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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 08/14/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2327 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Minnesota Twins (72-46) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (61-56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | X | 7 | 8 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Royals Top Twins, 7-4, Behind Boykin |  
					| Kansas City Royals starter Bryan Boykin pitched a strong game against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium, leading the Royals to victory, 7-4. Kansas City now has a record of 61-56 with the win. 
 Boykin, the Kansas City right-hander, went 6.1 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits. He collected 12 strikeouts.
 
 "It feels good to get this one," Boykin told the Kansas City Daily News.
 
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					| MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Home Runs: 
W. Leslie
 (23, 8th Inning off D. Silva, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 (5, 9th Inning off D. Silva, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
W. Leslie
 5
, 
C. Huting
 2
, 
M. Dunn
, 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 4
, 
H. Vink
 2-out RBI: 
W. Leslie
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Diaz
, 
R. Batista
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
W. Leslie
 (7)
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C. Huting
 (1)
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								| a - B. Baconneck pinch hit for M. Belgard in the 8th b - I. Faber substituted for B. Baconneck in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
M. Belgard
 (20, 6th Inning off T. Mosley, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
G. Switzer
 (21, 8th Inning off G. van de Bilt, 1 on, 1 out) 
, 
R. Downey
 (26, 8th Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
M. Meyerhoff
 (28, 8th Inning off G. van de Bilt, 2 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Pacheco
, 
M. Belgard
 2
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 4
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R. Downey
 2
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G. Switzer
 3
, 
P. Hansel
, 
M. Markus
 2-out RBI: 
M. Belgard
, 
M. Markus
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
M. Estrada
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Meyerhoff
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
M. Belgard
 (4)
, 
P. Hansel
 (2)
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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 |  
	| B. Boykin | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 104 | 6.12 |  
	| D. Silva W (7-5), BS (5) | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3.41 |  
	| A. Hahn | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.82 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Bryan Boykin Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
6:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:11
 Attendance: 
39696
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