MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/05/2114
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 578 - THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Kansas City Royals (1-0) 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 13 1
Minnesota Twins (0-1) 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 1
Royals Trip Twins, 9-7, in Extra Innings
Fans brought energy and enthusiasm to the Minnesota Twins home opener. Andres Rubio started for the home team against Mark Ashford for the Kansas City Royals. The Twins were unable to reward the home crowd with a win. The final score was 9-7, Kansas City, in 14 innings. Jesse Fales, though, was impressive.

Jose Gaitan delivered a big hit for Kansas City. The first baseman drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the 14th inning to put the Royals ahead, 9-7. It was his only hit, but it was a beauty.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Kansas City skipper Connor Gould.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Andino 2B 6 0 1 0 1 0 3 .167 0 0
A. Ventura LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-T. Valadez PH, CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .500 0 0
A. Alvarez 3B 5 3 1 0 1 0 3 .200 0 0
J. Gaitan 1B 5 2 1 2 1 0 4 .200 1 2
A. Morgan RF 6 2 3 1 0 2 2 .500 0 1
A. Baeza DH 7 0 2 5 0 4 3 .286 0 5
R. Avila CF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
   b-J. Shifflett PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Turner C 6 0 1 0 0 4 2 .167 0 0
K. Diaz SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .400 1 1
   c-T. Crawford PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 53 9 13 9 4 14 25      
a - T. Valadez pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 9th
b - J. Shifflett pinch hit for R. Avila in the 12th
c - T. Crawford pinch hit for K. Diaz in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Baeza (1, 1st Inning off A. Rubio, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Alvarez (1, 5th Inning off C. Mella, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Morgan (1, 5th Inning off C. Mella, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Valadez (1, 14th Inning off G. Tait, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Diaz (1, 9th Inning off R. Aranda, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gaitan (1, 14th Inning off G. Tait, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Andino , T. Valadez 2 , A. Alvarez 2 , J. Gaitan 4 , A. Morgan 4 , A. Baeza 3 , R. Avila , J. Turner , K. Diaz 5
2-out RBI: A. Morgan , A. Baeza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Andino , A. Alvarez , J. Gaitan , A. Baeza , R. Avila , J. Shifflett , J. Turner
GIDP: R. Avila
Hit by Pitch: A. Alvarez , J. Gaitan , A. Morgan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Andino (1) , A. Alvarez (1) , A. Morgan 2 (2) , K. Diaz (1)
CS: F. Andino (1) , K. Diaz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Avila (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Aguilar DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   d-M. Juran DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
S. Wilhelm LF 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
J. Fales RF 7 1 4 2 0 2 3 .571 0 2
J. Herrera SS 6 1 2 3 1 3 6 .333 1 3
J. Morgan 1B 7 1 2 0 0 2 3 .286 0 0
N. Carpenter 2B 7 1 2 1 0 0 3 .286 0 1
C. Perez CF 6 0 2 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
R. Jeanson 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-M. Pirovano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-V. Lamorr 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Sanchez PH, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
J. Baldwin C 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 57 7 16 7 4 13 28      
a - M. Pirovano pinch hit for R. Jeanson in the 5th
b - V. Lamorr substituted for M. Pirovano in the 6th
c - A. Sanchez pinch hit for V. Lamorr in the 7th
d - M. Juran inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan 2 (2, 2nd Inning off M. Ashford, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Ashford, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Perez (1, 3rd Inning off M. Ashford, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Carpenter 2 (2, 3rd Inning off M. Ashford, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Herrera (1, 4th Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Wilhelm (1, 8th Inning off T. Pitzer, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Fales 2 (2, 8th Inning off T. Pitzer, 1 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off D. Cart, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Fales (1, 4th Inning off M. Ashford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Herrera (1, 3rd Inning off M. Ashford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Aguilar 2 , S. Wilhelm 3 , J. Fales 8 , J. Herrera 6 , J. Morgan 4 , N. Carpenter 4 , C. Perez 3
2-out RBI: , J. Fales 2 , J. Herrera 2 , N. Carpenter , C. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Juran , J. Herrera 2 , J. Morgan , N. Carpenter , R. Jeanson , A. Sanchez , J. Baldwin
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Perez (1)
CS: J. Herrera (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Jeanson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Jeanson-Carpenter-Morgan)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ashford 3.2 9 6 6 1 4 1 72 14.73   
M. Mask 3.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.00   
T. Pitzer 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 32 3.86   
D. Cart 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.00   
B. Nunez 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 0.00   
J. Rood W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 33 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ashford 20
Batters Faced: M. Ashford 21, M. Mask 13, T. Pitzer 9, D. Cart 5, B. Nunez 7, J. Rood 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ashford 2-5, M. Mask 2-5, T. Pitzer 3-2, D. Cart 1-1, B. Nunez 0-4, J. Rood 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ashford 72-43, M. Mask 32-21, T. Pitzer 32-23, D. Cart 21-12, B. Nunez 25-18, J. Rood 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mask 1-1 , T. Pitzer 1-0 , B. Nunez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rubio 2.1 4 5 4 2 1 0 60 15.43   
C. Mella 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 36 3.86   
T. Macias 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
J. Robles 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00   
R. Aranda 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 26 4.50   
M. Campbell 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 0.00   
A. Tipton 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 0.00   
G. Tait L (0-1) 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 36 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rubio 26
Batters Faced: A. Rubio 15, C. Mella 8, T. Macias 5, J. Robles 4, R. Aranda 8, M. Campbell 4, A. Tipton 7, G. Tait 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rubio 1-5, C. Mella 5-0, T. Macias 2-0, J. Robles 0-1, R. Aranda 2-2, M. Campbell 0-0, A. Tipton 1-2, G. Tait 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rubio 60-33, C. Mella 36-25, T. Macias 14-10, J. Robles 15-9, R. Aranda 26-16, M. Campbell 20-15, A. Tipton 30-18, G. Tait 36-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Mella 1-0 , T. Macias 1-0 , G. Tait 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Rubio , J. Robles , A. Tipton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesse Fales
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (34 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 5:31
Attendance: 37945
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