MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/24/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1167 - SATURDAY, MAY 24TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (20-20) 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 9 13 0
Kansas City Royals (14-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Minnesota Grabs 9-0 Road Win
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals, 9-0, at Kauffman Stadium today. Leading the charge for Minnesota was center fielder William Maki. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Victor Gonzalez, the winner, improved to 4-2. He held the Royals to no runs on 3 hits over 5 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 0. Minnesota is third in the American League Central Division with a record of 20-20.

With Minnesota leading 3-0 in the top of the seventh, Maki hit a fastball from Andy DeRosa for a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 7-0.

"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Maki.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Maki CF 5 1 3 4 0 1 0 .368 5 21
J. Whitlock 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 2 12
B. Widby DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303 14 33
   a-D. Mayes DH 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .264 6 14
E. Gonzales 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .286 10 28
J. Looby LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .246 7 20
G. Schuler RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .197 2 12
R. Rivera 1B 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .375 2 8
N. White SS 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .256 0 5
J. Landen C 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .080 1 4
Totals 37 9 13 9 3 11 7      
a - D. Mayes inserted as DH in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: B. Widby (8, 1st Inning off S. Robbins, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Maki (19, 5th Inning off K. Terrell, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Landen (1, 8th Inning off A. Castillo, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Rivera (2, 8th Inning off J. Cook, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Rivera (2, 5th Inning off K. Terrell, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Mayes (6, 6th Inning off A. DeRosa, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Maki (5, 7th Inning off A. DeRosa, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Maki 7 , B. Widby 2 , D. Mayes 6 , E. Gonzales , J. Looby , R. Rivera 8 , J. Landen 2
2-out RBI: E. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Whitlock , G. Schuler
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Rivera (2)
CS: W. Maki (3) , J. Looby (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Whitlock-Rivera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakata 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 1 10
   a-T. Bernsen PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 4
M. Judson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 4 16
J. Castillo DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .264 7 19
K. Stark 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .270 5 28
T. Monterosa CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 2 13
   b-D. Bazley PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293 0 5
M. Andreas RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 7 19
   c-E. Pirir PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 3 11
   d-B. Shepherd 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 2 10
J. Huckaby SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .205 0 11
D. Bonilla 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 0 4
   e-B. Sells PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247 1 5
T. Kingsley C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 4 10
Totals 32 0 6 0 3 7 10      
a - T. Bernsen pinch hit for T. Nakata in the 6th
b - D. Bazley pinch hit for T. Monterosa in the 6th
c - E. Pirir pinch hit for M. Andreas in the 6th
d - B. Shepherd substituted for E. Pirir in the 7th
e - B. Sells pinch hit for D. Bonilla in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Castillo (4, 1st Inning off V. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Stark (8, 4th Inning off V. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakata , J. Castillo 3 , K. Stark 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Stark , D. Bazley , M. Andreas , E. Pirir
GIDP: M. Judson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Judson(Landen at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Gonzalez W (4-2) 5.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 80 4.60   
N. Frye H (5) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 4.12   
R. Sauceda 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 39 0.00   
M. Prado 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Gonzalez 64
Batters Faced: V. Gonzalez 18, N. Frye 6, R. Sauceda 8, M. Prado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Gonzalez 3-9, N. Frye 1-2, R. Sauceda 3-1, M. Prado 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Gonzalez 80-55, N. Frye 27-16, R. Sauceda 39-24, M. Prado 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Robbins L (0-3) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 25 21.21   
K. Terrell 3.1 4 1 1 0 3 1 48 3.32   
A. DeRosa 1.1 3 5 5 2 2 2 28 6.61   
J. Cook 1.1 2 2 2 1 3 0 38 2.33   
A. Castillo 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Robbins 40
Batters Faced: S. Robbins 6, K. Terrell 13, A. DeRosa 9, J. Cook 7, A. Castillo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Robbins 0-1, K. Terrell 3-3, A. DeRosa 0-2, J. Cook 0-1, A. Castillo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Robbins 25-17, K. Terrell 48-30, A. DeRosa 28-17, J. Cook 38-26, A. Castillo 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. DeRosa 1-0 , A. Castillo 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Maki
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 30398
Special Notes: LF Bill Widby was injured while running the bases.
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