MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/21/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1635 - THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (36-34) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Minnesota Twins (46-24) 2 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 X 10 16 2
Royals Decked By Twins, 10-2
Minnesota third baseman Chris Novitske was instrumental in helping the Twins triumph, 10-2, over the Kansas City Royals. Novitske was 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Minnesota, at 46-24, is 5½ games up in the American League Central Division.

Jose Zuniga had a big 2-run home run for the Twins in the bottom of the first inning. With Minnesota trailing 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he got a fastball from 23-year old right-handed pitcher Alex Pedraza and swatted a home run to left. It was his 11th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Twins ahead, 2-1.

Kansas City manager Ryokan Kobayashi said "nothing went right"in the blowout loss.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Caracci DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .236 3 16
S. Dalton CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 12 32
S. Melville 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286 8 41
E. Irvin LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .223 8 20
L. LaFaive 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .231 4 21
N. Pedersen RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .291 1 12
D. Jimenez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 5 23
S. Olson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .239 4 18
J. Salas SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .225 3 13
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Dalton (18, 3rd Inning off J. Matos, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Caracci (11, 7th Inning off D. Graham, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Caracci 2 , S. Dalton 2 , S. Melville , E. Irvin 2 , L. LaFaive , N. Pedersen , S. Olson , J. Salas
2-out RBI: P. Caracci , L. LaFaive
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Caracci , S. Dalton , L. LaFaive , N. Pedersen 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Salas (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Salas-Melville-LaFaive)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Porter DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .274 9 29
J. Zuniga C 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .301 11 47
R. Jones RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258 18 53
K. Hall 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .272 5 14
M. Phillips 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .317 1 17
   a-J. Yoon PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 6 17
E. Holguin CF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .280 14 52
D. Basurto LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .231 0 5
C. Novitske 3B 4 1 3 4 0 1 1 .310 4 10
K. Camp SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 4 23
Totals 39 10 16 10 0 10 17      
a - J. Yoon pinch hit for M. Phillips in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Jones (9, 3rd Inning off A. Pedraza, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Basurto (3, 6th Inning off M. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Porter (15, 7th Inning off L. Echeverry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Novitske (1, 6th Inning off M. Benson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Zuniga (11, 1st Inning off A. Pedraza, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Holguin (14, 3rd Inning off A. Pedraza, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Novitske (4, 7th Inning off L. Echeverry, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Porter 3 , J. Zuniga 4 , R. Jones 2 , K. Hall 2 , M. Phillips 2 , E. Holguin 5 , D. Basurto 4 , C. Novitske 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Porter , J. Zuniga , K. Hall
GIDP: M. Phillips
Hit by Pitch: R. Jones , K. Camp
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Graham (1) , R. Jones (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pedraza L (5-6) 2.1 8 6 6 0 4 2 68 4.30   
M. Benson 3.2 4 1 1 0 4 0 56 4.34   
L. Echeverry 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 39 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pedraza 17
Batters Faced: A. Pedraza 15, M. Benson 16, L. Echeverry 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pedraza 2-1, M. Benson 6-0, L. Echeverry 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pedraza 68-43, M. Benson 56-37, L. Echeverry 39-28
Hit Batsmen: M. Benson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Matos W (6-4) 6.0 6 1 1 1 8 0 99 3.30   
D. Graham 1.2 1 1 0 0 2 0 28 2.35   
S. James 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Matos 63
Batters Faced: J. Matos 24, D. Graham 7, S. James 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Matos 4-5, D. Graham 1-2, S. James 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Matos 99-69, D. Graham 28-18, S. James 20-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Novitske
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:20 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 33601
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