Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 7:10PM CST
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Tuesday night. Jeremy Guthrie earned the win, extending his career-best winning streak to seven consecutive decisions, a run that began last season. Alcides Escobar also contributed significantly for Kansas City, collecting three hits and driving in one run.
Date: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,697
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MIN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: B Butler (1, M Pelfrey); S Perez (2, M Pelfrey); J Francoeur (3, A Swarzak); L Cain (2, R Pressly)
Triples: A Gordon (2, M Pelfrey)
Runs Batted In: B Butler (10), M Moustakas (1), S Perez (1), E Hosmer (4), L Cain (3), A Escobar (5), J Francoeur (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: L Cain
Ground Into Double Play: S Perez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (M Moustakas 1-1, S Perez 1-1, A Gordon 0-1, A Escobar 1-1, C Getz 0-2, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 1-1, J Francoeur 0-1, L Cain 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 1; C Getz 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 18-28; T Collins 1-4; G Holland 2-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 28-4-13-25; T Collins 0-1-4-4; G Holland 5-4-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 11-7; T Collins 3-1; G Holland 0-1
Game Scores: J Guthrie 47

Double Plays: 1 (A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer)
Errors: M Moustakas (1, ground ball)

Doubles: T Plouffe (2, J Guthrie)
Home Runs: J Mauer (1, 1st inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 1 Out); J Willingham (2, 3rd inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 1 Out); E Escobar (1, 5th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Mauer (1), E Escobar 2 (5), J Willingham (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: E Escobar
Ground Into Double Play: R Doumit
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (J Willingham 0-1, C Parmelee 0-1, J Mauer 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, J Morneau 0-1, E Escobar 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Mauer 2; J Morneau 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Pelfrey 11-14; A Swarzak 9-15; R Pressly 3-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Pelfrey 12-4-15-12; A Swarzak 9-5-13-12; R Pressly 3-1-2-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Pelfrey 2-3; A Swarzak 5-5; R Pressly 3-2
Game Scores: M Pelfrey 17

Double Plays: 1 (T Plouffe-J Carroll-J Morneau)
There are no baseball games today.
There are no baseball games tomorrow.
There were no baseball games yesterday.
All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not MLB-Schedules.com. All content on this website is for educational purposes.