MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/08/2038
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2985 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH , 2038 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (77-84) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Kansas City Royals (90-71) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 7 0
Beat Goes On for Royals, Win 3-2 Over Twins
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins, 3-2, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City pitcher R.J. Bielefeld had a standout performance. Ken McCartt got the save, his 21st in 26 chances. With the win, Kansas City pushed its record to 90-71.

Kansas City took a 3-2 lead on Alfredo Valadez's 15th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Minnesota pitcher Dave Sorber in the bottom of the seventh.

After the game, Kansas City manager Ryan Freemyer applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ochoa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 6 63
C. Wernert RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227 26 92
G. Savitz DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .243 18 73
Z. Suit 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 14 66
L. Martínez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294 9 57
D. Dunnam CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .217 21 66
S. Malone 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 4 38
J. Vega LF 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265 10 32
   a-T. Furbee PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 12 50
J. Snellman 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 5 56
   b-C. Griffith PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 8 41
Totals 30 2 4 2 2 10 10      
a - T. Furbee pinch hit for J. Vega in the 8th
b - C. Griffith pinch hit for J. Snellman in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Vega (10, 5th Inning off R. Bielefeld, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ochoa , D. Dunnam , S. Malone , J. Vega 4
2-out RBI: J. Vega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dunnam
GIDP: Z. Suit
Hit by Pitch: L. Martínez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Snellman-Suit-Malone, Suit-Ochoa-Malone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hill LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 4 17
   d-D. Walker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 8 44
   e-C. Wederski LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .142 1 12
S. Yarish RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 3 12
   a-J. Denninger PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 15 56
T. Heun 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 1 4
   b-C. McElmurry PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 11 55
D. Perisic 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .274 25 96
B. Schoeneberger CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 10 59
D. Branning 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .318 9 66
R. White DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304 22 93
   c-A. Valadez DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .228 15 61
P. Earnst SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .159 4 21
S. McClain C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 0 12
Totals 28 3 7 3 2 7 12      
a - J. Denninger pinch hit for S. Yarish in the 6th
b - C. McElmurry pinch hit for T. Heun in the 6th
c - A. Valadez substituted for R. White in the 7th
d - D. Walker pinch hit for T. Hill in the 8th
e - C. Wederski substituted for D. Walker in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Branning (4, 2nd Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Valadez (15, 7th Inning off D. Sorber, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hill , J. Denninger , T. Heun , D. Perisic , D. Branning 3 , R. White , A. Valadez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Perisic , B. Schoeneberger
GIDP: B. Schoeneberger , P. Earnst
Sac Fly: R. White
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Earnst-Branning-Heun)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Luna 5.1 5 1 1 0 2 0 64 40 2.99   
S. Grzegorzewski H (9) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 4.20   
S. Shorette H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 1.33   
D. Sorber L (0-6), BS (3) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 26 16 3.50   
R. Rodríguez 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 13 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luna 56
Batters Faced: J. Luna 19, S. Grzegorzewski 2, S. Shorette 1, D. Sorber 5, R. Rodríguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luna 7-5, S. Grzegorzewski 0-1, S. Shorette 0-0, D. Sorber 2-0, R. Rodríguez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luna 64-40, S. Grzegorzewski 8-4, S. Shorette 6-5, D. Sorber 26-16, R. Rodríguez 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shorette 1-0
WP: R. Rodríguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Bielefeld 6.0 3 2 2 1 7 1 72 48 2.99   
E. Martínez W (5-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 16 1.95   
K. McCartt SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 7 2.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Bielefeld 64
Batters Faced: R. Bielefeld 21, E. Martínez 7, K. McCartt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Bielefeld 7-3, E. Martínez 2-2, K. McCartt 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Bielefeld 72-48, E. Martínez 24-16, K. McCartt 16-7
Hit Batsmen: K. McCartt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: R.J. Bielefeld
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 37880
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