Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 3, Kansas City 1
Saturday, September 1, 2012 4:10 PM
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2012
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Lazaro Diaz, 1B - Mark Ripperger, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Mike Everitt
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 1000200003100
Kansas City 000000100170
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 54-78 25-40 29-38 W1
Kansas City 59-72 29-34 30-38 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 29-34 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 29-38 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Cole De Vries pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.41. Glen Perkins closed out the game to get the save and has 9 saves for the season. Will Smith took the loss for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Cole De Vries Player Will Smith
Win W/L Loss
6.2 IP 6.0
3 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 9
1.35 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Jamey Carroll Player Johnny Giavotella
3 Hits 1
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 1
.750 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 10 0 12 .303 6 3 3 2 0
Kansas City 7 0 7 .212 4 1 1 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .451 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .415 after a win and .405 after a loss.