MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/22/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2844 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2048 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (88-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Kansas City Royals (87-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 9 0
Royals Nip Twins, 1-0
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins, 1-0, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City pitcher Bryan Boykin had a standout performance. Chris Eaker converted his 3rd save in 5 tries. The second-place Twins have dropped 5 straight games.

Bill Baconneck, the Kansas City left fielder, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the score 1-0, Royals. For the game, Baconneck went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles.

"I had everything working," said Boykin.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Diaz DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .292 17 55
M. Gonzalez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .283 18 71
R. Batista 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .302 26 114
W. Leslie 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .283 29 103
R. Flynn Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252 10 49
H. Vink LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .248 6 34
C. Huting RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .274 4 20
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .186 9 18
J. Molina C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .201 4 30
Totals 33 0 7 0 5 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Leslie (27, 2nd Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Diaz 2 , M. Gonzalez , W. Leslie 3 , H. Vink , C. Huting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Batista , W. Leslie , C. Huting , A. Rodriguez Jr. , J. Molina
GIDP: C. Huting
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Flynn Jr. (38) , H. Vink (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Leslie-Gonzalez-Batista)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Belgard 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 24 68
I. Faber SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .224 4 27
M. Meyerhoff C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .328 30 90
M. Jaquez DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .248 44 122
R. Downey RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .294 25 74
B. Baconneck LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .233 9 37
R. Diaz CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 2 8
M. Estrada 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .205 13 34
M. Markus 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 4 38
Totals 32 1 9 1 1 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Faber (16, 1st Inning off M. Moon, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Baconneck (15, 2nd Inning off M. Moon, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Diaz 2 (14, 4th Inning off M. Moon, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Overbeek, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Markus (19, 7th Inning off J. Overbeek, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Belgard , I. Faber 3 , B. Baconneck 4 , R. Diaz 4 , M. Markus 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Meyerhoff , M. Jaquez , M. Estrada 2 , M. Markus
GIDP: I. Faber
Hit by Pitch: M. Meyerhoff
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Markus-Belgard-Estrada)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Moon L (9-10) 5.1 6 1 1 1 3 0 94 4.44   
J. Overbeek 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 4.75   
S. Shank 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Moon 54
Batters Faced: M. Moon 23, J. Overbeek 7, S. Shank 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Moon 4-8, J. Overbeek 1-2, S. Shank 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Moon 94-59, J. Overbeek 31-21, S. Shank 13-9
WP: M. Moon
Hit Batsmen: M. Moon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Boykin W (9-10) 6.0 6 0 0 4 6 0 102 5.57   
M. Jones H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.47   
D. Silva H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.34   
C. Eaker SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Boykin 62
Batters Faced: B. Boykin 27, M. Jones 3, D. Silva 4, C. Eaker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Boykin 8-3, M. Jones 1-0, D. Silva 2-0, C. Eaker 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Boykin 102-58, M. Jones 13-9, D. Silva 17-11, C. Eaker 20-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryan Boykin
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 39970
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