MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/21/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 769 - SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (39-34) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Kansas City Royals (34-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Minnesota Defeats Kansas City, 1-0
The Minnesota Twins tallied a win at Kauffman Stadium, throttling the Kansas City Royals, 1-0. Starting pitcher Bert Blyleven was a big reason for his team's success. The winner was Blyleven. He threw 8.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Bret Saberhagen. Minnesota is now 39-34, while Kansas City is 34-33.

Joe Mauer had a direct impact on the outcome. Mauer contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Minnesota up, 1-0.

In postgame remarks, Blyleven hailed his team's "single-minded focus."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264 2 8
R. Carew 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .269 1 11
J. Gibson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .216 16 35
O. Charleston CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .284 16 43
K. Puckett LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 3 14
C. Travis 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .226 1 13
B. DeMoss 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .213 1 9
J. Mauer C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .241 8 24
R. Smalley III SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .160 5 14
Totals 36 1 9 1 0 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. DeMoss (12, 2nd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Travis (13, 6th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Carew (4, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Carew 4 , C. Travis 4 , B. DeMoss 3 , J. Mauer 2
2-out RBI: J. Mauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Gibson 2 , B. DeMoss , J. Mauer , R. Smalley III
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237 1 11
B. Mackey DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 4 27
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 5 31
S. Perez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .295 12 43
G. Brett 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .283 6 21
M. Sweeney 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 2 15
   a-J. Damon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 1 10
   b-K. Seitzer 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 2 6
C. Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 6 22
F. White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .185 3 23
J. Dye RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .209 7 26
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 4 17      
a - J. Damon pinch hit for M. Sweeney in the 7th
b - K. Seitzer substituted for J. Damon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Brett (17, 2nd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Perez 2 , G. Brett 3 , F. White , J. Dye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Witt Jr. 2 , C. Beltran , F. White
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dye (2)
CS: S. Perez (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven W (7-5) 8.0 6 0 0 1 3 0 85 2.88   
J. Nathan SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 72
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 30, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 10-10, J. Nathan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 85-55, J. Nathan 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen L (4-7) 7.2 9 1 1 0 9 0 106 3.63   
K. Farnsworth 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.54   
J. Montgomery 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 66
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 32, K. Farnsworth 1, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 8-6, K. Farnsworth 1-0, J. Montgomery 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 106-72, K. Farnsworth 4-3, J. Montgomery 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bert Blyleven
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 37622
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