Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 1
Saturday, August 16, 2014 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 16, 2014
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Chris Segal, 3B - David Rackley
Attendance: 35575
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 000100000181
Minnesota 00000031-461
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 67-55 33-28 34-27 L1
Minnesota 55-66 26-31 29-35 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 26-31 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 34-27 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Phil Hughes pitched 7.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.76. Glen Perkins closed out the game to get the save and has 31 saves for the season. Yordano Ventura took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Kurt Suzuki had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
Yordano Ventura Player Phil Hughes
Loss W/L Win
6.2 IP 7.1
4 Strikeouts 6
4 Hits 7
4.05 ERA 1.23
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Raul Ibanez Player Jordan Schafer
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.667 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 8 0 9 .235 9 0 0 1 1
Minnesota 6 1 10 .207 5 4 6 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .436 after a win and .470 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .582 after a win and .509 after a loss.