GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (72-73) at KANSAS CITY (62-82)

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J Bartlett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
J Kubel lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
T Hunter dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
J Morneau 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Cuddyer rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
C Heintz c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247

Totals 20 0 2 0 0 7 5

BATTING: 2B - J Tyner (14, G Meche). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Kubel (2, throw); J Bartlett (25, throw).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301
M Teahen rf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .290
B Butler dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .295
R Gload 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .297
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257
E Brown lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .251
J Smith ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .196
J Buck c 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .235

Totals 29 6 11 6 2 6 13

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (27, C Silva). 3B - D DeJesus (7, C Silva). HR - M
Teahen (7, 3rd inning off K Slowey 0 on, 0 Out), D Dejesus (7, 6th inning off K
Slowey 1 on, 0 Out). SF - R Gload. RBI - B Butler (46), R Gload (48), D DeJesus
3 (57), M Teahen (56). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Smith 1, M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 2, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 8.


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 000 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 211 002 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 5 3 3 0 2 0 4.44
K Slowey 3 1/3 6 3 3 2 4 2 5.44
J DePaula 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.12

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 6 2 0 0 0 7 0 3.70

WP - K Slowey. Pitches-strikes: C Silva 45-30; K Slowey 65-41; J DePaula 6-4;
G Meche 90-65. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 2-2; K Slowey 2-4; J DePaula
0-2; G Meche 5-6. Batters faced: C Silva 11; K Slowey 19; J DePaula 2; G Meche
20.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TORII HUNTER SCORED JASON KUBEL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HUNTER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.281, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M LeCroy hit for J Morneau.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HUNTER ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M LeCroy (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS HEINTZ SCORED TORII HUNTER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C HEINTZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.198, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: DAVID RISKE (1-3, 2.23) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N PUNTO ON FIRST, C HEINTZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 6

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.247, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Riske relieved G Meche.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N PUNTO ON FIRST, C HEINTZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A Casilla (.247, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Jones hit for A Casilla.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N PUNTO ON FIRST, C HEINTZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: G Jones (.173, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2
KANSAS CITY 2 1 1 0 0 2 6 11 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JULIO DEPAULA
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.257, 0-FOR-3)
E BROWN (.251, 2-FOR-3)
J SMITH (.196, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J Bartlett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
J Kubel lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .269
T Hunter dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .292
J Morneau 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
a-M LeCroy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Cuddyer rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275
C Heintz c 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .198
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247
b-G Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .170

Totals 26 2 5 2 1 7 9

a-grounded to third for J Morneau in the 7th; b-grounded to second for A
Casilla in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Tyner (14, G Meche); J Kubel (28, G Meche); T Hunter (41, G
Meche). RBI - T Hunter (101), C Heintz (7). 2-out RBI - C Heintz. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1, G Jones 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - J Kubel (2, throw); J Bartlett (25, throw).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301
M Teahen rf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .290
B Butler dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .295
R Gload 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .297
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257
E Brown lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .251
J Smith ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .196
J Buck c 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .235

Totals 29 6 11 6 2 6 13

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (27, C Silva). 3B - D DeJesus (7, C Silva). HR - M
Teahen (7, 3rd inning off K Slowey 0 on, 0 Out), D Dejesus (7, 6th inning off K
Slowey 1 on, 0 Out). SF - R Gload. RBI - B Butler (46), R Gload (48), D DeJesus
3 (57), M Teahen (56). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Smith 1, M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 2, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 8.


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 000 000 2 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 211 002 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 5 3 3 0 2 0 4.44
K Slowey 3 1/3 6 3 3 2 4 2 5.44
J DePaula 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.12

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 6 2/3 5 2 2 1 7 0 3.78
D Riske 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.22

WP - K Slowey. Pitches-strikes: C Silva 45-30; K Slowey 65-41; J DePaula 6-4;
G Meche 102-71; D Riske 7-6. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 2-2; K Slowey 2-4;
J DePaula 0-2; G Meche 6-7; D Riske 1-0. Batters faced: C Silva 11; K Slowey
19; J DePaula 2; G Meche 26; D Riske 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M LeCroy at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.257, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Punto at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.257, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Rodriguez at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.257, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
MIN: GLEN PERKINS (0-0, 3.80) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 6

