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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 08/27/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2503 - MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Minnesota Twins (47-81) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (54-75) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 6 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Loss to Royals Extends Minnesota Losing Streak |  
					| Fans watched the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins fight to the finish. 
 A 3-RBI performance from Justin Rupert  helped the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-5.  The losses continue to pile up for Minnesota, which has now fallen 13 times in a row.
 
 Rupert had a timely hit for Kansas City in the bottom of the seventh. With Minnesota trailing 5-3, he turned a 1-1 fastball into a 3-run  home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season, making it 6-5, Kansas City.
 
 "Everyone's kind of edgy right now," said losing manager Patrick Slack, "but nothing a couple of wins wouldn't cure."
 
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					| MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - M. Starr pinch ran for P. Derks in the 7th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
M. Quackenbush
 (14, 4th Inning off J. Hall, 1 on, 1 out)
 Triples: 
P. Derks
 (2, 7th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
P. Derks
 6
, 
M. Starr
, 
A. Sandoval
, 
K. Howard
, 
B. Bagley
, 
V. Tapaninen
, 
M. Quackenbush
 2
, 
D. Eberhart
, 
D. Lane
 2-out RBI: 
V. Tapaninen
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
K. Howard
, 
B. Bagley
, 
M. Quackenbush
, 
D. Eberhart
 GIDP: 
D. Lane
 Sac Bunt: 
A. Sandoval
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. Sandoval
 (6)
 CS: 
V. Tapaninen
 (1)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Howard-Eberhart-Bagley, Sandoval-Eberhart-Bagley)
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								| a - J. Rupert pinch hit for Y. Takata in the 7th b - A. Matthews substituted for J. Rupert in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Triples: 
G. Switzer
 (5, 7th Inning off M. Colin, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
M. Jaquez
 (39, 5th Inning off M. Colin, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
J. Rupert
 (2, 7th Inning off J. Seager, 2 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
I. Faber
 2
, 
M. Jaquez
 4
, 
G. Switzer
 3
, 
B. Baconneck
, 
M. Markus
, 
J. Rupert
 4
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Jaquez
, 
Y. Takata
 GIDP: 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
B. Najar
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Meyerhoff-Faber, Markus-Faber-Baconneck)
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					| MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Colin | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 5.64 |  
	| J. Seager L (4-3), BS (3) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3.81 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Hall | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 4.95 |  
	| G. Ts'ong W (1-2) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6.14 |  
	| B. Ferrari H (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.73 |  
	| A. Hahn SV (19) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1.79 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Justin Rupert Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 mph
 Start Time: 
7:15 PM CT
 Time: 
3:05
 Attendance: 
26024
 Special Notes: 
CF Peer Derks was injured while running the bases.
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