Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 3
Thursday, September 13, 2012 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, September 13, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Mike Estabrook, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 28669
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 2000100000380
Minnesota 1000000111470
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 65-78 31-38 34-40 L1
Minnesota 60-84 29-43 31-41 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 29-43 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 34-40 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Glen Perkins pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.45. Francisley Bueno took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Josh Willingham, Trevor Plouffe hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
Luis Mendoza Player Liam Hendriks
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 5.0
6 Strikeouts 3
2 Hits 7
1.50 ERA 5.40
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Billy Butler Player Trevor Plouffe
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.400 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 8 0 13 .216 9 3 5 1 0
Minnesota 7 2 15 .219 9 4 4 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Chi. White Sox. The Twins have a W/L % of .424 after a win and .412 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against LA Angels. The Royals have a W/L % of .439 after a win and .468 after a loss.