GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (58-55) at KANSAS CITY (49-63)

AL: MINNESOTA (58-55) at KANSAS CITY (49-63)

<h3>Twins hope to continue power surge at Kansas City</h3>

Minnesota (58-55) at Kansas City (49-63) 2:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Twins had nothomered in the month of August until Michael Cuddyer's blast onWednesday. They will try to keep the power coming when theyvisit the Kansas City Royals in the rubber game of a three-gameseries.


The Twins homered twice Wednesday, providing plenty of supportfor reigning Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana, who cruised tohis 12th win.


Youngster Matt Garza (1-2, 1.78 ERA) will take the mound forMinnesota on Thursday hoping for some support of his own. The23-year-old righthander has pitched brilliantly since beingrecalled from Class AAA Rochester on July 2, but has beenvictimized by his offense.


In his two losses and two no decisions, the Twins have managed atotal of four runs while Garza has been in the game.

The Royals will counter with Kyle Davies (4-8, 6.07), who isfinding it a rough transition from the National League to theAmerican League. The 23-year-old righthander came over from theAtlanta Braves at the trade deadline in exchange for relieverOctavio Dotel.


In his first AL start, Davies allowed five runs and six hits injust three innings, not factoring in the decision against theYankees last Saturday. Davies' career ERA of 6.26 is the worstmark of any active starting pitcher who has hurled more than 200innings.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS

MINNESOTA KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alexi Casilla 2B .232 0 5 David Dejesus CF .284 6 48
Jason Bartlett SS .262 3 27 Esteban German 2B .285 3 29
Joe Mauer C .301 5 49 Mark Teahen RF .289 5 49
Michael Cuddyer RF .287 11 61 Billy Butler DH .294 4 31
Justin Morneau 1B .290 28 89 Ross Gload 1B .302 4 37
Torii Hunter CF .294 23 79 Alex Gordon 3B .238 8 37
Jason Kubel LF .247 9 44 Tony Pena Jr SS .275 1 38
Rondell White DH .156 0 2 Joey Gathright LF .362 0 10
Luis Rodriguez 3B .204 2 7 Jason Larue C .157 4 11

Matt Garza RHP (1-2, 1.78) Kyle Davies RHP (0-0, 15.00)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: MIN - MATT GARZA (1-2, 1.78)
KAN - KYLE DAVIES (0-0, 15.00)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE EVERITT
1B - GERRY DAVIS
2B - BRIAN GORMAN
3B - PAUL NAUERT

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, out to right</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: MIN - MATT GARZA AND JOE MAUER
KAN - KYLE DAVIES AND JASON LARUE

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.232, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.262, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
J MAUER (.301, 5 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.284, 6 HR, 48 RBI)
E GERMAN (.285, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.289, 5 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES</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
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.290, 28 HR, 89 RBI)
T HUNTER (.294, 23 HR, 79 RBI)
J KUBEL (.247, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.72

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11.25

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: M Garza 16-12; K Davies 18-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Garza 2-0; K Davies 0-2. Batters faced: M Garza 3; K Davies
4.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.294, 4 HR, 31 RBI)
R GLOAD (.302, 4 HR, 37 RBI)
A GORDON (.238, 8 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.72

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 9.00

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: M Garza 16-12; K Davies 30-18. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Garza 2-0; K Davies 0-3. Batters faced: M Garza 3; K Davies
7.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: R WHITE (.156, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
L RODRIGUEZ (.204, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
A CASILLA (.232, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.67

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 9.00

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: M Garza 31-25; K Davies 30-18. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Garza 2-1; K Davies 0-3. Batters faced: M Garza 6; K Davies
7.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</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
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.275, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
J GATHRIGHT (.362, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
J LARUE (.157, 4 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.67

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 7.50

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: M Garza 31-25; K Davies 40-24. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Garza 2-1; K Davies 2-4. Batters faced: M Garza 6; K Davies
10.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON LARUE SCORED TONY PENA JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.283, 0-FOR-1)</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
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.261, 0-FOR-1)
J MAUER (.300, 0-FOR-1)
M CUDDYER (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
J LaRue c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .157

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 3 1

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (20, M Garza). S - J Gathright. SF - J LaRue. RBI - J
LaRue (12). GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 001 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 1.89

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 7.50

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: M Garza 48-36; K Davies 40-24. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Garza 3-3; K Davies 2-4. Batters faced: M Garza 10; K Davies
10.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</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 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.288, 1-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.289, 0-FOR-1)
B BUTLER (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Mauer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
M Cuddyer rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152
L Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 12 0 0 0 1 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
J LaRue c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .157

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 3 1

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (20, M Garza). S - J Gathright. SF - J LaRue. RBI - J
LaRue (12). GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 000 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 001 -- 1
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 1.89

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 6.43

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: M Garza 48-36; K Davies 54-33. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Garza 3-3; K Davies 4-4. Batters faced: M Garza 10; K Davies
13.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</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 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
KAN - KYLE DAVIES

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.289, 0-FOR-1)
T HUNTER (.293, 0-FOR-1)
J KUBEL (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>