COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/11/2044
 
COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2720 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (59-84) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 1
Kansas City Royals (75-69) 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 X 6 7 0
Royals Win, Now 75-69
Kansas City Royals starter Eric Avery was on his game, helping his team beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-2. Avery picked up the win for Kansas City, going 8 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 15-8. The Royals, at 75-69, sit in third place in the American League Central Division.

Alexis Diaz, who is a five-time All-Star, took Minnesota hurler Vince Huizar deep in the bottom of the third. His 3-run home run put the Royals on top, 3-1. In all, Diaz had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Diaz attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mazzariello CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 11 54
   a-D. Nichols CF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 7 52
J. Nelson LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 4 21
J. Perez RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .302 28 85
S. Susong DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 23 72
S. Mellette 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 17 50
J. Moberly C 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .209 8 41
D. McNulty 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .255 2 18
R. Ausborn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .281 15 53
M. Zukor SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216 16 45
Totals 35 2 9 2 0 9 15      
a - D. Nichols substituted for J. Mazzariello in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Moberly 2 (18, 2nd Inning off E. Avery, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Callen, 1 on, 1 out) , D. McNulty (6, 2nd Inning off E. Avery, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Mellette (18, 7th Inning off E. Avery, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Zukor (18, 8th Inning off E. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Perez , S. Susong , S. Mellette 2 , J. Moberly 6 , D. McNulty 2 , M. Zukor 2
2-out RBI: D. McNulty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Perez , R. Ausborn 3 , M. Zukor
GIDP: S. Susong
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: V. Huizar (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Zukor-Ausborn-Mellette)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wilkins CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 27 77
V. Soto RF 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .241 28 76
W. Ayala DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .290 34 91
S. Buckholdt 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .275 17 72
A. Diaz 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .306 24 102
J. Furlough LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .289 18 86
J. Fusco 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .259 10 54
M. Aldana C 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .204 9 26
M. Rankin SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .275 6 42
Totals 29 6 7 6 5 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fusco (29, 4th Inning off V. Huizar, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Soto (30, 7th Inning off V. Huizar, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Ayala (33, 7th Inning off V. Huizar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Diaz (24, 3rd Inning off V. Huizar, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Soto 2 , W. Ayala 2 , A. Diaz 5 , J. Furlough , J. Fusco 2 , M. Rankin
2-out RBI: W. Ayala , A. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Buckholdt , M. Rankin
GIDP: M. Aldana
Sac Fly: M. Aldana
Hit by Pitch: V. Soto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Diaz (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Buckholdt-Rankin-Diaz)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Huizar L (15-11) 6.2 6 5 5 4 5 1 112 4.52   
E. Stein 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.15   
R. Judd 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 27 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Huizar 43
Batters Faced: V. Huizar 30, E. Stein 1, R. Judd 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Huizar 7-7, E. Stein 0-0, R. Judd 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Huizar 112-67, E. Stein 3-3, R. Judd 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Stein 1-0
WP: R. Judd
Hit Batsmen: V. Huizar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Avery W (15-8) 8.0 7 2 2 0 8 0 120 3.22   
A. Callen 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.92   
M. Blakely SV (40) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Avery 68
Batters Faced: E. Avery 30, A. Callen 3, M. Blakely 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Avery 7-8, A. Callen 0-1, M. Blakely 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Avery 120-80, A. Callen 19-16, M. Blakely 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Blakely 2-0
WP: E. Avery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Avery
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 37632
Special Notes: CF Josh Mazzariello was injured while throwing the ball.
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