MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/20/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1218 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (50-61) 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Minnesota Twins (64-52) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 1
Royals Spill Twins, 5-3
Kansas City parlayed a decent outing from starter Kevin Appier into a solid win over the Minnesota Twins. The final score was 5-3. Appier picked up the win for Kansas City, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 6-15. Jeff Montgomery earned the save for Kansas City, his 27th of the year.

It could have been a different outcome for Kansas City, had it not been for Johnny Damon, the 26-year old left fielder . Damon contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put Kansas City up, 5-0.

"I always try to stay as positive and as mentally strong as possible because I know how crazy this game can be," said Appier.

The win makes Kansas City 50-61.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .273 2 13
B. Mackey DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .275 12 46
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 9 47
   a-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 6
S. Perez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .275 15 61
G. Brett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 15 49
M. Sweeney 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .215 2 22
   b-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 8
C. Beltran CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .201 12 34
F. White 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .199 6 33
J. Dye RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .192 8 37
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 5 15      
a - K. Seitzer substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th
b - F. Patek substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dye (16, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Sweeney (18, 4th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Mackey (35, 4th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. White (17, 6th Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Damon (2, 4th Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Damon 4 , B. Mackey 3 , B. Witt Jr. , S. Perez 2 , M. Sweeney 2 , C. Beltran , F. White 3 , J. Dye 2
2-out RBI: J. Damon , B. Mackey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Mackey , B. Witt Jr. , S. Perez
GIDP: S. Perez , G. Brett
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeMoss 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .206 1 15
R. Carew 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .307 3 24
J. Gibson DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .205 31 69
O. Charleston CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .251 25 70
G. Goslin LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .234 0 7
T. Oliva RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 6 16
J. Mauer C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .237 13 36
H. Killebrew 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .151 5 12
R. Smalley III SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .205 9 29
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Killebrew (4, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Oliva (6, 7th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Smalley III (13, 9th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Mauer (13, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeMoss , R. Carew , J. Gibson , O. Charleston 2 , T. Oliva 2 , J. Mauer 4 , H. Killebrew 2 , R. Smalley III 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeMoss , R. Carew , G. Goslin 2 , J. Mauer , R. Smalley III
Sac Fly: G. Goslin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Charleston (10)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Smalley III (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Carew-Smalley III-Leonard, Smalley III-DeMoss-Carew)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier W (6-15) 7.0 6 2 2 1 9 1 103 4.54   
D. Quisenberry 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 3.68   
J. Montgomery SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 65
Batters Faced: K. Appier 28, D. Quisenberry 6, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 6-6, D. Quisenberry 1-1, J. Montgomery 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 103-74, D. Quisenberry 20-11, J. Montgomery 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quisenberry 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard L (7-6) 5.0 9 5 5 1 4 1 95 3.26   
R. Davis 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.90   
R. Aguilera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.65   
J. Nathan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 32
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 25, R. Davis 7, R. Aguilera 3, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 6-4, R. Davis 2-3, R. Aguilera 1-1, J. Nathan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 95-68, R. Davis 24-15, R. Aguilera 11-9, J. Nathan 9-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 34967
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