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: A GORDON (.257, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Perkins relieved J DePaula.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.257, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E German hit for J Smith.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E German (.268, 3 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2
KANSAS CITY 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 12 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - GLEN PERKINS
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.295, 1-FOR-3)
J BARTLETT (.273, 0-FOR-3)
J KUBEL (.269, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J Bartlett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
J Kubel lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .269
T Hunter dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .292
J Morneau 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
a-M LeCroy ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Cuddyer rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275
C Heintz c 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227
N Punto 3b-2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .198
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247
b-G Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .170
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 26 2 5 2 1 7 9

a-grounded to third for J Morneau in the 7th; b-grounded to second for A
Casilla in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Tyner (14, G Meche); J Kubel (28, G Meche); T Hunter (41, G
Meche). RBI - T Hunter (101), C Heintz (7). 2-out RBI - C Heintz. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1, G Jones 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - J Kubel (2, throw); J Bartlett (25, throw).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301
M Teahen rf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .290
B Butler dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .295
R Gload 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .297
A Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .258
E Brown lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250
J Smith ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .196
a-E German ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
J Buck c 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .234

Totals 33 6 12 6 2 8 15

a-struck out looking for J Smith in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (27, C Silva); A Gordon (34, G Perkins). 3B - D DeJesus
(7, C Silva). HR - M Teahen (7, 3rd inning off K Slowey 0 on, 0 Out), D Dejesus
(7, 6th inning off K Slowey 1 on, 0 Out). SF - R Gload. RBI - B Butler (46), R
Gload (48), D DeJesus 3 (57), M Teahen (56). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 3, A
Gordon 1. Team LOB - 9.


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 000 000 2 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 211 002 0 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 5 3 3 0 2 0 4.44
K Slowey 3 1/3 6 3 3 2 4 2 5.44
J DePaula 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.12
G Perkins 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.65

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 6 2/3 5 2 2 1 7 0 3.78
D Riske 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.22

WP - K Slowey. Pitches-strikes: C Silva 45-30; K Slowey 65-41; J DePaula 6-4;
G Perkins 17-11; G Meche 102-71; D Riske 7-6. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva
2-2; K Slowey 2-4; J DePaula 0-2; G Perkins 0-1; G Meche 6-7; D Riske 1-0.
Batters faced: C Silva 11; K Slowey 19; J DePaula 2; G Perkins 4; G Meche 26; D
Riske 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Pena Jr at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J Tyner (.295, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 2
KANSAS CITY 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 12 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - GLEN PERKINS
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.268, 2-FOR-4, HR, 3 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.301, 1-FOR-4)
M TEAHEN (.290, 3-FOR-3, BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
J Kubel lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .268
T Hunter dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .292
J Morneau 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
a-M LeCroy ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Cuddyer rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275
C Heintz c 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227
N Punto 3b-2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .198
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247
b-G Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .170
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 29 2 5 2 1 8 9

a-grounded to third for J Morneau in the 7th; b-grounded to second for A
Casilla in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Tyner (14, G Meche); J Kubel (28, G Meche); T Hunter (41, G
Meche). RBI - T Hunter (101), C Heintz (7). 2-out RBI - C Heintz. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1, G Jones 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - J Kubel (2, throw); J Bartlett (25, throw).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301
M Teahen rf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .290
B Butler dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .295
R Gload 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .297
A Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .258
E Brown lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250
J Smith ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .196
a-E German ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Buck c 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .234

Totals 33 6 12 6 2 8 15

a-struck out looking for J Smith in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (27, C Silva); A Gordon (34, G Perkins). 3B - D DeJesus
(7, C Silva). HR - M Teahen (7, 3rd inning off K Slowey 0 on, 0 Out), D Dejesus
(7, 6th inning off K Slowey 1 on, 0 Out). SF - R Gload. RBI - B Butler (46), R
Gload (48), D DeJesus 3 (57), M Teahen (56). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 3, A
Gordon 1. Team LOB - 9.


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 000 000 20 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 211 002 0 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 5 3 3 0 2 0 4.44
K Slowey 3 1/3 6 3 3 2 4 2 5.44
J DePaula 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.12
G Perkins 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.65

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 6 2/3 5 2 2 1 7 0 3.78
D Riske 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.18

WP - K Slowey. Pitches-strikes: C Silva 45-30; K Slowey 65-41; J DePaula 6-4;
G Perkins 17-11; G Meche 102-71; D Riske 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva
2-2; K Slowey 2-4; J DePaula 0-2; G Perkins 0-1; G Meche 6-7; D Riske 3-0.
Batters faced: C Silva 11; K Slowey 19; J DePaula 2; G Perkins 4; G Meche 26; D
Riske 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>