Royals Lose 2-1 in 11 Innings
One run off a starter who had an ERA over 8 at the start of the game. One freaking run. Well, at least the Royals don't have the worst record in the AL ... until tomorrow. Highlights The pitching...
| Final - 7.20.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Revere, 8,9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Jamey Carroll, 6,5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| Joe Mauer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .334 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Denard Span, pr,8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Justin Morneau, DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Brian Dozier, ph,6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 |
| Ryan Doumit, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Darin Mastroianni, 9,7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| Alexi Casilla, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Totals | 41 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
Batting
Home runs - Mastroianni
Triples - Mastroianni
Doubles - Mauer, Doumit
Stolen Bases - Revere
Caught Stealing - Span
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Mastroianni
Triples - Mastroianni
Doubles - Mauer, Doumit
Stolen Bases - Revere
Caught Stealing - Span
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackburn | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.46 | 0 | 103-78 |
| Tyler Robertson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Jared Burton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 0 | 11-8 |
| Casey Fien (W, 1-0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 27-19 |
| Glen Perkins (S, 1-1; S,5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gordon, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Lorenzo Cain, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Jarrod Dyson, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Salvador Perez, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Chris Getz, pr,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Totals | 41 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Escobar 2, Betancourt
Grounded into DP - Butler
Team LOB - 7
Doubles - Escobar 2, Betancourt
Grounded into DP - Butler
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4.91 | 0 | 109-67 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 0 | 19-10 |
| Greg Holland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.25 | 0 | 28-22 |
| Jonathan Broxton (L, 1-2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.34 | 0 | 14-10 |
Pitching
IBB - Mauer by Herrera
IBB - Mauer by Herrera
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - D.J. Reyburn, First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Duration: 3:23
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - D.J. Reyburn, First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Duration: 3:23
