MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/20/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2819 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (88-63) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 1
Kansas City Royals (85-65) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 8 0
Royals Bridle Twins, 4-3
Kansas City starter Jimmy Silveira IV pitched well against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Silveira IV got the win, improving to 10-9. He allowed 6 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. Silveira IV allowed 3 runs. The Royals, at 85-65, sit in third place in the American League Central Division.

The Royals got a big hit from third baseman Mikolas Markus. In the bottom of the sixth, Markus smacked a 2-run double off Minnesota pitcher Inkei Wakamatsu. It was his 18th double of the season. Suddenly, the Royals were ahead, 4-3.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Kansas City manager Chris Stephan.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Diaz DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .289 17 55
M. Gonzalez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .283 18 70
R. Batista 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .306 26 114
   a-A. Sandoval PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 5 44
W. Leslie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .284 29 103
R. Flynn Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255 10 49
H. Vink LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .249 6 34
C. Huting RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 4 20
   b-G. Harman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 5 18
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 9 18
J. Molina C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .202 4 30
Totals 32 3 7 2 2 12 9      
a - A. Sandoval pinch ran for R. Batista in the 8th
b - G. Harman pinch hit for C. Huting in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Molina (2, 3rd Inning off J. Silveira IV, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Batista (12, 6th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gonzalez 2 , R. Batista 4 , H. Vink 2 , J. Molina 3
2-out RBI: H. Vink
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gonzalez , C. Huting
GIDP: R. Batista
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Batista (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez Jr.-Gonzalez-Batista)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .256 18 59
M. Belgard 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .282 24 68
M. Meyerhoff C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .330 30 90
M. Jaquez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 44 122
R. Downey RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .299 25 74
G. Switzer LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .263 15 55
P. Hansel CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .283 10 47
M. Estrada 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .205 13 33
M. Markus 3B 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 .232 4 38
Totals 30 4 8 3 3 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Switzer 2 (27, 2nd Inning off G. van de Bilt, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off M. Lundy, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Estrada (14, 4th Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Markus (18, 6th Inning off I. Wakamatsu, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Belgard 2 , R. Downey , G. Switzer 4 , P. Hansel , M. Estrada 2 , M. Markus 2
2-out RBI: M. Markus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Pacheco 2 , M. Markus
GIDP: M. Belgard
Hit by Pitch: M. Belgard
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Hansel (16)
CS: M. Belgard 2 (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pacheco-Belgard-Estrada)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. van de Bilt 5.0 3 1 0 3 6 0 100 3.41   
M. Lundy L (2-1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 0 25 6.86   
I. Wakamatsu BS (5) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.60   
B. Schimmoeller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. van de Bilt 62
Batters Faced: G. van de Bilt 21, M. Lundy 5, I. Wakamatsu 5, B. Schimmoeller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. van de Bilt 3-4, M. Lundy 0-2, I. Wakamatsu 0-2, B. Schimmoeller 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. van de Bilt 100-55, M. Lundy 25-17, I. Wakamatsu 16-9, B. Schimmoeller 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Wakamatsu 2-2
WP: G. van de Bilt
Hit Batsmen: G. van de Bilt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Silveira IV W (10-9) 7.0 6 3 3 2 9 0 108 3.33   
D. Silva H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.38   
A. Hahn SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 4.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Silveira IV 60
Batters Faced: J. Silveira IV 28, D. Silva 3, A. Hahn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Silveira IV 9-2, D. Silva 0-1, A. Hahn 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Silveira IV 108-68, D. Silva 18-12, A. Hahn 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Silveira IV
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 39641
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