Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins Game Thread (8/11)
 

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<td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td> KC (44-68) </td> <td> 4 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> MIN (54-58) </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 1 </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
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Miguel Olivo fell a double short of hitting for the cycle.

http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/v/mlb/te.../80x60/kan.gif

Win, (4-8) Kyle Davies 5IP 1R 1ER 3BB 6K
Ron Mahay 2IP 1R 1ER 0BB 0K 1HR
Doug Waechter ⅓IP 3R 3ER 2BB 0K
Bruce Chen 1⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K 1HR

VS.

http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/v/mlb/te.../80x60/min.gif

Loss, (8-7) Nick Blackburn 1⅔IP 6R 4ER 2BB 0K
Brian Duensing 1⅔IP 3R 3ER 3BB 2K 1HR
Bob Keppel 2⅔IP 3R 3ER 0BB 3K
Jesse Crain 1⅔IP 2R 2ER 2BB 1K
Jose Mijares 1⅓IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K

Home Runs

KC

Miguel Olivo, (16) - Top 3rd solo homer to left

MIN

Delmon Young, (5) - Bottom 6th solo homer to center
Brendan Harris, (6) - Bottom 9th solo homer to left

Starting Lineups

KC

1. David DeJesus, LF
2. Josh Anderson, RF
3. Billy Butler, 1B
4. Mike Jacobs, DH
5. Alberto Callaspo, 2B
6. Miguel Olivo, C
7. Alex Gordon, 3B
8. Yuniesky Betancourt, SS
9. Mitch Maier, CF

MIN

1. Denard Span, CF
2. Orlando Cabrera, SS
3. Joe Mauer, C
3. Mike Redmond, C
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
4. Nick Punto, 3B
5. Jason Kubel, DH
6. Michael Cuddyer, RF
7. Delmon Young, LF
8. Brendan Harris, 3B/1B
9. Alexi Casilla, 2B

1st inning
 

Top 1st

DeJesus singles to left
Anderson reaches on a 4-6 fielder's choice, DeJesus out at second
Anderson steals second
Butler singles to right, Anderson scores
Jacobs flies out to center
Callaspo walks, Butler to second
Olivo triples to right, Callaspo and Butler scores
Gordon hits a ground-rule double to left, Olivo scores
Betancourt lines out to second

4 runs, 4 hits

Bottom 1st

Span strikes out (swinging)
Cabrera singles to center
Mauer singles to center, Cabrera to third
Mauer to second, Cabrera scores on a Wild Pitch
Morneau walks
Kubel reaches on a 3-6 fielder's choice, Morneau out at second, Mauer to third
Cuddyer strikes out (swinging)

1 run, 2 hits

That inning was AWESOME.

both starters really suck today. We'll see who sucks worse and/or who has the better bullpen.

Yaaaaaay, damage mitigated!

2nd inning
 

Top 2nd

Maier singles to right
DeJesus walks, Maier to second
Anderson reaches on a 1-5 bunt fielder's choice, DeJesus to second, Maier safe at third on an Error by 3B
Butler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play, Anderson out at second, DeJesus to third, Maier scores
Jacobs singles to center, DeJesus scores

Brian Duensing relieves Blackburn

Callaspo flies out to right

2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error

Bottom 2nd

Young fouls out to right
Harris strikes out (swinging)
Casilla flies out to left

0 runs, 0 hits

What's with Blackburn lately? He was the Twins' best starter during the 1st half of the season.

Awwww, Gardy's ending our fun.

This is the most sparsely attended game thread I've ever seen.

With Davies pitching it is surely not over.

both of those runs should be unearned

Royals losing yet?

3rd inning
 

Top 3rd

Olivo homers to left
Gordon strikes out (looking)
Betancourt walks
Maier walks, Betancourt to second
DeJesus singles to center, Maier to second, Betancourt scores
Anderson reaches on a 3-6 fielder's choice, DeJesus out at second, Maier to third
Butler grounds out to second

2 runs, 2 hits

Bottom 3rd

Span strikes out (swinging)
Cabrera flies out to right
Mauer singles to right
Morneau flies out to right

0 runs, 1 hit

No, they're ****ing murdering the Twins right now.

Yay...Gordon hit his first double of the year tonight!