MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/19/2015
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 910 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2015 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (55-75) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 5 0
Kansas City Royals (57-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Griffin Fires Shutout in Minnesota Victory
Minnesota hurler A.J. Griffin put on quite a show, as he blitzed the Kansas City Royals with a 4-0 shutout. He baffled them with fastballs and changeups, allowing 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk to pick up the win.

"I think every time we were looking for a fastball, he threw a changeup and every time we were looking for a changeup, he threw a fastball," Kansas City manager told reporters after the game.

This season, Griffin has fanned 96 in 107 innings and collected a 3-9 record with a 5.89 ERA.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hosmer 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .247 10 51
A. Garcia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 7 32
M. Betts CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266 14 61
C. Yelich LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .261 9 42
M. Ozuna RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301 20 73
S. Drew SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .239 5 47
A. Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 12 72
M. Downs 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 7 34
L. Marson C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 2 28
Totals 32 4 5 4 2 5 4      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Yelich (28, 6th Inning off J. Shields, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Betts (31, 6th Inning off J. Shields, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Yelich (9, 8th Inning off F. Montas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Garcia , M. Betts 2 , C. Yelich 6 , S. Drew
2-out RBI: M. Betts , C. Yelich 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Drew
Hit by Pitch: L. Marson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Downs-Drew-Hosmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 5 38
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 6 62
M. Cabrera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 22 67
I. Kinsler DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 17 65
J. Pederson LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .188 5 11
T. Shaw 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 9 23
C. Young RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .217 19 61
F. Cervelli C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .220 2 17
C. Pennington SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 3 35
Totals 29 0 3 0 1 4 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ellsbury (21, 4th Inning off A. Griffin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ellsbury 2 , J. Pederson , F. Cervelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Kinsler , C. Pennington
GIDP: T. Shaw
Team LOB: 3
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Griffin W (3-9) 9.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 90 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Griffin 84
Batters Faced: A. Griffin 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Griffin 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Griffin 90-57
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields L (5-9) 5.2 4 3 3 1 4 0 94 4.85   
R. Romero 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 4.11   
F. Montas 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 3.54   
T. Jordan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 52
Batters Faced: J. Shields 22, R. Romero 6, F. Montas 4, T. Jordan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 8-5, R. Romero 3-0, F. Montas 2-1, T. Jordan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 94-60, R. Romero 26-14, F. Montas 13-6, T. Jordan 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Romero 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Romero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: A.J. Griffin
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 23034
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