THESHOW
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/01/2041
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THESHOW
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2258 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (57-49) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 6 2
Minnesota Twins (58-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Royals Run Win Streak to 6
Cal Griffin never let Minnesota get something going. The Kansas City right-hander commanded his curveball in pitching the Royals to a 6-0 win. Tim Foster picked up the save, his 3rd. Kansas City has now won 6 straight.

Kansas City took a 3-0 lead on Humberto Benizi's 9th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Minnesota pitcher Bud Miller in the top of the eighth.

"We're obviously playing with a lot of confidence," said Kansas City manager Tyler Masters.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 .329 12 28
J. Hodge CF 4 0 1 2 1 2 1 .243 10 39
L. Díaz DH 4 0 0 0 1 4 3 .263 27 56
N. Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   a-T. Rodríguez 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .249 17 44
J. Tornatore SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .258 10 46
J. Jacobson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 13 49
S. Anderson 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .230 2 16
P. Baldwin 3B 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .462 0 1
H. Benizi C 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .187 9 24
Totals 30 6 6 6 8 9 14      
a - T. Rodríguez substituted for N. Smith in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Baldwin 2 (2, 5th Inning off A. Dawson, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Dawson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hodge (26, 9th Inning off D. Sears, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Benizi (9, 8th Inning off B. Miller, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hodge 2 , S. Anderson 2 , P. Baldwin 4 , H. Benizi 4
2-out RBI: P. Baldwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Brown , T. Rodríguez , J. Tornatore , H. Benizi
GIDP: J. Hodge , S. Anderson
Sac Bunt: P. Baldwin
Hit by Pitch: J. Jacobson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Anderson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Griffin (2) , P. Baldwin (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Tornatore-Anderson-Smith, Tornatore-Benizi-Rodríguez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Quebell 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .281 4 26
O. Rodríguez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 10 42
   a-D. Adams PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 3 6
S. Sanders DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .292 19 68
J. Becerra 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 14 50
   b-J. Krieger PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 2 9
D. England LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 17 52
L. Boccasino CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 14 42
K. Linge SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 11 49
C. Porter 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .203 12 37
E. Paganin C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 3 26
Totals 32 0 7 0 2 4 19      
a - D. Adams pinch hit for O. Rodríguez in the 8th
b - J. Krieger pinch hit for J. Becerra in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. England (22, 9th Inning off T. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Quebell 2 , D. Adams , D. England 3 , K. Linge , E. Paganin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Becerra 2 , C. Porter 2
GIDP: K. Quebell , J. Krieger
Sac Bunt: O. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Quebell (43)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Quebell-Linge-Becerra, Linge-Quebell-Becerra)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Griffin W (5-6) 7.0 5 0 0 1 2 0 96 2.92   
T. Foster SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 35 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Griffin 68
Batters Faced: C. Griffin 27, T. Foster 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Griffin 9-9, T. Foster 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Griffin 96-63, T. Foster 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Foster 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Dawson L (11-2) 7.0 3 2 2 3 6 0 99 2.23   
B. Miller 1.1 2 4 4 4 2 1 50 2.64   
D. Sears 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Dawson 66
Batters Faced: A. Dawson 26, B. Miller 10, D. Sears 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Dawson 10-3, B. Miller 2-0, D. Sears 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Dawson 99-58, B. Miller 50-26, D. Sears 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Miller 1-1 , D. Sears 3-3
Hit Batsmen: A. Dawson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cal Griffin
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 37201
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