MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/02/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 931 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (9-15) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Minnesota Twins (11-13) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 1
Royals Hand Twins 4-3 Loss
Though he had a terrific game, Billy Hinson could not prevent his team, the Minnesota Twins, from absorbing a loss. Kansas City won the game, 4-3. Hinson slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Bill Fike picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 2-3. Kansas City goes to 9-15.

Francisco Ferrer, who is tied for 7th in the AL in bases on balls with 14, took Minnesota hurler Alan Weirauch deep in the top of the second. His 2-run home run put the Royals on top, 2-0. In all, Ferrer had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

In comments to the Kansas City Herald, Ferrer insisted that he's not as disinterested as it often appears. "Haters will hate," he added.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ferrer DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .202 3 8
A. Alford 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .379 1 4
B. Thomas 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .293 1 9
B. Noriega LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .214 1 14
B. Serna RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .097 0 0
J. Roque 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .230 3 11
C. Gosdin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 3 14
M. Grover CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .270 0 7
   a-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 4 9
   b-J. Crowe CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
M. Gremillion C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .273 1 6
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 9 17      
a - R. Miller pinch hit for M. Grover in the 8th
b - J. Crowe substituted for R. Miller in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Ferrer (3, 2nd Inning off A. Weirauch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ferrer 5 , A. Alford , B. Thomas 2 , J. Roque , M. Grover , M. Gremillion 2
2-out RBI: F. Ferrer , J. Roque
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Thomas , B. Noriega , J. Roque
GIDP: B. Serna
Sac Fly: F. Ferrer
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grover 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hemphill RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 1 8
K. Villarreal DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .159 1 5
B. Hinson LF 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .299 8 25
B. McBride 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .359 6 16
E. Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .292 7 24
B. Duncan C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .206 3 9
B. Carson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 0 4
J. Henderson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .341 1 2
J. Henson CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 0 6
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McBride (8, 2nd Inning off B. Fike, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Duncan (3, 7th Inning off B. Fike, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Hinson 2 (8, 6th Inning off B. Fike, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Washington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hinson 8 , B. McBride 2 , B. Duncan 2 , J. Henson
2-out RBI: B. Hinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Villarreal , B. Carson , J. Henderson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hinson (9) , B. McBride (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McBride (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Carson-Henderson-Hernandez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Fike W (2-3) 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 1 99 2.20   
D. Nunez H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.35   
R. Washington SV (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fike 65
Batters Faced: B. Fike 26, D. Nunez 3, R. Washington 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fike 13-3, D. Nunez 1-2, R. Washington 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fike 99-65, D. Nunez 4-3, R. Washington 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Weirauch L (0-1) 3.1 7 3 3 2 4 1 72 6.97   
C. Coslow 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 29 9.00   
C. Joines 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 3.38   
C. Mella 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.65   
A. Tipton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.22   
T. Waterbury 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Weirauch 34
Batters Faced: A. Weirauch 18, C. Coslow 9, C. Joines 6, C. Mella 1, A. Tipton 3, T. Waterbury 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Weirauch 2-3, C. Coslow 2-3, C. Joines 2-2, C. Mella 0-0, A. Tipton 1-0, T. Waterbury 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Weirauch 72-50, C. Coslow 29-20, C. Joines 24-13, C. Mella 5-3, A. Tipton 18-10, T. Waterbury 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Coslow 1-0 , C. Joines 1-1 , C. Mella 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Hinson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 33619
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