GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (57-54) at KANSAS CITY (48-62)

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.306, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
M TEAHEN (.289, 3-FOR-3, RBI)
B BUTLER (.301, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS KANSAS CITY (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260
J Mauer c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Cuddyer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .289
T Hunter cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289
J Kubel lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247
R White dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .161
L Rodriguez 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .204
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231

Totals 29 1 7 1 1 2 11

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau 2 (22, B Bannister 2); T Hunter (31, B Bannister); L
Rodriguez (3, B Bannister). RBI - T Hunter (76). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Morneau 1, J Kubel 1, J Bartlett 1, A Casilla 1. GIDP - L
Rodriguez, J Bartlett. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - M Cuddyer (3, bobble). DP: 1 (J Bartlett-A Casilla-J Morneau).



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .285
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .306
M Teahen rf 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .289
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301
R Gload 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .301
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
J Gathright lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .352
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275

Totals 27 4 9 4 0 3 6

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (16, B Bonser); D DeJesus 2 (26, B Bonser 2); M Teahen
(22, B Bonser). SF - M Grudzielanek. RBI - R Gload (37), M Grudzielanek (38), D
DeJesus (48), M Teahen (48). 2-out RBI - R Gload, M Teahen. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Gordon 2, B Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB -
3.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Teahen (4, 2nd base by B Bonser).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Bannister-T Pena Jr-R Gload, T Pena Jr-R Gload).


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MINNESOTA - 010 000 00 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 101 020 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 7 9 4 4 0 3 0 4.63

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 7 6 1 1 1 1 0 3.32
Z Greinke 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.72

HBP - R White (by B Bannister). Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 93-68; B Bannister
98-59; Z Greinke 23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 10-7; B Bannister
13-7; Z Greinke 1-1. Batters faced: B Bonser 28; B Bannister 27; Z Greinke 4.


UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
MIN: JUAN RINCON (3-2, 6.05) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, KANSAS CITY 4

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.306, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Rincon relieved B Bonser.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Grudzielanek (.306, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
INNING
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, KANSAS CITY 4</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Punto at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.301, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Rodriguez at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.301, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
MIN: CARMEN CALI (0-0, 5.40) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, KANSAS CITY 4

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: B BUTLER (.301, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cali relieved J Rincon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.301, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
INNING AFTER A 35 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, KANSAS CITY 4</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO JOHN BUCK SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BUCK ON FIRST, A GORDON ON SECOND, B
BUTLER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.352, 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARMEN CALI
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.289, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
J KUBEL (.247, 0-FOR-3)
R WHITE (.161, 1-FOR-2, HBP)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260
J Mauer c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Cuddyer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .289
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
T Hunter cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289
J Kubel lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247
R White dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .161
L Rodriguez 3b-1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .204
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231

Totals 29 1 7 1 1 2 11

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau 2 (22, B Bannister 2); T Hunter (31, B Bannister); L
Rodriguez (3, B Bannister). RBI - T Hunter (76). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Morneau 1, J Kubel 1, J Bartlett 1, A Casilla 1. GIDP - L
Rodriguez, J Bartlett. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - M Cuddyer (3, bobble). DP: 1 (J Bartlett-A Casilla-J Morneau).



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .285
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .305
M Teahen rf 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .291
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .301
R Gload 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .299
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .238
J Buck c 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .228
J Gathright lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .348
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275

Totals 31 5 10 5 3 4 11

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (16, B Bonser); D DeJesus 2 (26, B Bonser 2); M Teahen 2
(23, J Rincon, B Bonser). SF - M Grudzielanek. RBI - R Gload (37), M
Grudzielanek (38), D DeJesus (48), M Teahen (48), J Buck (37). 2-out RBI - R
Gload, M Teahen, J Buck. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gathright
2, A Gordon 2, B Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Teahen (4, 2nd base by B Bonser).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Bannister-T Pena Jr-R Gload, T Pena Jr-R Gload).


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MINNESOTA - 010 000 00 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 101 020 01 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 7 9 4 4 0 3 0 4.63
J Rincon 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.23
C Cali 2/3 0 0 0 3 1 0 4.91

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 7 6 1 1 1 1 0 3.32
Z Greinke 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.72

IBB - B Butler (by C Cali). HBP - R White (by B Bannister). Pitches-strikes:
B Bonser 93-68; J Rincon 5-4; C Cali 25-12; B Bannister 98-59; Z Greinke 23-15.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 10-7; J Rincon 1-0; C Cali 0-1; B Bannister
13-7; Z Greinke 1-1. Batters faced: B Bonser 28; J Rincon 2; C Cali 5; B
Bannister 27; Z Greinke 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

(Plus unknown delay totaling 35 minutes in the 8th). Weather: 94 degrees,
partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-3, 2.33) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, KANSAS CITY 5

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.289, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved Z Greinke.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T Hunter (.289, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 x 5 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, JUAN RINCON (8TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH) AND JOE
MAUER

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, ZACK GREINKE (8TH), JOAKIM SORIA
(9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE

KAN - NONE</div>

 

Bannister, Royals shut down Twins

<h3>KANSAS CITY 5, MINNESOTA 1</h3>By Marc Bowman
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - Brian Bannister scattered sixhits over seven innings as the Kansas City Royals beat theMinnesota Twins, 5-1, on Tuesday.


