Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 11, Kansas City 5
Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 28, 2014
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Ed Hickox, 1B - Lance Barrett, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 17219
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 200201000611141
Kansas City 20011010005121
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 59-74 29-37 30-37 W1
Kansas City 74-59 35-30 39-29 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 35-30 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 30-37 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Anthony Swarzak pitched 0.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.95. Bruce Chen took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Alex Gordon had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Tommy Milone Player Jeremy Guthrie
Loss W/L Loss
5.1 IP 6.0
0 Strikeouts 5
9 Hits 9
5.06 ERA 7.50
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Brian Dozier Player Billy Butler
3 Hits 2
3 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 2
.600 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 14 0 21 .326 7 11 5 1 1
Kansas City 12 1 17 .293 2 5 5 2 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .581 after a win and .525 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Baltimore. The Twins have a W/L % of .441 after a win and .446 after a loss.