MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/08/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 630 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (51-39) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Minnesota Twins (35-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Royals Edge Minnesota in Pitching Duel
Kansas City pitcher Phil Hughes did his part in helping his team beat the Minnesota Twins, 1-0. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. With the win, Kansas City pushed its record to 51-39.

An impactful at-bat came in the top of the sixth inning. With runners on 1st and 3rd, the batter, Ian Kinsler, grounded out, driving in 1 run. It made the score 1-0, Kansas City, and helped them go on to win.

Kinsler attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160 2 9
D. LeMahieu 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328 4 37
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .353 20 76
   b-A. Hicks RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .251 8 23
A. Lind 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 10 40
J. Smoak DH 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .239 14 56
   a-R. Pena DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 1 12
W. Myers LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .205 11 31
C. Pennington SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .222 2 17
Y. Gomes C 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .209 4 27
Totals 31 1 4 1 5 11 18      
a - R. Pena inserted as DH in the 7th
b - A. Hicks substituted for M. Cabrera in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. LeMahieu 2 , M. Cabrera , R. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Young , A. Lind , Y. Gomes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Pena (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pennington-Kinsler-Lind, LeMahieu-Kinsler-Lind)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 5 21
H. Kendrick 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .224 3 23
M. Betts CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .292 5 40
E. Hosmer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 9 49
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 7 42
S. Drew SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 7 37
C. Ruiz DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .185 2 17
C. Owings 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 2 25
L. Marson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .191 1 12
Totals 30 0 5 0 3 6 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: C. Yelich , M. Betts , M. Ozuna , C. Ruiz , L. Marson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Hosmer 2 , S. Drew
GIDP: H. Kendrick , C. Owings
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Betts (10)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Hughes W (4-1) 8.0 5 0 0 3 3 0 98 3.24   
N. Ramirez SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hughes 72
Batters Faced: P. Hughes 30, N. Ramirez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hughes 9-10, N. Ramirez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hughes 98-62, N. Ramirez 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Richards L (4-11) 6.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 96 5.13   
P. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 27 3.10   
J. Chamberlain 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.52   
H. Kuo 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.13   
N. Vincent 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Richards 64
Batters Faced: G. Richards 23, P. Rodriguez 5, J. Chamberlain 3, H. Kuo 4, N. Vincent 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Richards 5-9, P. Rodriguez 0-1, J. Chamberlain 0-1, H. Kuo 0-0, N. Vincent 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Richards 96-66, P. Rodriguez 27-14, J. Chamberlain 12-9, H. Kuo 20-12, N. Vincent 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Vincent 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Hughes
Ballpark: Metrodome 1994-2009
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 19094
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