Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- HRS Perez (10, 4th inning off P Walters 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIS Perez 2 (33), A Escobar (48), A Gordon 2 (65), B Butler 3 (91), L Cain (31)
- 2Out RBIL Cain
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP8-16 (A Gordon 1-3, D Lough 1-2, S Perez 1-2, M Moustakas 0-1, A Escobar 2-2, E Hosmer 0-1, L Cain 1-3, B Butler 2-2)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .352 | .400 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .337 | .353 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .368 | .529 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 | .340 | .470 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .327 | .465 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .338 | .305 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .262 | .291 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .219 | .279 | .302 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .303 | .354 |
| 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BR Doumit (30, L Hochevar)
- 3BD Span (4, L Hochevar)
- RBIJ Willingham (103), R Doumit (67), J Carroll 3 (38)
- 2Out RBIJ Carroll 2
- SFJ Carroll
- SHP Florimon
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-8 (A Casilla 0-1, J Willingham 1-1, P Florimon 0-1, D Span 0-1, B Revere 0-2, J Carroll 1-1, J Morneau 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (K Waldrop-J Morneau)
- ER Doumit 3 (5, bobble, fly ball, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hochevar(W,8-13) |
T. Collins(H,9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 110-66 | 5.46 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-15 | 3.09 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 2.37 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 1.50 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 173-105 |
- Pitching
- HBPA Escobar (By P Walters); M Moustakas (By K Waldrop)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedL Hochevar 15-25; T Collins 1-7; K Herrera 3-4; F Bueno 3-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesL Hochevar 23-10-16-17; T Collins 6-1-3-5; K Herrera 4-2-4-3; F Bueno 5-1-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hochevar 7-4; T Collins 2-3; K Herrera 1-1; F Bueno 2-0
- Game ScoresL Hochevar 35
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P.J. Walters(L,2-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 72-45 | 6.70 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-19 | 4.93 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 5.09 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.65 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 6.00 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.51 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 4.66 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 163-105 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedP Walters 15-22; A Swarzak 4-10; B Duensing 3-5; C Fien 1-1; T Robertson 1-1; K Waldrop 2-4; L Perdomo 1-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesP Walters 14-7-9-15; A Swarzak 6-1-3-9; B Duensing 1-0-1-4; C Fien 0-0-9-2; T Robertson 0-1-1-1; K Waldrop 3-3-2-3; L Perdomo 1-2-6-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Walters 4-5; A Swarzak 2-5; B Duensing 1-1; C Fien 0-0; T Robertson 0-0; K Waldrop 0-1; L Perdomo 0-1
- Game ScoresP Walters 25
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Willingham singled to left center, D Span scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | R Doumit walked, D Span scored, J Willingham to third, J Morneau to second. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | J Carroll hit sacrifice fly to center, J Willingham scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4th | S Perez homered to left center (398 feet). | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5th | A Escobar singled to right, E Hosmer scored, J Giavotella to third, D Lough to second. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5th | A Gordon singled to left center, J Giavotella scored, D Lough to third, A Escobar to second. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5th | B Butler singled to deep left, D Lough and A Escobar scored, A Gordon to third. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 5th | L Cain singled to right, A Gordon scored, B Butler to second. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 5th | J Carroll singled to center, J Morneau and R Doumit scored. | 6 | 5 | ||
| 8th | A Escobar singled to left, E Hosmer to third, J Giavotella to second, E Hosmer scored, J Giavotella to third, A Escobar to second on error by left fielder R Doumit. | 7 | 5 | ||
| 8th | A Gordon reaches on fielder's choice to second, J Giavotella scores, A Escobar to third. | 8 | 5 | ||
| 8th | B Butler singled to left, A Escobar scored, A Gordon to second. | 9 | 5 | ||
| 8th | S Perez singled to deep left, A Gordon scored, B Butler to third. | 10 | 5 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Target Field
1:10 AM, 13 September 2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 28,139
Game Time:3:25
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
- First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

