Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (4/9)

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Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN (4-4)	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	0
KC (5-3)	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	7	13	1

Eduardo Escobar hits his 1st career MLB home run



Loss, (1-1) Mike Pelfrey 2IP 6R 6ER 0BB 1K
Anthony Swarzak 4IP 1R 1ER 0BB 2K
Ryan Pressly 2IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

VS.



Win, (2-0) Jeremy Guthrie 6⅔IP 4R 4ER 1BB 2K 3HR
Hold, (1) Tim Collins 1⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Save, (2) Greg Holland 1IP 0R 0ER 2BB 2K

Home Runs

MIN

Joe Mauer, (1) - Top 1st solo shot to left
Josh Willingham, (2) - Top 3rd solo shot to left
Eduardo Escobar, (1) - Top 5th solo shot to center

KC

none

AL Central

Final: TOR 3, DET 7
Final: CWS 7, WSH 8
Final: NYY 14, CLE 1

Starting Lineups

MIN

1. Darin Mastroianni, CF
2. Joe Mauer, C
3. Josh Willingham, LF
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Ryan Doumit, DH
6. Trevor Plouffe, 3B
7. Chris Parmelee, RF
8. Jamey Carroll, 2B
8. Wilkin Ramirez, ph
9. Eduardo Escobar, SS

KC

1. Alex Gordon, LF
2. Alcides Escobar, SS
3. Billy Butler, DH
4. Mike Moustakas, 3B
5. Salvador Perez, C
6. Eric Hosmer, 1B
7. Jeff Francoeur, RF
8. Lorenzo Cain, CF
9. Chris Getz, 2B

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Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Luckily we're only eight games in, and the likelihood of him turning it around in this lineup/team (IF we keep playing as we are in this sample size) is exponentially higher than in years past.

I think that's a very good point. He had an ok game tonight... just not the level I would like to see him playing at. The crowd sure as hell swings from his dick though. He'll be a fan favorite even if he turns out to be Mark Tehehan 2.0