MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/24/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1580 - TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (28-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Minnesota Twins (38-30) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 4 10 0
Twins Topple Royals, 4-1
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals, 4-1, in American League action at Target Field. Minnesota pitcher Russell Cottrell had a standout performance. Jeff Downing got the save, the 5th for him this season. Minnesota is now 38-30, Kansas City 28-41.

Early in the game, second baseman Jim Whitlock had a run-scoring double for Minnesota. It was his 17th double of the season and put the Twins on top, 1-0.

"Good win for us," said Whitlock. "Now we'll focus on the next one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakata 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308 2 16
M. Judson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .218 6 30
J. Castillo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260 12 33
M. Andreas RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .288 11 32
T. Monterosa CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .227 5 24
D. Bonilla 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .344 1 16
C. Harkcom LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 1 4
T. Kingsley C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .243 5 19
J. Huckaby SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 0 15
   a-T. Bernsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 4 10
   b-B. Sells SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 1 5
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 10 18      
a - T. Bernsen pinch hit for J. Huckaby in the 7th
b - B. Sells substituted for T. Bernsen in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: T. Monterosa (1, 7th Inning off R. Cottrell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakata , M. Judson 2 , J. Castillo , T. Monterosa 4 , D. Bonilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Andreas , T. Monterosa , B. Sells
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sells-Bonilla-Nakata)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivera RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .339 3 13
J. Whitlock 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295 3 26
W. Maki CF 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .332 7 36
B. Widby DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 19 54
J. Looby LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .241 12 32
E. Gonzales 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .252 15 45
D. Mayes 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 13 35
J. Landen C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .161 2 8
N. White SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .230 0 7
Totals 30 4 10 4 3 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Whitlock (17, 1st Inning off P. Bettencourt, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. White (5, 6th Inning off J. Garvelink, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rivera 2 , J. Whitlock 3 , W. Maki 2 , B. Widby , J. Looby , D. Mayes , N. White 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Looby , E. Gonzales , D. Mayes
GIDP: J. Landen
Sac Bunt: J. Whitlock
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Whitlock (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Bettencourt L (2-2) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 31 5.73   
J. Garvelink 3.1 2 1 1 1 4 0 40 3.73   
A. DeRosa 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 18 5.47   
B. Edwards 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 20 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Bettencourt 42
Batters Faced: P. Bettencourt 8, J. Garvelink 11, A. DeRosa 8, B. Edwards 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Bettencourt 2-1, J. Garvelink 1-3, A. DeRosa 3-2, B. Edwards 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Bettencourt 31-18, J. Garvelink 40-25, A. DeRosa 18-11, B. Edwards 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garvelink 1-0 , A. DeRosa 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cottrell W (3-4) 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 98 5.74   
M. Gromaski H (7) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 2.97   
J. Downing SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cottrell 69
Batters Faced: R. Cottrell 27, M. Gromaski 6, J. Downing 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cottrell 4-10, M. Gromaski 0-2, J. Downing 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cottrell 98-61, M. Gromaski 28-20, J. Downing 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Downing 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Russell Cottrell
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 26408
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