MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/22/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1827 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (63-59) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 13 1
Minnesota Twins (51-70) 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Royals Pull Out Late Win, 6-5
The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, in 10 innings at Target Field. Kansas City catcher Darrell Porter led the way. He went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Steve Busby claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 4.1 innings. His record stands at 1-0. Jeff Montgomery earned his 35th save in 38 tries.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Bobby Witt Jr. to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Royals on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"I like the fight in this team," said Royals manager .

Today's win puts Kansas City at 63-59, while Minnesota falls to 51-70.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .252 0 29
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .328 15 66
   c-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 5 16
G. Brett 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 11 52
J. Damon DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .233 6 35
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .275 15 58
   d-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 4
D. Porter C 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 .382 2 4
C. Beltran CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .220 11 41
F. White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 6 39
   a-S. Perez PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .268 16 60
   b-J. Offerman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 3
J. Dye RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .209 14 53
Totals 40 6 13 6 1 10 5      
a - S. Perez pinch hit for F. White in the 9th
b - J. Offerman substituted for S. Perez in the 9th
c - K. Seitzer substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 10th
d - F. Patek substituted for M. Sweeney in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sweeney (27, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Porter (1, 9th Inning off J. Nathan, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Perez (19, 9th Inning off J. Nathan, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Wilson (19, 10th Inning off A. Worthington, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Damon (16, 10th Inning off A. Worthington, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Damon (4, 2nd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Porter (2, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 3 , B. Witt Jr. , J. Damon 6 , M. Sweeney 3 , D. Porter 6 , C. Beltran , S. Perez 2 , J. Dye
2-out RBI: S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sweeney , D. Porter , J. Dye
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Wilson (5) , B. Witt Jr. (6) , M. Sweeney (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Witt Jr. (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .222 0 28
K. Puckett LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .269 12 46
R. Carew 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .294 5 32
H. Killebrew 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 6 .222 16 54
T. Oliva RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233 10 42
C. Travis 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .259 4 33
J. Mauer C 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .249 14 50
H. Manush DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .302 0 11
R. Peckinpaugh SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .223 1 24
Totals 42 5 12 5 2 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Travis (23, 2nd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Carew (28, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Puckett (1, 4th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Killebrew (16, 2nd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Puckett (12, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , K. Puckett 8 , R. Carew 2 , H. Killebrew 4 , C. Travis 3 , J. Mauer 2 , H. Manush , R. Peckinpaugh
2-out RBI: C. Travis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , H. Killebrew 2 , H. Manush
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rice (39)
CS: J. Mauer (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen 4.2 10 5 5 1 4 2 83 3.71   
S. Busby W (1-0) 4.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 54 1.79   
J. Montgomery SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 27
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 25, S. Busby 16, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 7-3, S. Busby 5-5, J. Montgomery 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 83-54, S. Busby 54-33, J. Montgomery 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Busby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven 7.0 7 3 3 1 8 1 105 3.80   
E. Guardado H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.39   
J. Nathan BS (6) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 18 3.78   
A. Worthington L (4-7) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 12 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 58
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 27, E. Guardado 3, J. Nathan 6, A. Worthington 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 7-4, E. Guardado 2-1, J. Nathan 0-1, A. Worthington 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 105-65, E. Guardado 7-5, J. Nathan 18-12, A. Worthington 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darrell Porter
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 32356
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