Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins

2008 Season - April 5, 2008

Kansas City Royals
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
KC (0-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 3 1
MIN (6-0) 1 0 6 3 3 0 1 0 X   14 19 0

W: Jake Peavy (1-0)  |  L: Julian Tavarez (0-1)

 Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals
BATTERS TPA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP IBB AVG
Shane Victorino - LF 421 421 01 07 00 01 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 .333
Mark Kotsay - CF 219 219 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 .105
   Jody Gerut - PH 23 23 01 01 00 00 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .333
Esteban German - 2B 320 320 01 03 00 00 00 01 00 06 00 01 00 00 00 00 .150
Mike Sweeney - DH 319 319 01 16 12 00 01 02 00 14 00 00 00 00 00 00 .316
Corey Hart - RF 318 318 00 02 01 00 00 00 00 25 00 00 00 00 00 00 .111
Brandon Inge - 3B 317 316 00 12 00 00 00 00 00 13 00 11 00 00 01 00 .125
Jason LaRue - C 317 316 01 04 00 00 01 01 01 15 00 00 00 00 00 00 .250
J.J. Hardy - SS 214 213 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 01 00 .000
   Ty Wigginton - PH 12 12 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .500
Ryan Freel - 1B 315 315 00 03 01 00 00 00 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 .200
Totals 29 29 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .103

FIELDERS TC PO A E F%
Shane Victorino - LF 04 04 00 00 1.000
Mark Kotsay - CF 29 29 00 00 1.000
Esteban German - 2B 824 28 515 11 .958
Corey Hart - RF 24 24 00 00 1.000
Brandon Inge - 3B 321 110 210 01 .952
Jason LaRue - C 431 427 04 00 1.000
J.J. Hardy - SS 314 15 29 00 1.000
Ryan Freel - 1B 1051 947 14 00 1.000
Julian Tavarez - P 00 00 00 00 .000
Doug Waechter - P 23 22 00 00 1.000
Kyle Snyder - P 02 01 00 00 1.000
Jody Gerut - CF 13 12 00 00 1.000
Totals 35 24 10 1 .971

PITCHERS IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP IBB TBF PC ERA
Julian Tavarez (L, 0-1) 2.22.2 66 77 44 11 33 11 00 00 1717 48 13.50
Doug Waechter 5.05.0 1212 77 77 00 11 22 00 00 2828 73 12.60
Kyle Snyder 0.13.1 15 02 02 01 00 01 00 00 113 2 5.40
Totals 8.0 19 14 11 1 4 3 0 0 46 124 12.38


Minnesota Twins
BATTERS TPA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP IBB AVG
Brandon Phillips - SS 621 621 14 39 01 01 01 03 00 01 13 11 00 00 00 00 .429
Jacoby Ellsbury - CF 510 48 22 14 01 00 00 01 11 00 01 00 00 01 00 00 .500
Alex Rodriguez - 3B 526 424 39 211 02 12 03 06 12 01 12 02 00 00 00 00 .458
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C 521 420 46 310 12 00 01 25 11 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 .500
Eric Byrnes - LF 526 526 28 211 00 02 01 13 00 12 06 00 00 00 00 00 .423
Bobby Abreu - DH 521 417 02 35 12 11 01 49 12 02 00 00 02 00 00 01 .294
Casey Blake - 1B 512 410 12 12 00 00 00 22 01 00 00 00 11 00 00 01 .200
Scott Podsednik - RF 59 58 11 22 00 11 11 33 01 23 01 01 00 00 00 00 .250
Dustin Pedroia - 2B 412 412 01 23 00 00 01 03 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 .250
   Adam Everett - PH 125 124 04 07 02 00 01 03 01 02 03 00 00 00 00 00 .292
Totals 46 41 14 19 2 3 1 12 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .463

