MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/23/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1566 - MONDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (28-40) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0
Minnesota Twins (37-30) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Royals Handle Twins, 3-2
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins.

The Minnesota Twins got a sterling performance from pitcher Jon Meger, but the Kansas City Royals still prevailed, 3-2. Meger threw 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball. Kansas City now sits at 28-40, while Minnesota falls to 37-30.

Kansas City relied on the hitting of Edgar Pirir to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Royals on top, 3-1. For the game, Pirir had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Good win for us," said Pirir. "We'll strap it on and go after the next one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Sells 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .227 1 5
   a-J. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 12 33
   b-D. Bonilla 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 1 15
M. Judson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214 6 30
E. Pirir DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .194 4 14
T. Bernsen LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .267 4 10
C. Harkcom CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .226 1 4
J. Huckaby SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 0 15
T. Monterosa RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 5 24
T. Kingsley C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 5 19
B. Shepherd 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 2 13
Totals 31 3 5 3 1 10 5      
a - J. Castillo pinch hit for B. Sells in the 8th
b - D. Bonilla substituted for J. Castillo in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Harkcom (1, 4th Inning off J. Meger, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Bernsen (4, 4th Inning off J. Meger, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Pirir (4, 6th Inning off J. Meger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Pirir 5 , T. Bernsen 4 , C. Harkcom 4 , B. Shepherd
2-out RBI: E. Pirir , T. Bernsen , C. Harkcom
GIDP: J. Castillo
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivera 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .330 3 13
M. McElhose LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
W. Maki CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .330 7 34
B. Widby DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .295 19 54
J. Looby RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .239 12 31
E. Gonzales 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .256 15 45
N. White SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .225 0 7
C. Ward 2B 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 .270 2 23
   a-J. Molteni PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 6 15
J. Landen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 2 8
   b-D. Mayes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 13 35
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 10 15      
a - J. Molteni pinch hit for C. Ward in the 9th
b - D. Mayes pinch hit for J. Landen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ward (16, 4th Inning off M. Ashurov, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Maki (7, 3rd Inning off M. Ashurov, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McElhose , W. Maki 4 , E. Gonzales 2 , C. Ward 2 , J. Molteni
2-out RBI: W. Maki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivera , J. Landen 2
Sac Fly: C. Ward
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Ward-Rivera)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Robbins 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 6.65   
M. Ashurov W (2-0) 2.1 3 1 1 2 2 1 47 5.62   
A. Castillo 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 36 4.06   
B. Edwards H (4) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 38 3.00   
P. Teague SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Robbins 49
Batters Faced: S. Robbins 5, M. Ashurov 12, A. Castillo 7, B. Edwards 9, P. Teague 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Robbins 1-1, M. Ashurov 2-3, A. Castillo 2-0, B. Edwards 3-2, P. Teague 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Robbins 22-14, M. Ashurov 47-27, A. Castillo 36-21, B. Edwards 38-26, P. Teague 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ashurov 1-0 , A. Castillo 1-0 , B. Edwards 2-1
WP: M. Ashurov
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Meger L (6-3) 6.2 3 3 3 1 8 3 102 3.98   
E. Espinoza 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.00   
M. Gromaski 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Meger 63
Batters Faced: J. Meger 24, E. Espinoza 1, M. Gromaski 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Meger 8-4, E. Espinoza 0-0, M. Gromaski 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Meger 102-71, E. Espinoza 5-3, M. Gromaski 22-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Meger
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 25951
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