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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 5, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 5, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 5, 2012 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 5, 2012 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Chen |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 23,934 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chad Fairchild 1B: Alfonso Marquez 2B: Cory Blaser 3B: Tom Hallion |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Denard Span | Center Fielder |
Darin Mastroianni | Right Fielder |
Josh Willingham | Left Fielder |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Ryan Doumit | DH |
Trevor Plouffe | Third Baseman |
Brian Dozier | Shortstop |
Drew Butera | Catcher |
Jamey Carroll | Second Baseman |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
Johnny Giavotella | Second Baseman |
Billy Butler | DH |
Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
Brayan Pena | Catcher |
Jarrod Dyson | Center Fielder |
Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 5, 2012
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Chen
Span strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mastroianni vs. Chen
Mastroianni strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Chen
Willingham hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Liriano
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Giavotella vs. Liriano
Giavotella hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Liriano
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Mastroianni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Liriano
Liriano fires to first and has Gordon trapped. There's the throw to Dozier who tags Gordon for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Chen
Morneau hits a popup towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Chen
Doumit hits a popup, foul, towards third. Moustakas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Chen
Plouffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Moustakas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Liriano
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Liriano
Francoeur hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Liriano
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liriano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Liriano
There goes Hosmer. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Hosmer steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hosmer scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Liriano
Dyson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Liriano
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Dyson moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Chen
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Chen
Butera bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Chen
Chen fires to first and has Dozier trapped. There's the throw to Escobar who tags Dozier for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Chen
Carroll hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Chen
Span strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Liriano
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Liriano covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Liriano
Giavotella strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Liriano
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mastroianni vs. Chen
Mastroianni bunts towards the mound. Chen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Chen
Willingham strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Chen
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Liriano
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Liriano
Francoeur strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Liriano
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Chen
Doumit hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Chen
Plouffe hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Chen
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Dyson. Dozier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Butera vs. Chen
Butera hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Liriano
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Liriano
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Liriano covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Liriano
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Chen
Carroll hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Chen
Span hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mastroianni vs. Chen
Mastroianni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Willingham vs. Chen
There goes Mastroianni. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Mastroianni steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Willingham vs. Chen
Willingham hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Liriano
Giavotella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liriano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Liriano
Butler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mastroianni. Butler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moustakas vs. Liriano
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Francoeur vs. Liriano
Francoeur strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Chen
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Chen
Doumit hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Chen
Plouffe hits a popup towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Duensing
Brian Duensing now pitching.
Hosmer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Duensing
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carroll fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Duensing
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duensing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Holland
Greg Holland now pitching.
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Holland
Butera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Holland
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Escobar. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Holland
Span strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Swarzak
Anthony Swarzak now pitching.
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Swarzak
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Span. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Giavotella vs. Swarzak
Giavotella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swarzak fields it and throws to second to catch Gordon off the bag. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Swarzak
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giavotella moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Moustakas vs. Perkins
Mitch Maier pinch runs for Billy Butler. Glen Perkins now pitching.
Moustakas strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Revere vs. Broxton
Jonathan Broxton now pitching. Ben Revere pinch hits for Darin Mastroianni.
Revere hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Broxton
Willingham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Willingham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Broxton
Morneau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doumit vs. Broxton
Doumit hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Plouffe vs. Broxton
Plouffe hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/5/2012 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Span D, cf 4 0 0 0 Gordon A, lf 3 0 1 0 Mastroianni D, rf 3 0 1 0 Giavotella J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Revere B, ph 1 0 0 0 Butler B, dh 4 0 2 0 Willingham J, lf 4 0 1 0 Maier M, pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Morneau J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Moustakas M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Doumit R, dh 4 0 0 0 Francoeur J, rf 3 0 1 0 Plouffe T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hosmer E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Dozier B, ss 3 0 2 0 Pena B, c 3 0 1 1 Butera D, c 3 0 0 0 Dyson J, cf 3 0 1 0 Carroll J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Escobar A, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 5 0 30 1 7 1 Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City 010 000 00x -- 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Liriano F (L) 6.0 4 1 1 1 8 Duensing B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Swarzak A 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Perkins G 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Chen B (W) 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 Holland G 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Broxton J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Escobar A DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Minnesota 6, Kansas City 6 2B -- Dozier B, Butler B, Gordon A, Willingham J SB -- Hosmer E, Mastroianni D CS -- Gordon A, Dozier B WP -- Liriano F T -- 2:25 A -- 23934
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