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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/21/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2833 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Minnesota Twins (88-64) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (86-65) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Royals, Irvin Deal Twins 2-1 Setback |  
					| The Kansas City Royals got a strong performance from pitcher Chris Irvin, who stymied the Minnesota offense en route to a win, 2-1, at Kauffman Stadium. Minnesota's current losing streak is now 4 games. 
 Irvin ran roughshod over the Minnesota lineup. The right-hander allowed just 1 hit over 8 innings, while striking out 7. With the victory, he goes to 14-8 on the season.
 
 Irvin said he was "thrilled" the fans had something to get excited about.
 
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					| MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
G. Switzer
 (28, 7th Inning off B. Puffer, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
P. Hansel
 (11, 2nd Inning off B. Puffer, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Pacheco
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P. Hansel
 4
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G. Switzer
 2
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M. Estrada
 2-out RBI: 
M. Estrada
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
M. Belgard
 (6)
 Double Plays: 
2 (Markus-Belgard-Estrada, Irvin-Pacheco-Estrada)
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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. Puffer L (14-10) | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 113 | 3.80 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Irvin W (14-8) | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 4.19 |  
	| A. Hahn SV (29) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4.58 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Chris Irvin Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
2:44
 Attendance: 
39684
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