Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 7, Minnesota 6
Friday, April 27, 2012 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, April 27, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 53°
Umpires: Home - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 33315
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 2020100207100
Minnesota 2101010106121
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 6-14 0-10 6-4 W3
Minnesota 5-15 2-8 3-7 L6
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Minnesota Twins have a 2-8 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 6-4 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Twins have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Jose Mijares pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.70. Jonathan Broxton closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Brian Duensing took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Trevor Plouffe had the only homerun for Minnesota. Alex Gordon, Billy Butler hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
Everett Teaford Player Carl Pavano
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 6.1
1 Strikeouts 0
8 Hits 6
9.00 ERA 5.68
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Alex Gordon Player Alexi Casilla
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 2
1 HR 0
5 TB 3
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 10 2 18 .263 0 7 3 1 0
Minnesota 12 1 21 .353 5 6 4 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .267 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .214 after a loss.