Minnesota 5, Kansas City 1
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 2:10 PM
Location -
Kauffman Stadium
Temperature -
78°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Dan Iassogna,
First Base -
Charlie Reliford,
Second Base -
Larry Vanover,
Third Base -
Sam Holbrook,
Attendance -
18906
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Minnesota
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5
|
8 |
0 |
|
Kansas City
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1
|
12 |
2 |
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
-
With this
loss, the
Kansas City Royals have a
20-22 record at home this season.
The
Minnesota Twins
have a
17-24
record on the road.
-
Kansas City
has a streak of
2
straight up
losses.
The
Royals
have won
4
of their last 10 games.
-
Minnesota
has a streak of
2
straight up
wins.
The
Twins
have won
6
of their last 10 games.
-
Glen Perkins
pitched
7.0
innings for the win and now has an ERA of
4.38.
Joe Nathan
closed out the game to get the save and has
21
save
s
for the season.
Gil Meche
took the loss for
Kansas City.
-
Michael Cuddyer
had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Minnesota |
|
Kansas City |
|
Glen Perkins
|
Player |
Gil Meche
|
|
Win
|
W/L |
Loss
|
|
7.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
1 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
10 |
Hits |
6 |
|
1.29 |
ERA |
3.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Minnesota
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.216 |
19 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| Kansas City
|
12 |
0 |
14 |
.333 |
18 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
-
Kansas City
will play their next game at home against Chi. White Sox.
The
Royals
have a W/L % of
.471
after a win and
.395
after a loss.
-
Minnesota
will play their next game at home against
Detroit.
The
Twins
have a W/L % of
.488
after a win and
.538
after a loss.