Twins 7, Royals 4: Tosoni Slam Avoids 100th Loss
In just under two years, no Twins player hit a grand slam at Target Field until French Resistance Fighter Rene Tosoni's first pitch blast in the sixth inning of a 7-4 victory over the Kansas City...
| Final - 9.27.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 3 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Dyson, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .175 |
| Johnny Giavotella, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
| Salvador Perez, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .338 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Lorenzo Cain, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Mitch Maier, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
Batting
Triples - Giavotella
Doubles - Giavotella 2, Butler, Moustakas, Escobar
Hit by pitch - Escobar
Sacrifice flies - Dyson
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - O`Sullivan
Triples - Giavotella
Doubles - Giavotella 2, Butler, Moustakas, Escobar
Hit by pitch - Escobar
Sacrifice flies - Dyson
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - O`Sullivan
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O`Sullivan (L, 2-6) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.25 | 2 | 68-44 |
| Vin Mazzaro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.26 | 0 | 42-28 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Ben Revere, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Danny Valencia, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Chris Parmelee, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .351 |
| Trevor Plouffe, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Rene Tosoni, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Joe Benson, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| Matt Tolbert, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| Rene Rivera, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .144 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
Batting
Home runs - Parmelee, Tosoni
Triples - Span, Revere
Grounded into DP - Tosoni
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Plouffe, Benson, Rivera
Home runs - Parmelee, Tosoni
Triples - Span, Revere
Grounded into DP - Tosoni
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Plouffe, Benson, Rivera
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Swarzak (W, 4-7) | 6.1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 98-69 |
| Matt Capps | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Glen Perkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.48 | 0 | 8-7 |
| Joe Nathan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.84 | 0 | 25-17 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: O Sullivan pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson, First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons, Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Duration: 2:28
Pitching notes: O Sullivan pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson, First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons, Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Duration: 2:28
