Royals 5, Twins 1
Brian Bannister allowed one unearned run in his second career complete game. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
By Alan Eskew / MLB.com
Cold weather had seemingly held the Royals down all weekend, but the bats warmed up to back starter Brian Bannister's three-hit effort. Billy Butler's early RBI single extended his hit streak to 12 games; Alex Gordon homered and scored three times.
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Kansas City 5, Minnesota 1
Today's Boxes 4/13/08
CLE 7, OAK 1
MIL 9, NYM 7
WSH 5, ATL 4
CHC 6, PHI 5
PIT 9, CIN 1
TB 6, BAL 2
CWS 11, DET 0
HOU 5, FLA 1
TOR 5, TEX 4
SF 7, STL 4
LAA 10, SEA 5
COL 13, ARI 5
SD 1, LAD 0
BOS 8, NYY 5
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Standings thru 4/13/08 | Recap: MIN | Gameday | Twins stats | Royals stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomez , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
Harris , 2B3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Kubel , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263
Morneau , 1B4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .225
Young , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
Lamb , 3B2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .176
Redmond , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Span , RF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Everett , SS2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .130
a-Tolbert , PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .435
Totals 29 1 3 1 1 3 10
BATTING TB : Kubel; Morneau; Everett.RBI : Morneau (9).2-out RBI : Morneau.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Morneau 2.GIDP : Young; Redmond.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING DP : (Everett-Harris-Morneau).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gathright , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .239
German , 2B3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143
Teahen , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286
Butler , 1B1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .386
1-Gload , PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Guillen , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .122
Gordon , 3B3 3 2 1 1 0 1 .333
Olivo , DH3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .167
Buck , C3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .206
Pena , SS3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .033
Totals 28 5 7 5 6 4 14
BATTING 2B : Olivo (2, Liriano), Gordon (4, Liriano).HR : Gordon (3, 8th inning off Rincon, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Gathright 2; German; Butler; Gordon 6; Olivo 2.RBI : Butler (4), Olivo (3), Pena (3), German (1), Gordon (7).2-out RBI : Butler; German.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gathright; Teahen; Buck.S : German.SF : Pena.GIDP : Guillen.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Gordon (1, 3rd base off Liriano/Redmond).FIELDING E : Guillen (1, fielding).DP : 2 (Pena-Butler, Pena-German-Butler).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Liriano (L, 0-1)4.2 6 4 4 5 4 0 7.71
Bass 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.27
Rincon 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.75
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bannister (W, 3-0)9.0 3 1 0 1 3 0 0.86
HBP : Harris (by Bannister).Pitches-strikes : Liriano 90-51, Bass 17-10, Rincon 8-6, Bannister 111-72.Ground outs-fly outs : Liriano 5-5, Bass 7-0, Rincon 0-3, Bannister 15-9.Batters faced : Liriano 25, Bass 7, Rincon 4, Bannister 31.Inherited runners-scored : Bass 2-0.Umpires : HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 37 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 15 mph, L to R.T : 2:10.Att : 13,886.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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