Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 7, Kansas City 2
Saturday, June 30, 2012 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Saturday, June 30, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Meals, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Scott Barry
Attendance: 37694
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 000001010271
Minnesota 00204001-7140
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 35-40 14-23 21-17 L1
Minnesota 31-45 15-25 16-20 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 15-25 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 21-17 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Scott Diamond pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.62. Jonathan Sanchez took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Trevor Plouffe had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
Jonathan Sanchez Player Scott Diamond
Loss W/L Win
4.1 IP 8.0
4 Strikeouts 4
10 Hits 6
12.46 ERA 2.25
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Alex Gordon Player Alexi Casilla
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 4
.667 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 7 0 8 .212 4 2 2 0 1
Minnesota 14 1 20 .412 7 7 8 5 0
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .367 after a win and .435 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .436 after a loss.