MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/28/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2446 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (64-63) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 12 2
Minnesota Twins (69-58) 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 X 8 11 1
Twins Down Royals, 8-7
At Target Field, the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

In the 8-7 Minnesota win over Kansas City, the impact of Daniel Pereyra was substantial. Pereyra, who is on pace to hit 32 home runs this season, went 1-3 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Roberto Aranda, now 5-5, was credited with the win in 1.1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit, while striking out 1 and walking 2.

Minnesota took the lead on Pereyra's 25th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came against Ryan Washington in the bottom of the sixth, made the score 5-2, Minnesota.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Chris Greuling.

The Twins now have a record of 69-58.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .294 2 38
K. Diaz 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .245 5 43
A. Ventura 1B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .285 30 71
A. Baeza DH 5 1 1 3 0 2 4 .273 18 67
F. Andino 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .320 6 67
A. Morgan RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .259 20 78
J. Johnson C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .215 6 39
R. Avila CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 10 38
   a-A. Alvarez PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 20 71
J. Crowe SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .169 7 20
Totals 36 7 12 7 4 12 22      
a - A. Alvarez pinch hit for R. Avila in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gutierrez (35, 1st Inning off M. Toscano, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Diaz (13, 1st Inning off M. Toscano, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Ventura (29, 8th Inning off L. Luciano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Crowe (5, 9th Inning off L. Luciano, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Baeza (18, 9th Inning off A. Serrano, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 2 , K. Diaz 2 , A. Ventura 4 , A. Baeza 4 , F. Andino 3 , J. Johnson , J. Crowe 4
2-out RBI: A. Baeza , F. Andino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Diaz 2 , A. Morgan 3
GIDP: A. Baeza , J. Crowe
Sac Fly: K. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ventura (47) , F. Andino (47)
CS: F. Andino (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ventura (6) , J. Crowe (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Ventura-Andino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Perez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 15 40
   a-J. Duren PR, LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 4 .283 21 80
N. Carpenter 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .288 14 60
B. Hinson CF 5 0 1 0 0 4 3 .273 19 70
K. Eby RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .254 14 36
L. Juarez 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .267 10 57
J. Oliver C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272 13 41
   b-B. Duncan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 3 14
B. Carson SS 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 .234 10 46
V. Aristondo 3B 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .238 7 31
D. Pereyra DH 3 2 1 4 0 0 4 .248 25 60
Totals 35 8 11 8 4 11 22      
a - J. Duren pinch ran for C. Perez in the 1st
b - B. Duncan substituted for J. Oliver in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hinson (30, 5th Inning off A. Araujo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Oliver (22, 6th Inning off A. Araujo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pereyra (25, 6th Inning off R. Washington, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Duren (21, 7th Inning off C. Ramos, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duren 5 , B. Hinson 2 , L. Juarez 2 , J. Oliver 2 , B. Carson 3 , V. Aristondo , D. Pereyra 4
2-out RBI: J. Duren
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duren , L. Juarez 2 , D. Pereyra
Sac Fly: D. Pereyra
Hit by Pitch: C. Perez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Aranda (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Carson-Carpenter-Juarez, Juarez-Carson-Juarez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Araujo L (3-3) 5.1 7 4 4 2 6 0 93 4.45   
R. Washington 1.0 3 2 1 2 2 1 30 5.23   
C. Ramos 1.2 1 2 0 0 3 1 31 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Araujo 42
Batters Faced: A. Araujo 26, R. Washington 8, C. Ramos 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Araujo 3-6, R. Washington 0-1, C. Ramos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Araujo 93-54, R. Washington 30-16, C. Ramos 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Washington 2-2 , C. Ramos 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Araujo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Toscano 5.2 5 2 2 1 10 0 100 2.85   
R. Aranda W (5-5) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 18 3.23   
L. Luciano 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 23 6.52   
A. Serrano 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 15 6.17   
A. Tipton SV (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Toscano 60
Batters Faced: M. Toscano 22, R. Aranda 7, L. Luciano 7, A. Serrano 4, A. Tipton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Toscano 3-2, R. Aranda 1-1, L. Luciano 1-3, A. Serrano 0-1, A. Tipton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Toscano 100-65, R. Aranda 18-8, L. Luciano 23-14, A. Serrano 15-5, A. Tipton 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Serrano 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Toscano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Pereyra
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 38628
Special Notes: LF Carlos Perez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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