Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - June 06, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Jun 6, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Minnesota won 2-1

Game 1: Monday, June 4
Minnesota	10	Final
Kansas City	7	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, June 5
Minnesota	0	Final
Kansas City	1	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, June 6
Minnesota	4	Final
Kansas City	2	Final
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Twins 4

(22-34, 13-17 away)

Royals 2

(24-31, 8-20 home)

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8:10 PM ET, June 6, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	9	1
KC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

W: N. Blackburn (2-4)

L: L. Mendoza (2-3)

S: M. Capps (14)

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Revere CF	5	2	2	0	0	0	14	.307	.337	.409
J Carroll 3B	4	2	1	1	1	1	18	.239	.324	.282
J Willingham LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	18	.286	.408	.573
J Morneau DH	4	0	2	2	0	1	12	.237	.302	.500
R Doumit C	4	0	2	1	0	0	11	.255	.327	.409
T Plouffe 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.186	.273	.398
B Dozier SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.246	.267	.360
A Casilla 2B	3	0	0	0	1	2	23	.232	.278	.304
D Mastroianni RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.152	.243	.152
Totals	35	4	9	4	2	6	131
BATTING 2B: R Doumit (6, L Mendoza) 3B: B Revere (2, K Herrera) RBI: R Doumit (27), J Morneau 2 (31), J Carroll (17) 2-out RBI: R Doumit, J Morneau 2 GIDP: T Plouffe, B Revere Twins RISP: 3-9 (R Doumit 1-2, D Mastroianni 0-1, B Dozier 0-1, J Carroll 1-1, J Morneau 1-2, T Plouffe 0-2) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: A Casilla (8, 2nd base off K Herrera/H Quintero)
FIELDING E: B Dozier (8, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Carroll-A Casilla-T Plouffe).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn (W, 2-4)	5.0	5	2	2	2	1	1	92-51	7.75
J Manship (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21-16	3.86
J Burton (H, 9)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	17-13	3.57
G Perkins (H, 9)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	3.00
M Capps (S, 14)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20-14	3.22
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	6	1	163-103
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 8/22; J Manship 3/4; J Burton 2/4; G Perkins 2/3; M Capps 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 17-3-13-18; J Manship 4-2-6-4; J Burton 1-4-7-1; G Perkins 1-1-5-2; M Capps 2-2-8-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 7-7; J Manship 1-2; J Burton 1-0; G Perkins 0-1; M Capps 2-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 48

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	10	.242	.340	.377
Y Betancourt SS	4	1	1	2	0	1	20	.277	.314	.446
B Butler DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.296	.355	.507
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.278	.345	.497
J Francoeur RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	22	.274	.316	.425
E Hosmer 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	18	.220	.281	.376
J Giavotella 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	25	.226	.273	.274
J Dyson CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.265	.324	.311
H Quintero C	3	0	0	0	0	1	19	.227	.259	.355
a-B Pena PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	.266	.278	.372
Totals	34	2	7	2	2	6	163
a-struck out swinging for H Quintero in the 9th
BATTING HR: Y Betancourt (2, 1st inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Y Betancourt 2 (7) GIDP: J Giavotella Royals RISP: 0-2 (M Moustakas 0-1, J Giavotella 0-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: Y Betancourt (4, ground ball) DP: 2 (M Moustakas-E Hosmer, Y Betancourt-E Hosmer).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
F Paulino	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	13-8	1.67
L Mendoza (L, 2-3)	5.0	5	2	2	2	2	0	71-41	5.36
K Herrera	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	13-8	3.34
J Mijares	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	2.19
A Crow	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-9	3.20
G Holland	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	4.76
Totals	9.0	9	4	3	2	6	0	131-78
PITCHING HBP: J Willingham (By L Mendoza) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Paulino 2/4; L Mendoza 9/22; K Herrera 1/4; J Mijares 2/2; A Crow 3/3; G Holland 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Paulino 2-0-2-4; L Mendoza 12-4-10-15; K Herrera 3-2-0-3; J Mijares 3-0-3-0; A Crow 3-2-2-2; G Holland 2-0-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Paulino 1-1; L Mendoza 8-5; K Herrera 1-0; J Mijares 0-1; A Crow 1-1; G Holland 2-0 Game Scores: F Paulino 48

Scoring Summary

			MIN	KC
	1st	R Doumit doubled to right, J Carroll scored, J Willingham to third.	1	0
	1st	Y Betancourt homered to left (378 feet), A Gordon scored.	1	2
	5th	J Morneau singled to left center, B Revere and J Carroll scored, J Willingham to second.	3	2
	7th	J Carroll singled to left center, B Revere scored.	4	2
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Game Notes

ROYALS PITCHER FELIPE PAULINO LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING DUE TO A STRAINED RIGHT GROIN.

Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	18,386 (48.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:04
Weather	81 degrees, clear
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Cory Blaser, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Chad Fairchild