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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
April 29, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 29, 2012 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Chen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Marquis |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 34,201 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: Brian Gorman 2B: Tony Randazzo 3B: Todd Tichenor |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Getz | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Brayan Pena | Catcher |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Jarrod Dyson | Center Fielder |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Jamey Carroll | Shortstop |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Josh Willingham | Left Fielder |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Danny Valencia | Third Baseman |
| Ryan Doumit | DH |
| Trevor Plouffe | Right Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
April 29, 2012
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Marquis
Getz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Marquis
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Marquis
Butler hits a line drive into right field. Plouffe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Chen
Span takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Chen
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Span moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mauer vs. Chen
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer fields the ball and throws to Chen covering. Safe. Span scores. Carroll moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Willingham vs. Chen
Willingham hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dyson who is chasing the ball. Willingham reaches third base with a triple. Carroll scores. Mauer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Morneau vs. Chen
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Valencia vs. Chen
Valencia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Willingham scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Doumit vs. Chen
Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Chen
Plouffe 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. Doumit moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Casilla vs. Chen
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Marquis
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Marquis
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Marquis
Moustakas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Marquis
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Chen
Span hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Chen
Carroll hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Chen
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Marquis
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Marquis
Dyson hits a fly ball into right field. Plouffe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Marquis
Getz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Chen
Willingham hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Dyson. Willingham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Chen
Morneau hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Valencia vs. Chen
Valencia hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gordon who is chasing the ball. Valencia reaches third base with a triple. Willingham scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doumit vs. Chen
Doumit hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valencia tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Chen
Plouffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Adcock
Nathan Adcock now pitching.
Casilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Getz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Marquis
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Plouffe. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Marquis
Butler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hosmer vs. Marquis
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla fields it and throws to second for the out. Gordon scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Marquis
Francoeur hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hosmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Moustakas vs. Marquis
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hosmer scores. There goes Francoeur trying to get to third. Span throws the ball in to Valencia, who tags Francoeur for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Marquis
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marquis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Adcock
Span hits a line drive towards first. Hosmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Adcock
Carroll takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Adcock
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Getz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Marquis
Escobar hits a popup towards short. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Marquis
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Marquis
Getz hits a fly ball into right field. Plouffe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Adcock
Willingham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Adcock
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Valencia vs. Adcock
Valencia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Willingham moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Doumit vs. Adcock
Doumit hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Getz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Plouffe vs. Adcock
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas juggles the ball. That's an error on Moustakas. Willingham moves to third. Valencia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Casilla vs. Adcock
Casilla hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Marquis
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Marquis
Butler hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Marquis
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Adcock
Span hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Adcock
There goes Span. The throw from Pena and he is out, Escobar applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Adcock
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Adcock
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Burton
Jared Burton now pitching.
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Burton
Moustakas is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Burton
Pena takes first base on ball four. Moustakas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Burton
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Adcock
Willingham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Adcock
Morneau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francoeur. Morneau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Valencia vs. Adcock
Valencia strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Doumit vs. Adcock
Doumit hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Dyson. Doumit reaches second base with a double. Morneau scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Plouffe vs. Adcock
Plouffe strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Perkins
Glen Perkins now pitching.
Dyson bunts towards the mound. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Perkins
Getz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Perkins
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Getz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Perkins
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Getz moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hosmer vs. Perkins
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Adcock
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Getz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Adcock
Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Adcock
Carroll takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Adcock
Mauer takes first base on ball four. Carroll moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Willingham vs. Adcock
Willingham hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Capps
Clete Thomas now playing right field. Matt Capps now pitching.
Francoeur takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Capps
Moustakas hits a line drive into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Capps
There's a wild pitch. Francoeur moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Capps
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Capps
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Francoeur scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Capps
There goes Escobar. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Escobar steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dyson vs. Capps
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Escobar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Betancourt vs. Capps
Yuniesky Betancourt pinch hits for Chris Getz.
There goes Dyson. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Dyson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Betancourt vs. Capps
Betancourt hits a line drive into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/2012 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Getz C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Span D, cf 4 1 1 0
Betancourt Y, ph 1 0 0 0 Carroll J, ss 3 1 1 0
Gordon A, lf 4 1 1 0 Mauer J, c 4 1 1 1
Butler B, dh 4 0 3 0 Willingham J, lf 5 2 3 2
Hosmer E, 1b 4 1 0 1 Morneau J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Francoeur J, rf 3 1 1 0 Valencia D, 3b 4 1 3 2
Moustakas M, 3b 3 1 2 2 Doumit R, dh 3 0 1 2
Pena B, c 3 0 0 0 Plouffe T, rf 3 0 0 0
Escobar A, ss 4 0 1 1 Thomas C, rf 0 0 0 0
Dyson J, cf 4 0 1 0 Casilla A, 2b 4 0 0 0
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33 4 9 4 34 7 11 7
Kansas City 010 200 001 -- 4
Minnesota 402 000 10x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Chen B (L) 2.2 6 6 6 2 1
Adcock N 5.1 5 1 1 3 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis J (W) 6.0 6 3 3 0 1
Burton J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Perkins G 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Capps M 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
E -- Escobar A, Moustakas M
DP -- Kansas City 1, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 9
2B -- Willingham J, Gordon A, Morneau J, Doumit R
3B -- Willingham J, Valencia D
HR -- Moustakas M
SB -- Escobar A, Dyson J
CS -- Span D
SF -- Doumit R
HBP -- by Burton J (Moustakas M)
WP -- Capps M
T -- 3:02
A -- 34201
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