Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - September 13, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 13, 2012

Final in 10

Series: Game 3 of 3

Kansas City won 2-1

Game 1: Tuesday, September 11
Kansas City	9	Final
Minnesota	1	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, September 12
Kansas City	10	Final
Minnesota	5	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, September 13
Kansas City	3	Final in 10
Minnesota	4	Final in 10
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Royals 3

(65-78, 34-40 away)

Twins 4

(60-84, 29-43 home)

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8:10 PM ET, September 13, 2012

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
KC	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	7	0

W: G. Perkins (3-1)

L: F. Bueno (1-1)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Lough RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.296	.310	.407
a-J Francoeur PH-RF-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	.233	.286	.361
A Escobar SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	14	.297	.337	.397
A Gordon LF	4	1	1	0	1	2	20	.292	.361	.447
B Butler DH	5	0	2	1	0	2	19	.311	.374	.499
b-T Abreu PH-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.318	.318	.409
S Perez C	4	0	1	2	1	0	13	.318	.344	.511
M Moustakas 3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	23	.250	.304	.426
L Cain CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	25	.266	.316	.419
B Pena 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.278	.328
E Hosmer 1B-RF	2	0	0	0	2	1	26	.243	.316	.379
J Giavotella 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.241	.281	.303
Totals	37	3	8	3	5	9	179
a-popped out to shortstop for D Lough in the 9th b-struck out swinging for B Butler in the 10th
BATTING 2B: L Cain (9, L Hendriks); B Butler (25, L Hendriks); A Gordon (47, G Perkins) 3B: D Lough (1, L Hendriks) RBI: S Perez 2 (35), B Butler (92) 2-out RBI: S Perez 2, B Butler GIDP: J Giavotella Royals RISP: 2-12 (A Gordon 0-1, S Perez 1-2, T Abreu 0-1, M Moustakas 0-1, D Lough 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, J Giavotella 0-2, B Butler 1-2, L Cain 0-1) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: L Cain (10, 3rd base off T Robertson/D Butera)
FIELDING DP: 2 (J Giavotella-A Escobar-E Hosmer 2).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Mendoza	6.0	2	1	1	2	6	1	96-56	4.50
A Crow (H, 17)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	3.41
K Herrera (H, 17)	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	18-9	2.47
G Holland (B, 3)	1.1	1	1	1	1	3	1	24-16	2.98
F Bueno (L, 1-1)	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	5-4	2.25
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	4	9	2	153-93
PITCHING F Bueno pitched to 2 batters in the 10th HBP: D Butera (By K Herrera) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Mendoza 13/21; A Crow 2/3; K Herrera 3/5; G Holland 3/6; F Bueno 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Mendoza 22-7-14-13; A Crow 2-0-4-2; K Herrera 3-1-2-3; G Holland 2-8-5-1; F Bueno 2-0-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 9-3; A Crow 2-1; K Herrera 1-1; G Holland 0-1; F Bueno 0-0 Game Scores: L Mendoza 68

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	5	0	1	1	0	0	14	.289	.350	.400
B Revere RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	17	.299	.336	.351
J Willingham DH	3	1	1	2	1	2	24	.261	.369	.534
J Morneau 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	18	.279	.341	.469
T Plouffe 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	10	.237	.308	.460
D Mastroianni LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	20	.256	.328	.359
E Escobar 2B-SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.213	.283	.269
D Butera C	2	1	0	0	1	1	18	.214	.287	.296
P Florimon SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	.238	.297	.345
a-C Parmelee PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.250	.311	.414
A Casilla PR-2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	.222	.265	.297
Totals	32	4	7	4	4	9	153
a-singled to right center for P Florimon in the 8th
BATTING 2B: A Casilla (14, F Bueno); D Span (33, F Bueno) HR: J Willingham (34, 1st inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 2 Out); T Plouffe (21, 9th inning off G Holland 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Willingham 2 (105), T Plouffe (48), D Span (36) 2-out RBI: J Willingham 2 GIDP: P Florimon, D Mastroianni Twins RISP: 1-3 (D Span 1-2, J Morneau 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (E Escobar-P Florimon-J Morneau).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hendriks	5.0	7	3	3	2	3	0	98-64	6.14
T Robertson	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	24-13	5.73
C Fien	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	1.59
J Burton	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-7	2.15
G Perkins (W, 3-1)	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	36-24	2.45
Totals	10.0	8	3	3	5	9	0	179-115
PITCHING IBB: S Perez (By G Perkins) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hendriks 10/23; T Robertson 2/5; C Fien 2/3; J Burton 3/3; G Perkins 5/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hendriks 14-5-27-18; T Robertson 5-4-3-1; C Fien 2-2-1-2; J Burton 2-3-1-1; G Perkins 6-4-8-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hendriks 8-4; T Robertson 1-0; C Fien 0-2; J Burton 0-1; G Perkins 3-2 Game Scores: L Hendriks 42

Scoring Summary

			KC	MIN
	1st	S Perez singled to center, A Escobar and A Gordon scored.	2	0
	1st	J Willingham homered to left center (414 feet).	2	1
	5th	B Butler doubled to deep center, D Lough scored.	3	1
	8th	J Willingham walked, D Butera scored, D Span to third, B Revere to second.	3	2
	9th	T Plouffe homered to left (383 feet).	3	3
	10th	D Span doubled to deep right, A Casilla scored.	3	4
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Game Notes

ROYALS CENTERFIELDER LORENZO CAIN LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TENTH INNING WITH A STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING.
ROYALS DESIGNATED HITTER BILLY BUTLER WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE MIKE ESTABROOK IN THE TOP OF THE TENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.
ROYALS CATCHER SALVADOR PEREZ SINGLED IN THE FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	28,669 (72.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:13
Weather	73 degrees, clear
Wind	11 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Dan Bellino