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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

2014-07-02 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 28860 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph L to R · 3:00

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 4–0. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 2nd. Jason Vargas earned the win. Raul Ibanez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jason Vargas L: Kevin Correia SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Cory Blaser · 3B: Pat Hoberg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	5	1	1	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	2	0	1	1	3	0
Billy Butler	5	0	0	0	0	3
Alex Gordon	4	0	0	0	1	0
Salvador Perez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Raul Ibanez	4	2	2	1	0	0
Omar Infante	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	4	0	2	1	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eduardo Nunez	4	0	0	2
Brian Dozier	4	0	0	2
Chris Parmelee	4	2	0	0
Kendrys Morales	4	0	0	1
Josh Willingham	3	0	1	1
Oswaldo Arcia	2	0	2	1
Trevor Plouffe	3	1	0	0
Eric Fryer	3	0	0	1
Sam Fuld	3	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Vargas	7.0	4	2	5
Wade Davis	1.0	0	0	2
Greg Holland	1.0	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Correia	6.0	6	2	3
Matt Guerrier	1.0	0	1	1
Casey Fien	1.0	1	0	0
Glen Perkins	1.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alcides Escobar: 9/F9M
Eric Hosmer: W
Billy Butler: K
Alex Gordon: 53/G6S

Bot 1

Eduardo Nunez: K
Brian Dozier: K
Chris Parmelee: S9/L3D+
Kendrys Morales: 1!/L15

Top 2

Salvador Perez: S8/L8RM
Raul Ibanez: 64(1)/FO/G6
Omar Infante: DGR/F9LS.1-3
Mike Moustakas: S9/L34+.3-H;2-3
Jarrod Dyson: S8/G4+.3-H;1-2
Alcides Escobar: 7!/F7D+
Eric Hosmer: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Butler: K

Bot 2

Josh Willingham: 53/G5+
Oswaldo Arcia: 7/F78D
Trevor Plouffe: S7/G56
Eric Fryer: 53/G56-

Top 3

Alex Gordon: 53/G6S-
Salvador Perez: 8/F8LM
Raul Ibanez: S7/L7S
Omar Infante: 9/F9D+

Bot 3

Sam Fuld: 31/G34-
Eduardo Nunez: 7/L7M
Brian Dozier: 5/L5+

Top 4

Mike Moustakas: 43/G4
Jarrod Dyson: S8/G6M
Alcides Escobar: SB2
Alcides Escobar: K
Eric Hosmer: 6/P

Bot 4

Chris Parmelee: S6/G6
Kendrys Morales: K
Josh Willingham: K
Oswaldo Arcia: W.1-2
Trevor Plouffe: 64(1)/FO/G56+

Top 5

Billy Butler: 63/G6
Alex Gordon: 43/G4-
Salvador Perez: HP
Raul Ibanez: 43/G4-

Bot 5

Eric Fryer: 63/G6-
Sam Fuld: S7/L5D
Eduardo Nunez: 4/F4D-
Brian Dozier: SB2/MREV
Brian Dozier: 53/G5+

Top 6

Omar Infante: 63/G15
Mike Moustakas: 43/G34
Jarrod Dyson: 63/G6

Bot 6

Chris Parmelee: 43/G34
Kendrys Morales: 9/F89D
Josh Willingham: 9/F9S

Top 7

Alcides Escobar: 5/F5F-
Eric Hosmer: W
Billy Butler: K
Alex Gordon: 3/G3S-

Bot 7

Oswaldo Arcia: W
Trevor Plouffe: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Eric Fryer: K

Top 8

Salvador Perez: 4/F4M-
Raul Ibanez: HR/F9D+
Omar Infante: 3/F3F-
Mike Moustakas: 31/G34

Bot 8

Sam Fuld: 5/F5F-
Eduardo Nunez: K
Brian Dozier: K

Top 9

Jarrod Dyson: K
Alcides Escobar: D9/L9LS
Eric Hosmer: S7/G56.2-H
Billy Butler: SB2
Billy Butler: 8/F8RD+
Alex Gordon: W
Salvador Perez: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 9

Chris Parmelee: 63/G6MD
Kendrys Morales: 53/G4
Josh Willingham: W
Oswaldo Arcia: DI.1-2
Oswaldo Arcia: K

Notes & reviews

replay,5,dozib001,MIN,kellj901,MIN04,,Y,M,MIN,A $when Sam Fuld was called out at 2B, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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