Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 3
Sunday, April 20, 2014 2:10 PM
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, April 20, 2014
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Brian Gorman, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - David Rackley, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance: 17710
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 2001203008130
Kansas City 0000102003111
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 9-9 5-4 4-5 W1
Kansas City 9-8 6-3 3-5 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 6-3 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 4-5 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Phil Hughes pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.43. Yordano Ventura took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Alcides Escobar had the only homerun for Kansas City. Josmil Pinto had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Phil Hughes Player Yordano Ventura
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 4.0
3 Strikeouts 6
9 Hits 6
4.50 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Trevor Plouffe Player Alcides Escobar
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 2
0 HR 1
7 TB 6
.750 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 13 1 21 .342 11 8 8 0 0
Kansas City 11 1 16 .297 6 3 1 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Twins have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .556 after a loss.