Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3
Saturday, July 4, 2015 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, July 4, 2015
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
82°
Umpires:
Home -
Lance Barksdale, 1B -
Quinn Wolcott, 2B -
Gary Cederstrom, 3B -
Eric Cooper
Attendance:
37917
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 23-15 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 18-23 record on the road.
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Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Brian Duensing pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.52. Glen Perkins closed out the game to get the save and has 27 saves for the season. Joe Blanton took the loss for Kansas City.
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Joe Mauer had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Minnesota |
|
Kansas City |
|
Mike Pelfrey
|
Player |
Joe Blanton
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Loss |
|
4.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
7 |
Hits |
9 |
|
6.75 |
ERA |
7.20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Minnesota
|
13 |
1 |
21 |
.351 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas City
|
9 |
0 |
10 |
.265 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .565 after a win and .594 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .590 after a loss.
