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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

2012-09-13 · Night game · Target Field · 10 innings · Att: 28669 · 73°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph L to R · 3:13

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Glen Perkins earned the win. Josh Willingham went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
KCA	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	7

W: Glen Perkins L: Francisley Bueno SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mike Estabrook · 1B: Larry Vanover · 2B: Jerry Layne · 3B: Dan Bellino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David Lough	4	1	1	0	0	1
Alcides Escobar	5	1	1	0	0	0
Alex Gordon	4	1	1	0	1	2
Billy Butler	5	0	2	1	0	2
Salvador Perez	4	0	1	2	1	0
Mike Moustakas	5	0	1	0	0	2
Lorenzo Cain	3	0	1	0	1	1
Eric Hosmer	2	0	0	0	2	1
Johnny Giavotella	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Francoeur	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	5	0	1	1	0	0
Ben Revere	3	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Willingham	3	1	1	2	1	2
Justin Morneau	3	0	1	0	1	1
Trevor Plouffe	4	1	2	1	0	1
Darin Mastroianni	4	0	0	0	0	2
Eduardo Escobar	4	0	0	0	0	2
Drew Butera	2	1	0	0	1	1
Pedro Florimon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Parmelee	1	0	1	0	0	0
Alexi Casilla	1	1	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Mendoza	6.0	2	2	6
Aaron Crow	1.0	1	0	0
Kelvin Herrera	0.2	1	1	0
Greg Holland	1.1	1	1	3
Francisley Bueno	0.0	2	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Liam Hendriks	5.0	7	2	3
Tyler Robertson	1.0	0	2	2
Casey Fien	1.0	0	0	1
Jared Burton	1.0	0	0	2
Glen Perkins	2.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

David Lough: 63/G6M
Alcides Escobar: S7/L78S-
Alex Gordon: W.1-2
Billy Butler: 53/G6S-.2-3;1-2
Salvador Perez: S8/L8LS-.3-H;2-H
Mike Moustakas: S9/L9S.1-2
Lorenzo Cain: 53/G5

Bot 1

Denard Span: 43/L4+
Ben Revere: 63/G6
Josh Willingham: HR/F78D+
Justin Morneau: S8/L4MD
Trevor Plouffe: 6/L6

Top 2

Eric Hosmer: K
Johnny Giavotella: 53/G5S
David Lough: 8/L8LM

Bot 2

Darin Mastroianni: 63/G6
Eduardo Escobar: 63/G6S
Drew Butera: K

Top 3

Alcides Escobar: 43/G4-
Alex Gordon: K
Billy Butler: S6/G6+
Salvador Perez: 8/F8RD+

Bot 3

Pedro Florimon: 13/G13+
Denard Span: 7/F78D+
Ben Revere: 4/L4-

Top 4

Mike Moustakas: 7/F78M
Lorenzo Cain: D8/L89S
Eric Hosmer: W
Johnny Giavotella: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 4

Josh Willingham: K
Justin Morneau: W
Trevor Plouffe: K
Darin Mastroianni: K

Top 5

David Lough: T9/F9D+
Alcides Escobar: 5!3/G
Alex Gordon: K
Billy Butler: D8/F8LXD+.3-H
Salvador Perez: 4/F4MD-

Bot 5

Eduardo Escobar: K23
Drew Butera: W
Pedro Florimon: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 6

Mike Moustakas: K
Lorenzo Cain: W
Eric Hosmer: W.1-2
Johnny Giavotella: SB3
Johnny Giavotella: 23/G2L-.1-2
David Lough: K

Bot 6

Denard Span: 3/G3+
Ben Revere: 43/G4
Josh Willingham: K

Top 7

Alcides Escobar: 7/F78M
Alex Gordon: 8/F8LD
Billy Butler: K

Bot 7

Justin Morneau: 5/P5F
Trevor Plouffe: S4/G4M
Darin Mastroianni: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 8

Salvador Perez: 3/F3-
Mike Moustakas: K
Lorenzo Cain: K

Bot 8

Eduardo Escobar: 4/L4
Drew Butera: HP
Chris Parmelee: S9/L89M.1-2
Denard Span: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Ben Revere: W.1-2
Josh Willingham: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Justin Morneau: K.3XH(2);2-3;1-2;B-1

Top 9

Eric Hosmer: 43/G4
Johnny Giavotella: 43/G4
Jeff Francoeur: 6/F6M

Bot 9

Trevor Plouffe: HR/F7D+
Darin Mastroianni: K
Eduardo Escobar: K
Drew Butera: 3/P3F

Top 10

Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RM
Alex Gordon: D8/F8RXD+
Billy Butler: K
Salvador Perez: IW
Mike Moustakas: 63/G6MD

Bot 10

Alexi Casilla: D9/F89M
Denard Span: D9/F9D+.2-H

Notes & reviews

Royals designated hitter Billy Butler ejected by HP umpire Mike Estabrook after ignoring two warnings to stop arguing during at bat; Butler thought the fourth pitch was high

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