Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, September 13, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Mike Estabrook, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 28669
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
David Lough RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .296
     Jeff Francoeur PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Alcides Escobar SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .297
Alex Gordon LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .292
Billy Butler DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .311
     Tony Abreu PH-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .318
Mike Moustakas 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250
Lorenzo Cain CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .266
     Brayan Pena 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Eric Hosmer 1B-RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .243
Johnny Giavotella 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241
Totals 37 3 8 3 5 9 17  
Batting
2B - Alex Gordon (47), Billy Butler (25), Lorenzo Cain (9)
3B - David Lough (1)
TB - David Lough 3, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon 2, Billy Butler 3, Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain 2
RBI - Billy Butler (92), Salvador Perez 2 (35)
2-Out RBI - Billy Butler (35), Salvador Perez 2 (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - David Lough 2 (3), Salvador Perez (21), Mike Moustakas (50), Lorenzo Cain (30)
GIDP - Johnny Giavotella (3)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
SB - Lorenzo Cain (10, 3rd off Robertson/Butera)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Luis Mendoza 6.0 2 1 1 2 6 1 4.50
Aaron Crow (H 17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.41
Kelvin Herrera (H 17) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.47
Greg Holland (BS 3) 1.1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2.98
Francisley Bueno (L 1-1) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.25
HBP - Drew Butera (by Herrera)
Pitches-Strikes - Luis Mendoza 96-56, Aaron Crow 10-8, Kelvin Herrera 18-9, Greg Holland 24-16, Francisley Bueno 5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luis Mendoza 8-1, Aaron Crow 1-0, Kelvin Herrera 1-0, Greg Holland 0-0, Francisley Bueno 0-0
Batters Faced - Luis Mendoza 21, Aaron Crow 3, Kelvin Herrera 5, Greg Holland 6, Francisley Bueno 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - Greg Holland 3-1
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .289
Ben Revere RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
Josh Willingham DH 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .261
Justin Morneau 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .279
Trevor Plouffe 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .237
Darin Mastroianni LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .256
Eduardo Escobar 2B-SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213
Drew Butera C 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .214
Pedro Florimon SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
     Chris Parmelee PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
     Alexi Casilla PR-2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 9 10  
Batting
2B - Denard Span (33), Alexi Casilla (14)
HR - Josh Willingham (34), Trevor Plouffe (21)
TB - Denard Span 2, Josh Willingham 4, Justin Morneau, Trevor Plouffe 5, Chris Parmelee, Alexi Casilla 2
RBI - Denard Span (36), Josh Willingham 2 (105), Trevor Plouffe (48)
2-Out RBI - Josh Willingham 2 (42)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau 2 (58)
GIDP - Darin Mastroianni (4), Pedro Florimon (2)
Team LOB - 6
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Liam Hendriks 5.0 7 3 3 2 3 0 6.14
Tyler Robertson 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5.73
Casey Fien 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.59
Jared Burton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.15
Glen Perkins (W 3-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.45
IBB - Salvador Perez (by Perkins)
Pitches-Strikes - Liam Hendriks 98-64, Tyler Robertson 24-13, Casey Fien 9-7, Jared Burton 12-7, Glen Perkins 36-24
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Liam Hendriks 7-2, Tyler Robertson 1-0, Casey Fien 0-2, Jared Burton 0-0, Glen Perkins 3-1
Batters Faced - Liam Hendriks 23, Tyler Robertson 5, Casey Fien 3, Jared Burton 3, Glen Perkins 8