MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/01/2049
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2967 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (59-101) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 0
Kansas City Royals (87-73) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5 12 0
Twins Come Up Short at Kansas City, 5-4
Though the conditions were not ideal, the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins came back from a rain delay to finish their game.

Mike Meyerhoff was a vital contributor to the 5-4 Kansas City victory over Minnesota. The Royals catcher was 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs. Kansas City pitcher Joe Jordahl got the win. He's now 5-3. Tony Ramirez was tagged with the loss. Joe Noonan finished the game for Kansas City and earned his 32nd save.

Kansas City took the lead in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Mikolas Markus stroked a 2-run single to make it 4-2, Royals.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Minnesota manager Jorge G Twins said following the tough loss.

The win gives Kansas City a season record of 87-73.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Meulengracht RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .282 1 30
W. Leslie 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .236 17 83
G. Harman 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .239 6 34
M. Diaz DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .273 13 54
R. Flynn Jr. CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .242 10 50
H. Vink LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .224 16 62
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .184 5 26
M. Dunn 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244 17 54
J. Creel C 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .247 6 28
   a-R. Batista PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 6 34
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 16 13      
a - R. Batista pinch hit for J. Creel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Flynn Jr. (29, 8th Inning off J. Jordahl, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Dunn (6, 3rd Inning off E. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Leslie (17, 8th Inning off J. Jordahl, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Meulengracht 2 , W. Leslie 5 , R. Flynn Jr. 2 , H. Vink , M. Dunn 3 , J. Creel
2-out RBI: H. Vink
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Diaz , R. Flynn Jr.
GIDP: A. Rodriguez Jr.
Hit by Pitch: G. Harman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Meulengracht (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Rodriguez Jr.-Dunn-Harman, Creel-Rodriguez Jr., Leslie-Dunn-Harman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .299 23 70
A. Martin DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .294 13 40
M. Meyerhoff C 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .290 26 70
R. Downey RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .289 25 82
M. Jaquez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .258 48 126
M. Estrada 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 27 79
   a-M. Markus PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .224 1 16
   b-J. Rupert 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 9 30
W. Cogswell CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 17 70
G. Switzer LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 22 70
M. Belgard 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 16 62
Totals 32 5 12 5 0 8 13      
a - M. Markus pinch hit for M. Estrada in the 6th
b - J. Rupert substituted for M. Markus in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Meyerhoff (15, 6th Inning off B. Puffer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pacheco (23, 1st Inning off B. Puffer, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Martin (13, 1st Inning off B. Puffer, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Meyerhoff (26, 8th Inning off T. Ramirez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco 5 , A. Martin 5 , M. Meyerhoff 8 , M. Jaquez , M. Markus , W. Cogswell , M. Belgard
2-out RBI: M. Markus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Downey , W. Cogswell
GIDP: J. Pacheco , M. Jaquez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pacheco (15)
CS: M. Jaquez (7) , W. Cogswell (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pacheco-Jaquez-Estrada)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Puffer 5.2 9 4 4 0 6 2 86 4.21   
I. Wakamatsu 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.87   
T. Ramirez L (0-5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 24 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Puffer 41
Batters Faced: B. Puffer 23, I. Wakamatsu 5, T. Ramirez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Puffer 4-4, I. Wakamatsu 3-0, T. Ramirez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Puffer 86-63, I. Wakamatsu 19-12, T. Ramirez 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Wakamatsu 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lewis 3.2 5 2 2 2 6 0 69 4.40   
A. Hahn 3.1 0 0 0 0 6 0 41 5.62   
J. Jordahl W (5-3), BS (5) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 24 4.31   
J. Noonan SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lewis 45
Batters Faced: E. Lewis 17, A. Hahn 11, J. Jordahl 6, J. Noonan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lewis 2-2, A. Hahn 2-2, J. Jordahl 1-0, J. Noonan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lewis 69-42, A. Hahn 41-30, J. Jordahl 24-14, J. Noonan 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hahn 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Hahn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Meyerhoff
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 32406
Special Notes: Rain delay of 70 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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