MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/26/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1182 - SUNDAY, MAY 26TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (20-21) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Kansas City Royals (16-25) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 8 1
Royals Win Squeaker, 4-3, Over Twins
The Minnesota Twins got a superb performance from pitcher Joel Kull, but the Kansas City Royals still won the game, 4-3. Kull came in in relief and pitched to 21 batters. The loss makes Minnesota 20-21.

Had Bobby Noriega not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Noriega hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Royals.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Minnesota manager Chris Greuling.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Carpenter 2B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .349 7 20
E. Hernandez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .250 6 13
B. Hinson CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .340 9 28
H. Tian DH 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .250 6 27
C. Pope RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .272 6 17
   a-B. McBride PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 3 13
   b-M. Hughes RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 2 3
E. Hemphill LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .266 3 8
V. Aristondo 3B, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .282 0 10
B. Carson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .317 2 17
   c-J. Oliver PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 4 7
   d-B. Hanagan SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 1
B. Duncan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .242 2 11
Totals 37 3 10 3 5 9 30      
a - B. McBride pinch hit for C. Pope in the 7th
b - M. Hughes substituted for B. McBride in the 7th
c - J. Oliver pinch hit for B. Carson in the 8th
d - B. Hanagan substituted for J. Oliver in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hinson 2 (6, 1st Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Carson (7, 4th Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Aristondo (6, 8th Inning off D. Roden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Hinson (7, 5th Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Carpenter , B. Hinson 7 , H. Tian 2 , E. Hemphill , V. Aristondo 3 , B. Carson 2
2-out RBI: B. Hinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Hernandez 2 , C. Pope 2 , B. Carson
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 2 12
A. Baeza 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .354 3 7
A. Morgan RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .250 1 5
A. Alvarez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233 3 15
   b-M. Faria 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Griffith LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 4 19
   a-B. Noriega PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .206 5 14
J. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 3 15
R. Lower 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 2 8
M. Grover CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .233 1 10
J. Crowe SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .248 2 16
Totals 32 4 8 4 1 8 9      
a - B. Noriega pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 8th
b - M. Faria substituted for A. Alvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lower 2 (3, 3rd Inning off J. Kull, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Kull, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Grover (7, 3rd Inning off J. Kull, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Morgan (2, 6th Inning off J. Kull, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Baeza , A. Morgan 3 , B. Noriega , R. Lower 4 , M. Grover 2 , J. Crowe
2-out RBI: B. Noriega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Alvarez , J. Johnson 2 , M. Grover
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Baeza (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lower (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarez-Baeza)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. McMahon 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 6.16   
J. Kull 5.0 6 3 3 0 2 0 70 2.64   
A. Tipton L (2-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 27 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. McMahon 55
Batters Faced: C. McMahon 6, J. Kull 21, A. Tipton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. McMahon 0-3, J. Kull 4-9, A. Tipton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. McMahon 25-16, J. Kull 70-49, A. Tipton 27-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask 5.0 8 3 3 4 4 0 107 5.21   
T. Koulpasis 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00   
D. Roden W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.29   
R. Washington SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 39
Batters Faced: M. Mask 26, T. Koulpasis 7, D. Roden 5, R. Washington 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 4-6, T. Koulpasis 2-3, D. Roden 1-0, R. Washington 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 107-65, T. Koulpasis 23-17, D. Roden 17-12, R. Washington 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Kull
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 37516
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