NORTHWEST LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (SS-A) TWINS AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
09/22/2111
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NORTHWEST LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (SS-A) TWINS AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
GAME ID: 15819 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (SS-A) Twins 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Kansas City (SS-A) Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Minnesota (SS-A) Breaks Through for First Win in Round 2; Now Trails 2-1
The Minnesota (SS-A) Twins have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Kansas City (SS-A) Royals, winning, 3-2, at Melaleuca Field. Twins left fielder Grant Fitzgerald belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. The win cuts the deficit facing the Twins to 2-1 in the best-of-7 Round 2.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the top of the fifth, Fitzgerald had a key at-bat for Minnesota (SS-A). With the bases empty, Fitzgerald hit a solo home run off Kyle Runyon, making the score 3-2, Twins.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Kansas City (SS-A) manager Matt Sorenson.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Melaleuca Field in Idaho Falls.
MINNESOTA (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Fitzgerald LF 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .500 2 4
M. Taylor 1B 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .348 0 2
E. Hernandez DH 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .296 1 9
   b-L. Fredriksen DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
B. Cobos RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 0 5
J. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 4
I. Mitchell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
A. Weingartner SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 1
C. Mandez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .192 0 3
D. Ramos CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .333 0 0
   a-J. Dominguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-M. McMillian CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 11 17      
a - J. Dominguez pinch hit for D. Ramos in the 9th
b - L. Fredriksen inserted as DH in the 9th
c - M. McMillian substituted for J. Dominguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Taylor (1, 3rd Inning off K. Runyon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Fitzgerald 2 (2, 1st Inning off L. Urias, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off K. Runyon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Fitzgerald 9 , M. Taylor 4 , J. Williams , I. Mitchell , C. Mandez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Fredriksen , J. Williams , D. Ramos 2
Sac Bunt: A. Weingartner
Hit by Pitch: G. Fitzgerald
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Mandez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mandez-Weingartner-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Cruz 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .208 0 2
J. Bucio 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .222 2 3
C. Villalobos C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 0 3
A. Torres LF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .130 0 2
F. Ramirez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .300 2 4
I. Alvarado SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .208 2 2
C. Rendon CF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 1
A. Alvarez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 1
   a-E. Dominguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-M. Esquibel RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Arce DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 3 6
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 9 15      
a - E. Dominguez pinch hit for A. Alvarez in the 7th
b - M. Esquibel substituted for E. Dominguez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Alvarado (2, 7th Inning off N. Heffernan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bucio (2, 1st Inning off M. Rosales, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Cruz , J. Bucio 4 , C. Villalobos , I. Alvarado 2 , C. Rendon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Cruz , I. Alvarado
GIDP: F. Ramirez
Team LOB: 6
MINNESOTA (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rosales 3.0 2 2 2 3 1 1 51 5.11   
L. Rodriguez W (2-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 42 2.31   
N. Heffernan SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 43 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rosales 43
Batters Faced: M. Rosales 13, L. Rodriguez 10, N. Heffernan 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rosales 4-3, L. Rodriguez 4-2, N. Heffernan 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rosales 51-29, L. Rodriguez 42-30, N. Heffernan 43-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Urias 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 16 3.00   
K. Runyon L (1-1) 7.1 7 2 2 0 8 1 90 2.31   
K. Nagamine 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.00   
J. Sanchez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Urias 41
Batters Faced: L. Urias 5, K. Runyon 30, K. Nagamine 3, J. Sanchez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Urias 0-1, K. Runyon 3-11, K. Nagamine 0-0, J. Sanchez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Urias 16-11, K. Runyon 90-60, K. Nagamine 15-10, J. Sanchez 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nagamine 1-0 , J. Sanchez 3-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Runyon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Grant Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Melaleuca Field
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 9945
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