MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/31/2045
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2551 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (75-57) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 0
Minnesota Twins (48-83) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Banda Now 12-8 After Subduing Twins
Kansas City Royals pitcher Oscar Banda was in fine form, leading his team past the Minnesota Twins, 5-0. Kansas City's winning streak has reached 5 games.

Banda, a native of Havana, Cuba, was dealing all game. He kept Minnesota hitters off-balance, while giving the Royals 8.1 quality innings. Banda threw 113 pitches, allowing 1 hit and striking out 6.

Banda called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jaquez DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .251 41 96
G. Switzer RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 15 82
M. Meyerhoff C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .424 23 75
T. Prado CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 20 77
A. Martin 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .367 12 44
G. Busby 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .291 8 22
A. Matthews SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .295 20 73
I. Faber 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .299 11 51
Z. Davidson LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .288 10 33
Totals 32 5 8 5 2 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Faber (30, 7th Inning off B. Rondeau, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Meyerhoff (23, 1st Inning off D. Lawson, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Davidson (10, 7th Inning off B. Rondeau, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Meyerhoff 4 , A. Martin 2 , A. Matthews 3 , I. Faber 2 , Z. Davidson 4
2-out RBI: M. Meyerhoff , A. Matthews , I. Faber , Z. Davidson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Busby , I. Faber
GIDP: G. Switzer , G. Busby 2 , A. Matthews , I. Faber
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Matthews (20) , I. Faber (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Faber-Matthews-Martin, Martin-Matthews-Martin, Busby-Faber-Martin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Miramontes DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285 19 59
J. Kunkler RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .322 26 80
H. Pot 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317 19 66
M. Starr LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 19 64
J. Scott SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .262 7 52
Y. Muranaka 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 4 34
T. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249 6 31
V. Tapaninen CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 9 46
J. Molina C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237 9 28
Totals 25 0 1 0 5 6 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Starr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Tapaninen
GIDP: J. Kunkler , H. Pot , T. Rivera
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: H. Pot 2 (11)
Double Plays: 5 (Muranaka-Scott-Rivera, Muranaka-Scott-Rivera, Scott-Muranaka-Rivera, Scott-Muranaka-Rivera, Scott-Muranaka-Rivera)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Banda W (12-8) 8.1 1 0 0 4 6 0 113 4.36   
J. Brooks 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Banda 83
Batters Faced: O. Banda 27, J. Brooks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Banda 12-4, J. Brooks 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Banda 113-65, J. Brooks 18-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lawson L (7-12) 6.2 4 2 1 2 4 1 106 5.19   
B. Rondeau 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 6.60   
T. Vargas 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.08   
R. Bushey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lawson 62
Batters Faced: D. Lawson 24, B. Rondeau 3, T. Vargas 6, R. Bushey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lawson 7-5, B. Rondeau 0-0, T. Vargas 1-3, R. Bushey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lawson 106-65, B. Rondeau 11-5, T. Vargas 23-15, R. Bushey 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rondeau 1-1 , R. Bushey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Banda
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 17936
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