MIN 20 vs. KC 24

BOXSCORE: 2011 Minnesota Twins At 2011 Kansas City Royals           5/21/2011
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Span CF           5  0  1  0 .208     A.Gordon LF         5  1  3  1 .277  
  C.Parmelee DH       4  0  1  0 .100     M.Cabrera CF        6  0  0  0 .267  
  M.Cuddyer 1B        5  0  1  0 .291     B.Butler DH         5  1  3  1 .257  
  D.Valencia 3B       5  0  0  0 .274     E.Hosmer 1B         6  0  2  0 .223  
  J.Kubel RF          5  2  3  1 .303     J.Francoeur RF      5  0  2  0 .354  
C-J.Repko RF          0  0  0  0 .133     M.Moustakas 3B      6  0  3  0 .323  
  T.Plouffe LF        5  1  2  0 .278     B.Pena C            3  0  1  0 .273  
  L.Hughes 2B         4  0  1  2 .250   A-S.Perez PH,C        2  0  0  0 .304  
B-M.Tolbert 2B        0  0  0  0 .333     C.Getz 2B           5  0  2  0 .333  
  A.Casilla SS        4  0  1  0 .304     A.Escobar SS        5  0  0  0 .169  
  D.Butera C          5  0  0  0 .105                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  3 10  3                 Totals      48  2 16  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Pena In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Hughes In 11th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Kubel In 11th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  3 10  2
Royals.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  2 16  0
 
Twins (10-10)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Liriano                 6      10   2   2   2   6   2 126   5.04
P.Dumatrait               0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  13  11.37
M.Capps                   3       2   0   0   0   0   0  46   6.00
A.Swarzak                 0       0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.60
J.Nathan WIN(2-0)         1 1/3   3   0   0   0   2   0  26   3.38
Totals                   11      16   2   2   4   8   2
 
Royals (15-9)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Francis                 7       7   2   2   1   5   0 120   3.24
A.Crow                    2 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  27   2.57
E.Teaford                 0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  13   0.00
G.Holland LOSS(1-1)       1       2   1   1   1   2   1  19   2.92
Totals                   11      10   3   3   3  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,325 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott, Jerry Meals, C.B. Bucknor
T- 3:26
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 9  Royals:18
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1  Royals: 0
ERRORS- A.Casilla-2
DOUBLES- J.Kubel(3rd), T.Plouffe(8th), J.Francoeur(6th)
HOME RUNS- J.Kubel(6th), A.Gordon(8th), B.Butler(2nd)
RBIs- J.Kubel(15th), L.Hughes-2(3rd), A.Gordon(16th), B.Butler(11th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Plouffe(1st), C.Getz(3rd), A.Escobar(3rd)
WALKS- C.Parmelee, L.Hughes, A.Casilla, A.Gordon, B.Butler, J.Francoeur,
       S.Perez
HIT BY PITCH- C.Getz
STRIKE OUTS- C.Parmelee, M.Cuddyer-2, D.Valencia, J.Kubel, T.Plouffe-2,
             L.Hughes-2, A.Casilla, D.Butera, A.Gordon, M.Cabrera-2,
             J.Francoeur, M.Moustakas, C.Getz-2, A.Escobar
GIDP- J.Francoeur
RLISP 2-out- D.Span-2, A.Gordon, B.Pena-2, C.Parmelee, E.Hosmer-2, C.Getz-3,
             M.Cabrera-2, D.Butera
 
Jason Kubel hit one over the fence at Kauffman Stadium where the Minnesota
Twins beat the Kansas City Royals in 11 innings 3 to 2.
 
The score was tied at 2 after nine.  Minnesota won the game in the 11th
inning.  After an out was recorded, Kubel smashed a solo-shot out of the
park.  Trevor Plouffe was next and he doubled.  Luke Hughes was next to bat,
but he was a strikeout victim.  Alexi Casilla came up and he drew a walk.
Kansas City out-hit Minnesota 16 to 10, but Minnesota ended up with more
runs.  
 
The winning pitcher was Joe Nathan(2-0) who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3
innings. The loss was charged to Greg Holland(1-1) in relief.  He gave up 1
run and 2 hits in 1 inning.  
 
With this win, Minnesota has a 10-10 record. They have been 6-4 lately.
Kansas City has a record of 15-9 after the loss.