FIELDERS TC PO A E F%
Brandon Phillips - SS 517 38 28 01 .941
Jacoby Ellsbury - CF 13 13 00 00 1.000
Alex Rodriguez - 3B 123 18 014 01 .957
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C 929 827 12 00 1.000
Eric Byrnes - LF 116 116 00 00 1.000
Casey Blake - 1B 811 79 11 01 .909
Scott Podsednik - RF 15 15 00 00 1.000
Dustin Pedroia - 2B 519 211 38 00 1.000
Jake Peavy - P 22 22 00 00 1.000
Adam Everett - 2B 114 13 09 01 .929
Totals 34 27 7 0 1.000

PITCHERS IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP IBB TBF PC ERA
Jake Peavy (W, 1-0) 9.012.1 310 06 06 00 01 68 00 00 2948 60 4.38
Totals 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 29 60 0.00


P L A Y   B Y   P L A Y
Kansas City - Top of 1
Shane Victorino grounded out.
Mark Kotsay grounded out.
Esteban German flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 5 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Bottom of 1
Brandon Phillips grounded out.
Jacoby Ellsbury singled.
Alex Rodriguez flied out.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia singled.
Eric Byrnes struck out.
1 runs, 2 hits, 11 pitches thrown
Kansas City - Top of 2
Mike Sweeney grounded out.
Corey Hart struck out.
Brandon Inge struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 8 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Bottom of 2
Bobby Abreu grounded out.
Casey Blake singled.
Scott Podsednik tripled.
Dustin Pedroia grounded out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 12 pitches thrown
Kansas City - Top of 3
Jason LaRue struck out.
J.J. Hardy flied out.
Ryan Freel flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 8 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Bottom of 3
Brandon Phillips singled.
Jacoby Ellsbury was walked.
Alex Rodriguez was walked.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia reached base on an error.
Eric Byrnes flied out.
Bobby Abreu was walked.
Casey Blake hit into a fielder's choice.
Scott Podsednik homered.
Dustin Pedroia singled.
Brandon Phillips singled.
Jacoby Ellsbury hit into a fielder's choice.
6 runs, 4 hits, 31 pitches thrown
Kansas City - Top of 4
Shane Victorino grounded out.
Mark Kotsay flied out.
Esteban German flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 4 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Bottom of 4
Alex Rodriguez tripled.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia was walked.
Eric Byrnes singled.
Bobby Abreu doubled.
Casey Blake sacrificed.
Scott Podsednik struck out.
Dustin Pedroia flied out.
3 runs, 3 hits, 23 pitches thrown
Kansas City - Top of 5
Mike Sweeney doubled.
Corey Hart struck out.
Brandon Inge singled.
Jason LaRue flied out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 11 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Bottom of 5
Brandon Phillips flied out.
Jacoby Ellsbury grounded out.
Alex Rodriguez singled.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia singled.
Eric Byrnes singled.
Bobby Abreu tripled.
Casey Blake grounded out.
3 runs, 4 hits, 10 pitches thrown
Kansas City - Top of 6
J.J. Hardy flied out.
Ryan Freel flied out.
Shane Victorino flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 3 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Bottom of 6
Scott Podsednik struck out.
Dustin Pedroia singled.
Brandon Phillips grounded out.
Jacoby Ellsbury flied out.
0 runs, 1 hits, 11 pitches thrown
Kansas City - Top of 7
Jody Gerut grounded out.
Esteban German grounded out.
Mike Sweeney struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 6 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Bottom of 7
Alex Rodriguez grounded out.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia doubled.
Eric Byrnes flied out.
Bobby Abreu singled.
Casey Blake flied out.
1 runs, 2 hits, 17 pitches thrown
Kansas City - Top of 8
Corey Hart flied out.
Brandon Inge flied out.
Jason LaRue flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 6 pitches thrown
Minnesota - Bottom of 8
Scott Podsednik grounded out.
Adam Everett flied out.
Brandon Phillips singled.
Aaron Rowand did not complete plate appearance.
0 runs, 1 hits, 9 pitches thrown
Kansas City - Top of 9
Ty Wigginton singled.
Ryan Freel struck out.
Shane Victorino flied out.
Jody Gerut grounded out.
0 runs, 1 hits, 9 pitches thrown

Chase Utley (SEA) and David DeJesus (CHC) are injured and will be ready to come back on April 20.