MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/06/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2638 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (59-78) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 14 0
Minnesota Twins (49-88) 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 0 X 9 11 1
Royals Lose to Twins, 9-5
Minnesota catcher José Molina made his presence felt in the 9-5 Twins triumph over the Kansas City Royals. Molina went 2-2 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks, while scoring 2. Mark Case earned his 10th save in 15 chances. The Twins raised their record to 49-88.

Kevin Howard, who is tied for 7th in the AL with a .958 OPS, contributed to the Minnesota win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Howard said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Prado LF 5 1 3 3 0 2 1 .274 24 62
I. Faber 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .335 3 24
M. Jaquez DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .241 39 125
G. Switzer RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .255 18 66
B. Najar CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .273 11 28
M. Markus 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265 4 41
S. Britt C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 4 34
A. Matthews SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .225 7 27
M. Estrada 1B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .219 17 47
Totals 38 5 14 5 3 9 24      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Markus (27, 2nd Inning off N. Turner, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Matthews 2 (12, 5th Inning off N. Turner, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off N. Turner, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Faber (29, 9th Inning off A. Wood, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Najar (4, 4th Inning off N. Turner, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Faber (5, 5th Inning off N. Turner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Prado (24, 5th Inning off N. Turner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Prado 6 , I. Faber 6 , M. Jaquez , G. Switzer 2 , B. Najar 3 , M. Markus 2 , A. Matthews 4 , M. Estrada
2-out RBI: T. Prado , G. Switzer , B. Najar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Jaquez 2 , B. Najar , M. Markus , S. Britt , A. Matthews
GIDP: G. Switzer
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Prado (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Faber-Matthews-Estrada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Derks CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .315 1 8
H. Jivotovsky DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .252 19 81
K. Howard 2B, 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .293 24 66
H. Pot 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .269 20 59
   b-D. Eberhart 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 9 35
B. Bagley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 5 12
   a-A. Sandoval 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 0 9
M. Starr LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .227 7 29
A. Soriano RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .202 11 52
J. Molina C 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .248 15 38
M. Quackenbush SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .255 7 30
Totals 33 9 11 9 2 6 9      
a - A. Sandoval substituted for B. Bagley in the 9th
b - D. Eberhart substituted for H. Pot in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Quackenbush (17, 3rd Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Derks (3, 5th Inning off B. Ferrari, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Pot (29, 5th Inning off B. Ferrari, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Molina (14, 6th Inning off D. Dill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Molina (15, 3rd Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Pot (20, 3rd Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Howard (24, 3rd Inning off B. Boykin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Derks 3 , H. Jivotovsky , K. Howard 5 , H. Pot 6 , M. Starr , J. Molina 6 , M. Quackenbush 2
2-out RBI: H. Jivotovsky , K. Howard , H. Pot , M. Starr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Quackenbush
GIDP: H. Jivotovsky
Sac Fly: P. Derks
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Molina (19) , M. Quackenbush (14)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bagley (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Pot-Howard-Bagley)
OF assists: 2 (Starr(Switzer at home), Soriano(Matthews at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Boykin L (8-9) 3.2 6 5 5 1 2 3 57 6.13   
B. Ferrari 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 28 5.23   
D. Dill 3.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 41 3.21   
C. Eaker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Boykin 28
Batters Faced: B. Boykin 17, B. Ferrari 7, D. Dill 11, C. Eaker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Boykin 2-6, B. Ferrari 2-0, D. Dill 3-4, C. Eaker 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Boykin 57-39, B. Ferrari 28-18, D. Dill 41-26, C. Eaker 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ferrari 1-0 , D. Dill 1-0 , C. Eaker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Turner W (3-3) 6.1 10 4 4 1 4 1 105 6.69   
M. Walton 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 14.29   
J. Storer 1.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 24 7.17   
A. Wood 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.84   
M. Case SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Turner 40
Batters Faced: N. Turner 26, M. Walton 5, J. Storer 5, A. Wood 4, M. Case 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Turner 5-6, M. Walton 1-1, J. Storer 0-1, A. Wood 0-0, M. Case 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Turner 105-65, M. Walton 26-14, J. Storer 24-15, A. Wood 18-12, M. Case 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Walton 1-1 , J. Storer 1-0 , A. Wood 1-1 , M. Case 2-0
WP: M. Walton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Molina
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 14665
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