MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/31/2061
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2567 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (57-77) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Minnesota Twins (71-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Drougas Shackles Minnesota in 2-0 Royals Win
The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins, 2-0. Kansas City pitcher and Athens, Georgia, native Jeff Drougas led the way. The Royals raised their record to 57-77.

In his 110-pitch effort, Drougas allowed no runs on 6 hits over 8.1 innings. He walked 0 and struck out 5.

"Jeff mixed and matched," said Kansas City manager Nick Charping.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mann RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .326 15 70
J. Figueroa LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .249 6 55
B. Meskimen DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .250 11 50
B. Stevenson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 13 40
J. Solano CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .259 4 43
N. Steiner 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .262 4 47
B. Gerbing SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 8 36
   a-J. West PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 9 47
   b-Z. Crosby SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0 8
J. Klein 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 7 45
M. Farr C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .288 11 44
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 7 16      
a - J. West pinch hit for B. Gerbing in the 8th
b - Z. Crosby substituted for J. West in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Figueroa (21, 1st Inning off B. Norberg, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Farr (28, 3rd Inning off B. Norberg, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Steiner (23, 4th Inning off B. Norberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mann 2 , J. Figueroa 2 , J. Solano , N. Steiner 4 , J. Klein , M. Farr 2
2-out RBI: D. Mann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Solano 2 , J. West , M. Farr
Sac Fly: J. Figueroa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Klein (9)
CS: N. Steiner (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mann-Gerbing)
OF assists: 1 (Mann(Ling at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ling CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 12 60
   a-D. Cain PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 2 19
B. Ayotte SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 4 24
J. Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 7 52
   b-S. Speas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 3 24
K. Burk 1B, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 17 86
   c-A. Ford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 5 43
J. Kuhn C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 9
A. Stewart LF, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 6 27
C. Cottone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 9 47
P. Kleinschmidt DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .332 19 68
T. Givens RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .318 11 48
Totals 31 0 6 0 0 6 8      
a - D. Cain pinch hit for E. Ling in the 6th
b - S. Speas pinch hit for J. Ramirez in the 9th
c - A. Ford pinch hit for K. Burk in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (21, 1st Inning off J. Drougas, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Stewart (18, 2nd Inning off J. Drougas, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Kleinschmidt (25, 8th Inning off J. Drougas, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Cain (8, 9th Inning off J. Drougas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ling , D. Cain 2 , J. Ramirez 2 , A. Stewart 2 , P. Kleinschmidt 2 , T. Givens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Burk , A. Ford , P. Kleinschmidt , T. Givens
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Givens (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Drougas W (8-14) 8.1 6 0 0 0 5 0 110 4.76   
A. Hurtado SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Drougas 76
Batters Faced: J. Drougas 29, A. Hurtado 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Drougas 8-10, A. Hurtado 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Drougas 110-65, A. Hurtado 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hurtado 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Norberg L (12-9) 5.2 5 1 1 2 4 0 93 4.02   
V. Yzaguirre 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 3.86   
M. Amundsen 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.95   
M. D'Arcy 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Norberg 57
Batters Faced: B. Norberg 24, V. Yzaguirre 3, M. Amundsen 6, M. D'Arcy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Norberg 4-9, V. Yzaguirre 0-1, M. Amundsen 0-2, M. D'Arcy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Norberg 93-55, V. Yzaguirre 13-8, M. Amundsen 22-15, M. D'Arcy 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Yzaguirre 1-0 , M. Amundsen 1-1 , M. D'Arcy 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Drougas
Ballpark: Richter Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 41586
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