MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/30/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2957 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (92-67) 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 8 18 0
Minnesota Twins (90-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Beats Minnesota, 8-1
Kansas City picked up a win at Target Field, toppling the Minnesota Twins, 8-1. Pitcher John Hall was one of the reasons the Royals triumphed. The win elevated the Royals to 92-67.

Kansas City relied on the bat of Matt Belgard to get the win. The second baseman ripped a solo home run in the top of the third inning to put the Royals ahead, 2-0. For the game, Belgard had 1 double and 1 home run in 3 at-bats.

"John just went about his business, throwing strikes," said Kansas City manager Chris Stephan.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 6 1 2 1 0 2 3 .261 20 65
M. Belgard 2B 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .279 26 71
M. Jaquez DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .252 48 129
R. Downey RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .291 25 76
B. Baconneck LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .238 9 37
   a-J. Pankratz PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
P. Hansel CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .291 11 52
M. Estrada 1B 4 0 3 1 1 1 2 .213 13 39
S. Britt C 5 0 2 1 0 0 6 .250 5 22
K. Postlethwaite 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .154 0 0
Totals 41 8 18 8 5 6 23      
a - J. Pankratz pinch hit for B. Baconneck in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Hansel (34, 3rd Inning off B. Harth, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Estrada (16, 5th Inning off B. Harth, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Postlethwaite (2, 8th Inning off B. Schimmoeller, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Jaquez (49, 8th Inning off B. Schimmoeller, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Belgard (28, 8th Inning off B. Schimmoeller, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pacheco (20, 3rd Inning off B. Harth, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Jaquez (48, 3rd Inning off B. Harth, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Belgard (26, 3rd Inning off B. Harth, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco 5 , M. Belgard 6 , M. Jaquez 6 , R. Downey , B. Baconneck 2 , P. Hansel 4 , M. Estrada 4 , S. Britt 2 , K. Postlethwaite 2
2-out RBI: M. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Downey , S. Britt , K. Postlethwaite
GIDP: J. Pacheco , M. Jaquez , J. Pankratz , S. Britt
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pacheco (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Estrada-Pacheco-Hall, Belgard-Pacheco-Estrada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Huting RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285 6 26
M. Diaz DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .279 17 55
M. Gonzalez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .281 20 74
   a-A. Sandoval PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 5 44
R. Batista 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .296 28 116
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .172 9 18
M. Dunn C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .201 15 52
J. Molina 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .207 4 30
R. Flynn Jr. CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 10 50
H. Vink LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 7 35
   b-G. Harman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 5 20
Totals 31 1 6 1 4 10 14      
a - A. Sandoval pinch hit for M. Gonzalez in the 8th
b - G. Harman pinch hit for H. Vink in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Batista (28, 8th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Huting 2 , R. Batista 4 , J. Molina 2 , R. Flynn Jr.
2-out RBI: R. Batista
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Flynn Jr.
GIDP: R. Batista , H. Vink
Hit by Pitch: M. Diaz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rodriguez Jr. (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Rodriguez Jr.-Molina-Batista, Molina-Rodriguez Jr.-Batista, Rodriguez Jr.-Molina-Batista, Rodriguez Jr.-Molina-Batista)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall W (8-2) 8.0 5 1 1 4 9 1 127 3.10   
C. Eaker 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 73
Batters Faced: J. Hall 32, C. Eaker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 6-7, C. Eaker 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 127-78, C. Eaker 13-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Hall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Harth L (6-9) 4.2 8 5 5 3 2 3 86 4.54   
J. Storer 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 24 3.96   
B. Schimmoeller 1.2 8 3 3 1 1 0 37 2.77   
J. Overbeek 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Harth 27
Batters Faced: B. Harth 25, J. Storer 7, B. Schimmoeller 12, J. Overbeek 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Harth 6-6, J. Storer 1-1, B. Schimmoeller 2-0, J. Overbeek 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Harth 86-52, J. Storer 24-14, B. Schimmoeller 37-23, J. Overbeek 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Storer 1-0 , B. Schimmoeller 1-0 , J. Overbeek 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Hall
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 25765
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