It's Finally the Royals' Time, Dismantle Twins 9-1
It's Finally the Royals' Time, Dismantle Twins 9-1
| Final - 9.11.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Cain, CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Salvador Perez, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Johnny Giavotella, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hosmer
Triples - Cain, Escobar, Gordon
Doubles - Cain, Escobar, Hosmer, Giavotella
Grounded into DP - Hosmer
Hit by pitch - Cain
Sacrifice flies - Perez
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Cain
Home runs - Hosmer
Triples - Cain, Escobar, Gordon
Doubles - Cain, Escobar, Hosmer, Giavotella
Grounded into DP - Hosmer
Hit by pitch - Cain
Sacrifice flies - Perez
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Cain
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Smith (W, 5-7) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.94 | 0 | 107-68 |
| Aaron Crow | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.47 | 0 | 21-11 |
| Louis Coleman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 0 | 21-13 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Revere, CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Jamey Carroll, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Justin Morneau, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| Ryan Doumit, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Trevor Plouffe, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Darin Mastroianni, RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 |
| Eduardo Escobar, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .221 |
| Pedro Florimon Jr., SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Carroll, Doumit
Caught Stealing - Carroll, Mastroianni
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Doumit
Grounded into DP - Carroll, Doumit
Caught Stealing - Carroll, Mastroianni
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Doumit
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Diamond (L, 11-7) | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.46 | 1 | 98-63 |
| Luis Perdomo | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 0 | 17-11 |
| Alex Burnett | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.25 | 1 | 33-24 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: L.Perdomo pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne, First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino, Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook, Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Duration: 2:56
Pitching notes: L.Perdomo pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne, First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino, Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook, Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Duration: 2:56
