Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 7, Minnesota 2
Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 1, 2013
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 35448
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0211120007110
Minnesota 002000000251
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 54-51 27-24 27-27 W9
Minnesota 45-60 23-27 22-33 L4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Minnesota Twins have a 23-27 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 27-27 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 9 straight up wins. The Royals have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • James Shields pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.08. Scott Diamond took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Justin Morneau had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Minnesota
James Shields Player Scott Diamond
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 5.0
4 Strikeouts 1
5 Hits 9
3.00 ERA 10.80
Hitting
Kansas City   Minnesota
Billy Butler Player Justin Morneau
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 1
0 HR 1
2 TB 6
.400 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 11 0 14 .306 3 7 4 1 0
Minnesota 5 1 10 .161 9 2 6 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Houston. The Twins have a W/L % of .489 after a win and .383 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against NY Mets. The Royals have a W/L % of .537 after a win and .490 after a loss.