266.310
a-J Anderson PH-CF
30110211.240.276
M Maier CF-LF50230229.249.339
B Butler 1B50100216.305.366
B Pena DH50100013.270.316
A Callaspo 2B51200121.299.355
M Teahen RF41101017.271.326
M Olivo C51100221.248.291
A Gordon 3B43201123.229.326
Y Betancourt SS20110110.245.274
1112005.191.236
Totals417147211176  
a-struck out swinging for W Bloomquist in the 5th
BATTING
2B: A Gordon (6, J Manship)
RBI: Y Betancourt (49), M Maier 3 (31), L Hernandez 2 (4), J Anderson (24)
2-out RBI: M Maier, L Hernandez 2, J Anderson
GIDP: B Pena
Royals RISP: 6-14 (A Gordon 0-2, Y Betancourt 1-1, M Maier 2-3, M Olivo 0-1, J Anderson 1-2, B Pena 0-2, L Hernandez 1-1, B Butler 1-2)
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: W Bloomquist (25, 2nd base off J Manship/J Mauer)
FIELDING
DP: 1 (A Gordon).
Kansas City Royals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
L DiNardo
(L, 0-3)		1.077720146-2510.12
V Marte2.043332145-238.25
C Rosa3.000002044-313.37
J Bale1.010001010-75.72
Y Yabuta1.000000017-1213.50
Totals8.0121010552162-98 
PITCHING
L DiNardo pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd; V Marte pitched to 4 batters in the 4th

First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L DiNardo 4/12; V Marte 8/13; C Rosa 6/9; J Bale 2/3; Y Yabuta 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L DiNardo 9-0-6-10; V Marte 9-3-3-8; C Rosa 10-2-12-7; J Bale 3-1-1-2; Y Yabuta 2-0-7-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L DiNardo 1-2; V Marte 3-1; C Rosa 4-3; J Bale 0-1; Y Yabuta 1-2
Game Scores: L DiNardo 9
Minnesota Twins
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
D Span CF-RF51100010.314.393
O Cabrera SS52300021.281.314
J Mauer C41101227.366.442
J Kubel RF52220223.297.367
0000000.228.286
M Cuddyer 1B12013019.277.342
D Young LF4225009.281.304
B Harris DH40110016.262.307
M Tolbert 3B30210015.230.301
N Punto 2B30001122.231.337
Totals3410121055162  
BATTING
2B: D Span (16, L DiNardo); B Harris (22, V Marte)
3B: M Tolbert (1, J Bale)
HR: D Young (10, 1st inning off L DiNardo 3 on, 1 Out); J Kubel (25, 4th inning off V Marte 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: J Kubel 2 (96), D Young 5 (55), M Cuddyer (91), B Harris (37), M Tolbert (17)
SF: M Tolbert
Twins RISP: 4-12 (B Harris 1-2, O Cabrera 1-1, J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 1-2, D Span 0-2, D Young 1-2, N Punto 0-2)
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
E: O Cabrera 2 (25, throw, ground ball)
DP: 1 (N Punto-O Cabrera-M Cuddyer).
PB: J Mauer.
Minnesota Twins
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
J Manship
(W, 1-1)		5.184314095-635.68
J Crain0.111111014-74.74
R Mahay0.11000109-84.32
B Keppel1.032201021-164.96
J Mijares0.110001015-92.04
M Guerrier
(H, 33)		0.20000107-52.26
J Nathan
(S, 46)		1.000002015-112.18
Totals9.014762110176-119 
PITCHING
B Keppel pitched to 2 batters in the 8th

HBP: L Hernandez (By J Mijares)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Manship 19/24; J Crain 2/3; R Mahay 1/2; B Keppel 4/6; J Mijares 1/3; M Guerrier 1/2; J Nathan 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Manship 20-9-16-18; J Crain 3-2-1-1; R Mahay 1-1-5-1; B Keppel 4-1-6-5; J Mijares 4-0-4-1; M Guerrier 1-1-2-1; J Nathan 3-4-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Manship 10-2; J Crain 0-0; R Mahay 0-0; B Keppel 2-0; J Mijares 0-0; M Guerrier 0-1; J Nathan 0-1
Game Scores: J Manship 41
Scoring Summary
KANMIN
1stJ Kubel singled to right, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to second.01
1stD Young homered to left, J Mauer, J Kubel and M Cuddyer scored.05
2ndM Cuddyer walked, D Span scored, O Cabrera to third, J Mauer to second.06
2ndD Young grounded into fielder's choice to third, O Cabrera scored, M Cuddyer out at second, J Mauer to third.07
4thJ Kubel homered to right center.08
4thB Harris doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer scored, D Young to third.09
4thM Tolbert hit sacrifice fly to center, D Young scored.010
5thY Betancourt singled to center, A Gordon scored.110
5thM Maier singled to center, L Hernandez scored.210
6thL Hernandez singled to left, A Callaspo and M Teahen scored, A Gordon to second.410
6thJ Anderson singled to left, A Gordon scored, L Hernandez to second.510
8thM Maier singled to center, M Olivo and A Gordon scored, L Hernandez to second.710
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Game Notes
ROYALS SHORTSTOP YUNIESKY BETANCOURT LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING WITH A LEFT FOOT INJURY.
Game Information
StadiumMall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance40,223 (86.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:15
Weatherindoors
UmpiresHome Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Rick Reed, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg

Series At A Glance

Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 10/2)
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