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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

2014-07-29 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 30686 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from RF · 3:14

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Kyle Gibson earned the win and Glen Perkins picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Kyle Gibson L: James Shields SV: Glen Perkins

Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Paul Schrieber · 2B: Adam Hamari · 3B: Alfonso Marquez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Santana	5	2	2	0	0	2
Sam Fuld	3	0	1	0	1	0
Brian Dozier	3	0	2	1	1	1
Josh Willingham	2	0	1	1	0	0
Chris Parmelee	4	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Plouffe	3	0	0	0	1	2
Kurt Suzuki	2	0	0	0	2	0
Eduardo Nunez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eduardo Escobar	4	0	0	0	0	2

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nori Aoki	4	0	1	0	0	0
Omar Infante	4	1	1	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	4	0	1	1	0	2
Salvador Perez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Gordon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Butler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Moustakas	2	0	0	0	1	0
Lorenzo Cain	3	0	1	0	0	1
Alcides Escobar	3	0	1	0	0	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Gibson	7.0	2	2	7
Casey Fien	1.0	1	0	1
Glen Perkins	1.0	2	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	6.0	6	4	5
Jason Frasor	1.0	1	0	1
Aaron Crow	1.0	0	0	0
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny Santana: K
Sam Fuld: W
Brian Dozier: K
Josh Willingham: S9/G4.1-3
Chris Parmelee: 5/L56

Bot 1

Nori Aoki: 3/G34S
Omar Infante: 2/F2RF-
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 2

Trevor Plouffe: W
Kurt Suzuki: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Kurt Suzuki: 8/F89S
Eduardo Nunez: 6/P
Eduardo Escobar: 7/F78D+

Bot 2

Salvador Perez: K
Alex Gordon: 31/G34
Billy Butler: 3/G34

Top 3

Danny Santana: S3/BG34S+
Sam Fuld: PO1(E1).1-2
Sam Fuld: 13/L15+.2-3
Brian Dozier: W
Josh Willingham: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H(UR)
Chris Parmelee: 7/MREV/F7M

Bot 3

Mike Moustakas: 3/G34
Lorenzo Cain: 9/F89M
Alcides Escobar: S9/G34+
Nori Aoki: PO1(13)

Top 4

Trevor Plouffe: K
Kurt Suzuki: W
Eduardo Nunez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Nori Aoki: 13/BG
Omar Infante: 6/F6D
Eric Hosmer: 7/F7D

Top 5

Eduardo Escobar: 6/P
Danny Santana: D9/G3
Sam Fuld: S7/L7S.2-3
Brian Dozier: D7/G5.3-H;1-3
Josh Willingham: HP
Chris Parmelee: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 5

Salvador Perez: K
Alex Gordon: W
Billy Butler: 643/G6.1-2
Mike Moustakas: W
Lorenzo Cain: K

Top 6

Trevor Plouffe: K
Kurt Suzuki: 63/G56
Eduardo Nunez: S7/L78S
Eduardo Escobar: SB2/MREV
Eduardo Escobar: WP.2-3
Eduardo Escobar: K

Bot 6

Alcides Escobar: K
Nori Aoki: S7
Omar Infante: K
Eric Hosmer: SB2
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 7

Danny Santana: K
Sam Fuld: 13/G15
Brian Dozier: S8/L8RS+
Josh Willingham: CS2(24)

Bot 7

Salvador Perez: 7/F78S
Alex Gordon: 13/G13-
Billy Butler: 53/G56+

Top 8

Josh Willingham: 43/G4MS-
Chris Parmelee: 8/F8LXD+
Trevor Plouffe: 63/G56+

Bot 8

Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RXD+
Lorenzo Cain: D7/L7D+
Alcides Escobar: K
Nori Aoki: 8/F78XD+

Top 9

Kurt Suzuki: W
Eduardo Nunez: 9/L9M
Eduardo Escobar: K
Danny Santana: 43/G4

Bot 9

Omar Infante: D7/G5+
Eric Hosmer: S7.2-H
Salvador Perez: 7/L7M+
Alex Gordon: 8/F8LM
Billy Butler: 4/L4D-

Notes & reviews

replay,3,parmc001,MIN,barrt901,KAN06,,N,M,MIN,T ej,gardr001,M,barrt901,Replay ruling
when Alex Gordon made a diving catch in LF, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay; Gardenhire argued the result and was ejected by HP umpire Ted Barrett
replay,6,escoe001,MIN,barrt901,KAN06,,N,M,KCA,A $when Eduardo Nunez was called safe at 2B, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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