Mark Teahen tied a career high with four hits and David DeJesusdoubled twice to help the Royals snap a three-game losingstreak.


Bannister (8-6) won for the eighth time in his last 12 startsdespite surrendering four extra-base hits.


In pitching seven innings for the fourth consecutive start,Bannister allowed six hits and one run, walking one and strikingout one. He is 3-0 with one no-decision in those four starts.

Teahen scored ahead of Ross Gload's two-out double in the firstinning to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead.


DeJesus doubled in the third and broke a 1-1 tie when he scoredon Mark Grudzielanek's sacrifice fly.


After DeJesus' second double drove in Joey Gathright in thefifth inning, Teahen doubled to center, plating DeJesus toincrease the Royals lead to 4-1.


Zack Greinke pitched a scoreless eighth before Joakim Soriaworked around a leadoff single in the ninth to close out theTwins for his 12th save.


Minnesota collected their lone run when Justin Morneau and ToriiHunter hit back-to-back doubles to lead off the second inning.

Morneau, the reigning American League MVP, entered the gamemired in an 0-for-17 slump.


Twins righthander Boof Bonser (5-8) went seven innings, allowingfour runs on nine hits with no walks and two strikeouts.

Bonser lost his sixth consecutive game and has not won sinceJune 10.


The game was delayed in the bottom of the eighth inning when abank of lights over the right field stands failed.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 x 5 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, JUAN RINCON (8TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH) AND JOE
MAUER

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, ZACK GREINKE (8TH), JOAKIM SORIA
(9TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - BRIAN BANNISTER (8-6)
LP - BOOF BONSER (5-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE

KAN - NONE


TIME: 2:31 ATT: 15,648

PROBABLES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (11-9, 2.98)
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ (6-10, 5.79)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - FINAL

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260
J Mauer c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Cuddyer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
J Morneau 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .289
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
T Hunter cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .290
J Kubel lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247
R White dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .156
L Rodriguez 3b-1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .204
A Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231

Totals 32 1 8 1 1 3 12

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau 2 (22, B Bannister 2); T Hunter (31, B Bannister); L
Rodriguez (3, B Bannister). RBI - T Hunter (76). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Morneau 1, J Kubel 1, J Bartlett 1, A Casilla 1. GIDP - L
Rodriguez, J Bartlett. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - M Cuddyer (3, bobble). DP: 1 (J Bartlett-A Casilla-J Morneau).



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .285
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .305
M Teahen rf 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .291
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .301
R Gload 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .299
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .238
J Buck c 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .228
J Gathright lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .348
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275

Totals 31 5 10 5 3 4 11

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (16, B Bonser); D DeJesus 2 (26, B Bonser 2); M Teahen 2
(23, J Rincon, B Bonser). SF - M Grudzielanek. RBI - R Gload (37), M
Grudzielanek (38), D DeJesus (48), M Teahen (48), J Buck (37). 2-out RBI - R
Gload, M Teahen, J Buck. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gathright
2, A Gordon 2, B Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Teahen (4, 2nd base by B Bonser).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (B Bannister-T Pena Jr-R Gload, T Pena Jr-R Gload, R Gload).



----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 010 000 000 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 101 020 01x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser (L, 5-8) 7 9 4 4 0 3 0 4.63
J Rincon 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.23
C Cali 2/3 0 0 0 3 1 0 4.91

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister (W, 8-6) 7 6 1 1 1 1 0 3.32
Z Greinke (H, 9) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.72
J Soria 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.28

IBB - B Butler (by C Cali). HBP - R White (by B Bannister). Pitches-strikes:
B Bonser 93-68; J Rincon 5-4; C Cali 25-12; B Bannister 98-59; Z Greinke 23-15;
J Soria 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 10-7; J Rincon 1-0; C Cali 0-1; B
Bannister 13-7; Z Greinke 1-1; J Soria 0-1. Batters faced: B Bonser 28; J
Rincon 2; C Cali 5; B Bannister 27; Z Greinke 4; J Soria 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

T--2:31. (Plus unknown delay totaling 35 minutes in the 8th). Att--15,648.

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 1
KANSAS CITY 5 FINAL</div>