Minnesota 8, Kansas City 7
Saturday, September 1, 2012 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2012
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
77°
Umpires:
Home -
Tim Welke, 1B -
Paul Schrieber, 2B -
Mike Everitt, 3B -
Mark Ripperger
Attendance:
23189
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 29-35 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 30-38 record on the road.
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Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Anthony Swarzak pitched 2.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.68. Glen Perkins closed out the game to get the save and has 10 saves for the season. Luke Hochevar took the loss for Kansas City.
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Joe Mauer, Chris Parmelee hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Minnesota
|
9 |
2 |
16 |
.273 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Kansas City
|
14 |
0 |
16 |
.341 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .426 after a win and .405 after a loss.
