MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/30/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2958 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (59-100) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 5 5 0
Kansas City Royals (71-88) 0 0 3 0 0 7 6 0 X 16 17 0
Jaquez Excels in 16-5 Kansas City Win
The Kansas City Royals relied on the hitting of designated hitter Mike Jaquez to stop the Minnesota Twins, 16-5. For the game, Jaquez went 2-4 with a home run, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. Kansas City's record now stands at 71-88, placing them second in the American League Central Division.

The Royals got a big at-bat from catcher Mike Meyerhoff. For the game, Meyerhoff went 2-4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring triple. His 9th triple of the season gave Kansas City a 4-3 lead.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Jaquez.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Derks CF 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .327 4 17
K. Howard 1B 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 .285 27 75
   b-B. Bagley PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 6 13
H. Jivotovsky DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .245 20 87
H. Pot 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .276 23 69
M. Starr LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 8 31
A. Soriano RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .206 13 61
   a-G. Flores PH, RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Eberhart SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 11 42
A. Sandoval 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257 1 17
D. Lane C 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .229 4 22
Totals 29 5 5 5 5 9 12      
a - G. Flores pinch hit for A. Soriano in the 7th
b - B. Bagley pinch hit for K. Howard in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Howard (27, 4th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Lane (4, 7th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Derks , K. Howard 4 , H. Jivotovsky , M. Starr , D. Lane 4
2-out RBI: D. Lane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lane
GIDP: H. Pot
Sac Bunt: D. Eberhart
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Derks (7)
CS: P. Derks (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-Eberhart-Wood)
OF assists: 1 (Starr(Matthews at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jaquez DH 4 2 2 4 1 2 1 .249 47 144
I. Faber 2B 6 1 2 1 0 2 3 .321 4 37
M. Meyerhoff C 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .322 36 88
R. Downey RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .375 3 9
T. Prado LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .261 26 71
M. Estrada 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .224 22 54
G. Switzer CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .251 20 74
M. Markus 3B 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .274 5 47
A. Matthews SS 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .233 8 34
Totals 38 16 17 15 8 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Markus (29, 3rd Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Faber (39, 6th Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Meyerhoff (9, 6th Inning off G. van de Bilt, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Downey (1, 7th Inning off A. Wood, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Jaquez (47, 3rd Inning off G. van de Bilt, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Switzer (20, 6th Inning off J. Storer, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Meyerhoff (36, 7th Inning off A. Wood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Jaquez 5 , I. Faber 3 , M. Meyerhoff 7 , R. Downey 4 , T. Prado , M. Estrada , G. Switzer 5 , M. Markus 3 , A. Matthews 3
2-out RBI: M. Meyerhoff , R. Downey , T. Prado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Prado , G. Switzer
GIDP: I. Faber
Hit by Pitch: M. Jaquez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Jaquez (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Silveira IV-Matthews-Estrada)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. van de Bilt L (10-12) 5.0 6 7 7 3 3 1 90 5.35   
J. Storer 1.0 4 3 3 3 0 1 40 7.26   
J. Gomez 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 0 23 14.73   
A. Wood 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 1 43 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. van de Bilt 27
Batters Faced: G. van de Bilt 23, J. Storer 9, J. Gomez 5, A. Wood 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. van de Bilt 5-6, J. Storer 1-1, J. Gomez 0-0, A. Wood 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. van de Bilt 90-58, J. Storer 40-19, J. Gomez 23-13, A. Wood 43-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Storer 2-2 , A. Wood 3-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Gomez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Silveira IV W (13-8) 6.2 4 5 5 5 5 2 100 3.40   
J. Noonan 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 28 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Silveira IV 46
Batters Faced: J. Silveira IV 27, J. Noonan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Silveira IV 11-2, J. Noonan 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Silveira IV 100-57, J. Noonan 28-23
WP: J. Silveira IV
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Jaquez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 22471
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