Royals 2-1 Twins (16 Jul, 2011) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

42-49, 21-20 home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Ball
  6
  Ground Out
- A Gordon stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- A Gordon picked off first.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- B Revere stole second.
  0
  0
- B Revere scored, J Mauer to second on wild pitch by L Hochevar.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Nathan pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- J Repko in right field.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Capps pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- M Cabrera stole second.
  0
  1
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- M Tolbert ran for J Thome.
  2
  1
- L Hughes hit for J Repko.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
4
Twins
8

Game 1

15/7

Royals
2
Twins
1

Game 2

16/7

Royals
3
Twins
4

Game 3

17/7

Royals
3
Twins
4

Game 4

17/7

Target Field

1:10 AM, 16 July 2011

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 39,177

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
First Base Umpire - Angel Campos
Second Base Umpire - John Tumpane
Third Base Umpire - Joe West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins

T. Collins4-4

M. Capps2-5

J. Soria16

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Pitch
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Strike Looking
5 Ball
6 Ground Out