MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/08/2043
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2625 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (79-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Royals (54-83) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 1
Royals Best Twins in Pitching Duel
Kansas City picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, toppling the Minnesota Twins, 2-1. Pitcher Eric Unruh was one of the reasons the Royals triumphed. In 7 innings, Unruh surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. He allowed 1 run. Chris Rouse earned his 34th save in 36 chances.

Josh Horowitz took Jonathan Penney deep with no one out in the bottom of the fourth. On a full count fastball, Horowitz drilled a solo home run to right-center. It was his 21st home run of the season and put Kansas City on top, 2-1.

"Nice, tidy little win," Unruh said after the game.

The win makes Kansas City 54-83.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Jones 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 21 63
   a-J. Humphreys PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-M. Titsworth 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1 6
J. Rike 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 19 70
D. Lemley 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .301 18 42
S. Morris RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .262 21 75
J. Salazar DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 24 80
M. Dawson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 8 44
   c-A. Medina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 20 51
C. Isserles CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 8 47
L. Arellano SS, 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .227 11 37
A. Fayson C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 7
Totals 30 1 6 1 3 4 12      
a - J. Humphreys pinch hit for B. Jones in the 8th
b - M. Titsworth substituted for J. Humphreys in the 8th
c - A. Medina pinch hit for M. Dawson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Arellano (24, 5th Inning off E. Unruh, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rike (41, 6th Inning off E. Unruh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Lemley (18, 1st Inning off E. Unruh, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Humphreys , J. Rike 3 , D. Lemley 4 , S. Morris , L. Arellano 2
2-out RBI: D. Lemley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jones , D. Lemley , J. Salazar
GIDP: J. Rike
Sac Bunt: A. Fayson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arellano-Jones-Lemley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Warr SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .214 6 26
J. Daniel CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .220 13 40
M. Flacco RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .236 16 48
J. Horowitz 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .197 21 50
G. Conley LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .211 4 12
R. Merritt DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .248 1 19
C. Rondon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .169 22 58
J. Germann 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 5 43
I. Ortega C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .227 3 17
Totals 29 2 6 2 4 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Warr (24, 3rd Inning off J. Penney, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Horowitz (21, 4th Inning off J. Penney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Warr 2 , J. Horowitz 4 , G. Conley 2 , J. Germann , I. Ortega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Flacco 2
GIDP: C. Rondon
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: I. Ortega (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Warr-Germann-Rondon)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Penney L (4-4) 5.2 5 2 2 2 7 1 89 4.18   
C. Huggler 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 3.21   
J. Keister 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Penney 56
Batters Faced: J. Penney 23, C. Huggler 6, J. Keister 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Penney 3-6, C. Huggler 0-2, J. Keister 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Penney 89-53, C. Huggler 29-16, J. Keister 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Huggler 1-0 , J. Keister 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Unruh W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 2 3 1 94 2.78   
L. Baltierra H (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.08   
S. Birdsell H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 5.14   
C. Rouse SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Unruh 64
Batters Faced: E. Unruh 27, L. Baltierra 2, S. Birdsell 2, C. Rouse 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Unruh 6-11, L. Baltierra 1-0, S. Birdsell 0-0, C. Rouse 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Unruh 94-65, L. Baltierra 14-8, S. Birdsell 8-3, C. Rouse 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Unruh
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 15301
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