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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/22/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2844 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Minnesota Twins (88-65) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (87-65) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 9 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Royals Nip Twins, 1-0 |  
					| The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins, 1-0, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City pitcher Bryan Boykin had a standout performance. Chris Eaker converted his 3rd save in 5 tries. The second-place Twins have dropped 5 straight games. 
 Bill Baconneck, the Kansas City left fielder, contributed a run-scoring  single in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the score 1-0, Royals. For the game, Baconneck went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles.
 
 "I had everything working," said Boykin.
 
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					| MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
W. Leslie
 (27, 2nd Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Diaz
 2
, 
M. Gonzalez
, 
W. Leslie
 3
, 
H. Vink
, 
C. Huting
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. Batista
, 
W. Leslie
, 
C. Huting
, 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
, 
J. Molina
 GIDP: 
C. Huting
 Team LOB: 
11
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
R. Flynn Jr.
 (38)
, 
H. Vink
 (3)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Leslie-Gonzalez-Batista)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
I. Faber
 (16, 1st Inning off M. Moon, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
B. Baconneck
 (15, 2nd Inning off M. Moon, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
R. Diaz
 2 (14, 4th Inning off M. Moon, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Overbeek, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
M. Markus
 (19, 7th Inning off J. Overbeek, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Belgard
, 
I. Faber
 3
, 
B. Baconneck
 4
, 
R. Diaz
 4
, 
M. Markus
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
M. Jaquez
, 
M. Estrada
 2
, 
M. Markus
 GIDP: 
I. Faber
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Meyerhoff
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Markus-Belgard-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 |  
	| M. Moon L (9-10) | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 4.44 |  
	| J. Overbeek | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4.75 |  
	| S. Shank | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6.13 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Boykin W (9-10) | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 5.57 |  
	| M. Jones H (9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3.47 |  
	| D. Silva H (9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3.34 |  
	| C. Eaker SV (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2.94 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Bryan Boykin Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:13
 Attendance: 
39970
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