MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/01/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2551 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (67-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 7 0
Minnesota Twins (86-45) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 X 8 11 0
Kansas City Wastes Great Game by Olson
The Minnesota Twins overcame a pretty good performance by Kansas City catcher Sean Olson, beating the Royals, 8-4, at Target Field. Olson was 3-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Jonathan Jimenez, who is tied for 5th in the AL with a 10.4 K/9 rate, was the winning pitcher. Over 5.2 innings, he allowed no runs on 3 hits, with 3 walks and 9 strikeouts. The American League Central Division-leading Twins are 86-45.

The fans who filled the stands at Target Field to watch the American League action seemed to enjoy the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Caracci DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259 9 42
S. Romero RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .256 8 23
S. Dalton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263 19 64
L. LaFaive 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .237 13 57
S. Kober 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .210 3 15
   a-J. Melby PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 4 12
E. Irvin LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .252 16 46
D. Jimenez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .267 17 59
S. Olson C 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .248 19 57
J. Salas SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .205 7 28
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 13 12      
a - J. Melby pinch hit for S. Kober in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Irvin (26, 7th Inning off V. Chambers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Olson 2 (19, 7th Inning off V. Chambers, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off V. Chambers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Romero , L. LaFaive , E. Irvin 2 , D. Jimenez , S. Olson 9
2-out RBI: S. Olson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kober
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Romero (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Porter DH 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .265 21 63
E. Holguin CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .297 25 94
J. Zuniga C 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .287 16 64
R. Jones RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .248 29 84
K. Hall 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .268 5 32
C. Novitske 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .216 12 38
B. Putney LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .277 8 49
E. Reina 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .249 28 81
A. Penaloza SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 5 33
Totals 35 8 11 8 4 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hall (31, 4th Inning off T. Leynes, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Zuniga (28, 6th Inning off T. Leynes, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Novitske (9, 8th Inning off L. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Holguin (27, 8th Inning off R. Ortuno, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Holguin (25, 1st Inning off T. Leynes, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Reina (28, 3rd Inning off T. Leynes, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Jones (29, 6th Inning off T. Leynes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Porter , E. Holguin 7 , J. Zuniga 2 , R. Jones 4 , K. Hall 3 , C. Novitske 2 , B. Putney , E. Reina 4
2-out RBI: S. Porter , E. Holguin , B. Putney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Zuniga , R. Jones , E. Reina
Team LOB: 7
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Leynes L (9-10) 5.0 6 5 5 1 3 3 94 3.74   
L. Lopez 2.1 3 3 3 3 4 0 46 3.80   
R. Ortuno 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.34   
N. Oxford 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Leynes 37
Batters Faced: T. Leynes 22, L. Lopez 13, R. Ortuno 3, N. Oxford 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Leynes 5-7, L. Lopez 1-2, R. Ortuno 0-1, N. Oxford 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Leynes 94-58, L. Lopez 46-30, R. Ortuno 12-7, N. Oxford 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Ortuno 3-3 , N. Oxford 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jimenez W (15-6) 5.2 3 0 0 3 9 0 94 3.49   
V. Chambers H (11) 3.0 4 4 4 0 4 2 45 4.92   
C. Muise 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jimenez 69
Batters Faced: J. Jimenez 22, V. Chambers 13, C. Muise 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jimenez 4-3, V. Chambers 3-2, C. Muise 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jimenez 94-54, V. Chambers 45-29, C. Muise 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Chambers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Olson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:20 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 38497
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