MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/12/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2294 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (60-55) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0
Minnesota Twins (73-40) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Twins Nipped, 3-1, by Kansas City
The Kansas City Royals got a magnificent performance from pitcher Jeff Nelson, who muffled the Minnesota offense en route to a tight, 3-1 Royals win at Target Field. The winner in relief was Mike Benson. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 3 innings. He now owns a record of 4-4. The win gives Kansas City a season record of 60-55.

In the top of the eighth, Kansas City got a clutch hit from Sean Olson. The pinch hitter belted a solo home run, putting the Royals up, 2-1. It was his lone hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a decisive one.

"Every loss stings," said Minnesota manager Joshua Hester. "This one is no exception."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Caracci DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .262 9 35
S. Romero RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 7 19
S. Dalton CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .260 18 57
L. LaFaive 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .231 11 45
S. Kober SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 3 13
   b-N. Pedersen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 4 28
   d-J. Salas SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 7 28
E. Irvin LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 16 41
D. Jimenez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 13 49
J. Melby 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 2 9
   a-S. Olson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .228 10 32
   c-J. Muro 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
C. Guzman C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .247 0 4
Totals 34 3 7 3 0 10 10      
a - S. Olson pinch hit for J. Melby in the 8th
b - N. Pedersen pinch hit for S. Kober in the 8th
c - J. Muro substituted for S. Olson in the 8th
d - J. Salas substituted for N. Pedersen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Irvin (23, 2nd Inning off B. Frisbey, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Caracci (28, 3rd Inning off B. Frisbey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Olson (10, 8th Inning off B. Frisbey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Caracci 2 , S. Romero , S. Dalton 2 , E. Irvin 2 , S. Olson 4 , C. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Romero , N. Pedersen , D. Jimenez
Sac Fly: L. LaFaive
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Dalton (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jimenez-Melby-LaFaive)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Porter DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 18 53
E. Holguin CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 20 82
J. Zuniga C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 15 57
R. Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 25 73
K. Hall 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 5 28
   a-E. Reina PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 23 68
   b-M. Phillips 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 1 18
C. Novitske 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 10 26
B. Putney LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .279 8 44
V. Garica 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
A. Penaloza SS 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .279 2 26
Totals 28 1 2 1 3 7 6      
a - E. Reina pinch hit for K. Hall in the 7th
b - M. Phillips substituted for E. Reina in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hall (28, 4th Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Holguin , K. Hall 2
2-out RBI: K. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Novitske
GIDP: J. Zuniga
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Holguin (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Zuniga (4) , A. Penaloza (6)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nelson 6.0 2 1 1 2 5 0 94 3.47   
M. Benson W (4-4) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 67
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 21, M. Benson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 5-7, M. Benson 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 94-56, M. Benson 27-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Frisbey L (1-4) 7.0 5 3 2 0 8 1 92 5.12   
C. Price 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.00   
V. Chambers 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Frisbey 65
Batters Faced: B. Frisbey 27, C. Price 7, V. Chambers 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Frisbey 5-8, C. Price 0-4, V. Chambers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Frisbey 92-61, C. Price 25-17, V. Chambers 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Price 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Nelson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:59 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 38299
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