MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/08/2049
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1480 - TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (18-42) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 9 2
Kansas City Royals (33-26) 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0
Royals Make It 5 Straight with 8-5 Win
Kansas City first baseman Manny Estrada helped his team beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-5. Estrada went 2 for 4 for the Royals. Bryan Boykin got the win, improving to 3-3. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 7. Joe Noonan recorded the save, his 12th.

The Royals got a big at-bat from third baseman Matt Belgard. For the game, Belgard was 1-4 with a double and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the second, with the bases loaded, he stroked a bases-clearing double. His 5th double of the season gave Kansas City a 4-1 lead.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Estrada told the Kansas City News.

The second-place Royals have won 5 in a row.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Meulengracht RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .282 0 7
R. Flynn Jr. CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .224 5 16
G. Harman 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .254 4 8
M. Gonzalez 2B 3 2 1 1 2 0 3 .259 5 25
R. Batista DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .238 4 22
W. Leslie 3B 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 .238 4 28
H. Vink LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .194 8 26
M. Dunn C 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .247 6 26
A. Sandoval SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .187 2 9
   a-M. Molina PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .067 0 2
Totals 34 5 9 5 10 9 29      
a - M. Molina pinch hit for A. Sandoval in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Batista 2 (9, 6th Inning off B. Boykin, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off K. Hall, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Dunn (6, 8th Inning off K. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Vink (8, 2nd Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Gonzalez (5, 7th Inning off K. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Meulengracht , R. Flynn Jr. , G. Harman , M. Gonzalez 4 , R. Batista 4 , H. Vink 5 , M. Dunn 2
2-out RBI: P. Meulengracht , H. Vink
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Flynn Jr. , G. Harman , M. Gonzalez , R. Batista , H. Vink
GIDP: M. Dunn
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Sandoval (3)
CS: R. Flynn Jr. (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kindig (1) , M. Gonzalez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Sandoval-Gonzalez-Harman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .279 7 22
M. Belgard 3B, 2B 4 1 1 3 1 1 3 .241 4 22
M. Meyerhoff C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .294 11 26
M. Jaquez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .244 18 46
   a-M. Markus 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 4
R. Downey RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .266 11 29
G. Switzer LF 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .256 10 27
W. Cogswell CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .337 6 24
P. Hansel DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .260 5 22
M. Estrada 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .246 10 29
Totals 32 8 8 8 4 11 12      
a - M. Markus substituted for M. Jaquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Belgard (5, 2nd Inning off L. Perez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Meyerhoff (5, 2nd Inning off L. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Pacheco (6, 3rd Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Hansel (5, 3rd Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Estrada (10, 3rd Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco 3 , M. Belgard 2 , M. Meyerhoff 3 , M. Jaquez , W. Cogswell , P. Hansel 4 , M. Estrada 5
2-out RBI: J. Pacheco , M. Belgard , M. Meyerhoff , M. Jaquez , P. Hansel , M. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Belgard 2 , M. Estrada
GIDP: W. Cogswell
Hit by Pitch: J. Pacheco 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Meyerhoff (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Estrada-Pacheco-Estrada)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Perez L (2-3) 1.2 3 6 0 2 3 0 62 3.90   
G. van de Bilt 4.1 4 2 2 1 5 2 62 6.31   
A. Kindig 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 4.05   
K. Cushman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Perez 32
Batters Faced: L. Perez 12, G. van de Bilt 17, A. Kindig 4, K. Cushman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Perez 0-2, G. van de Bilt 4-3, A. Kindig 0-0, K. Cushman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Perez 62-37, G. van de Bilt 62-41, A. Kindig 19-10, K. Cushman 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. van de Bilt 1-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Perez , K. Cushman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Boykin W (3-3) 5.1 5 3 3 7 5 1 104 4.57   
K. Hall 2.2 4 2 2 2 3 1 60 4.75   
J. Noonan SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Boykin 44
Batters Faced: B. Boykin 26, K. Hall 14, J. Noonan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Boykin 3-6, K. Hall 3-2, J. Noonan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Boykin 104-54, K. Hall 60-33, J. Noonan 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hall 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Estrada
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 35833
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