MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/05/2005
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1628 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (56-52) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Kansas City Royals (61-50) 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 X 11 12 0
Royals Topple Twins, 11-4, as Duncan Shines
A 6-RBI performance from the 26-year old first baseman Shelley Duncan helped the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins, 11-4. Kevin Appier, who went 6 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 4 runs on 8 hits, while walking 5 and striking out 0. His record now stands at 11-7. Kansas City is now 61-50.

In the bottom of the first inning, second baseman Oscar Robles had a bases-clearing double for Kansas City. It was his 18th double of the season and put the Royals on top, 4-1.

"It's always fun to score a lot of runs," said Duncan.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sheffield 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .322 10 35
B. Abreu RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .275 5 25
B. Bonds DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .267 16 64
N. Swisher CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .236 13 53
C. Cruz 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .243 8 41
J. Kendall C 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 .260 0 13
T. Hunter LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 11 46
A. Heether SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .210 5 23
C. Echeverria 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .467 1 1
Totals 35 4 11 3 5 1 24      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Hunter (18, 2nd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Swisher 2 (20, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Sheffield , B. Bonds 2 , N. Swisher 5 , C. Cruz 3 , T. Hunter 2 , C. Echeverria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Abreu , B. Bonds , J. Kendall 2
GIDP: G. Sheffield
Sac Fly: J. Kendall 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Abreu (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Melendez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Heether-Echeverria-Sheffield)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .292 6 41
S. Duncan DH 5 4 4 6 0 0 0 .213 13 30
A. Medina 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .286 16 68
H. Pacheco RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233 14 54
P. Magness LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .246 13 44
M. Gallegos 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .298 11 61
O. Robles 2B 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 .247 5 37
D. Barton C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .150 3 23
J. Hardy SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 2 13
Totals 36 11 12 11 2 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Duncan (4, 1st Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Robles (18, 1st Inning off J. Cho, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Duncan 3 (13, 2nd Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off P. McCurtain, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Cumberland, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Magness (13, 3rd Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 2 , S. Duncan 14 , A. Medina 3 , P. Magness 4 , O. Robles 2 , D. Barton
2-out RBI: S. Duncan , O. Robles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Barton , J. Hardy
GIDP: H. Pacheco
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Robles (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hardy-Robles-Medina)
PB: D. Barton
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cho L (10-9) 2.1 5 6 6 2 1 2 63 3.95   
P. McCurtain 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 19 8.59   
J. Melendez 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 28 1.27   
C. Cumberland 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 26 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 18
Batters Faced: J. Cho 14, P. McCurtain 6, J. Melendez 8, C. Cumberland 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 5-1, P. McCurtain 1-1, J. Melendez 1-2, C. Cumberland 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 63-39, P. McCurtain 19-13, J. Melendez 28-20, C. Cumberland 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cumberland 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier W (11-7) 6.0 8 4 4 5 0 0 114 4.32   
T. Saunders SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 42 7.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 35
Batters Faced: K. Appier 30, T. Saunders 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 6-11, T. Saunders 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 114-64, T. Saunders 42-25
WP: K. Appier 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shelley Duncan
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 40618
Special Notes: Shelley Duncan ties the KC regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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