Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

AMERICAN LEAGUE - GAME 2

35-41, 21-18 Away

Final

32-45, 16-25 Home


KC
MIN

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

C. De Vries2-1

6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

L. Hochevar5-8

6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- D Mastroianni stole second.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. De Vries pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- D Mastroianni stole second.
  1
  5
- D Mastroianni to third on passed ball by S Perez.
  1
  5
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- A. Burnett pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- J. Mijares pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- B Revere picked off first.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- T. Robertson pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Burton pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
4
Twins
3

Game 1

30/6

Royals
2
Twins
7

Game 2

30/6

Royals
1
Twins
5

Game 3

1/7

Royals
8
Twins
10

Game 4

1/7

Target Field

12:10 AM, 1 July 2012

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 37,629

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

C. De Vries2-1

L. Hochevar5-8

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Swinging
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Strike Swinging