Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 7:10PM CST
Extending their winning streak to eight games, the Kansas City Royals earned a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. The decisive moment occurred in the seventh inning when Alex Gordon hit a two-out triple and then scored the go-ahead run for Kansas City following a defensive error by Minnesota.
Date: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 32,789
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: C Thomas (7, J Guthrie); R Doumit (22, K Herrera); T Plouffe (12, K Herrera)
Home Runs: P Florimon (7, 5th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: P Florimon (35), C Herrmann (10), T Plouffe (38)
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-17 (P Florimon 0-2, R Doumit 1-3, J Mauer 0-1, C Colabello 0-1, C Thomas 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, T Plouffe 1-2, C Herrmann 0-1, J Morneau 0-3, A Hicks 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: P Florimon 3; R Doumit 2; C Thomas 2; J Morneau 1

Hit By Pitch: J Carroll (By J Guthrie)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: K Correia 16-25; C Thielbar 2-4; C Fien 1-3; J Burton 2-3; G Perkins 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: K Correia 13-7-24-22; C Thielbar 3-1-0-4; C Fien 2-2-6-3; J Burton 1-6-6-0; G Perkins 1-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Correia 5-8; C Thielbar 1-1; C Fien 1-0; J Burton 0-0; G Perkins 3-0
Game Scores: K Correia 47

Double Plays: 2 (C Herrmann-T Plouffe, T Plouffe-J Carroll-J Morneau)
Errors: P Florimon (10, ground ball)
Assists: C Herrmann (E Hosmer at 3rd base)

Stolen Bases: J Carroll (2, 2nd base off J Guthrie/S Perez); A Hicks (9, 2nd base off A Crow/S Perez)

Doubles: D Lough (12, K Correia); E Hosmer (20, K Correia); M Moustakas (16, K Correia)
Triples: A Gordon (4, C Thielbar)
Runs Batted In: M Tejada (17), B Butler 2 (53)
2-out Runs Batted In: B Butler
Sacrifice Flies: B Butler
Ground Into Double Play: B Butler
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (M Tejada 1-1, D Lough 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, J Dyson 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Lough 1; A Escobar 1; J Dyson 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 14-27; T Collins 3-4; K Herrera 2-4; A Crow 1-2; G Holland 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 20-9-17-19; T Collins 8-1-2-2; K Herrera 2-2-0-3; A Crow 1-5-2-0; G Holland 3-5-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 6-7; T Collins 0-1; K Herrera 0-0; A Crow 0-0; G Holland 1-0
Game Scores: J Guthrie 55

Errors: A Escobar (12, throw)

Caught Stealing: D Lough (2, 2nd base by K Correia/J Mauer)
Stolen Bases: E Hosmer (8, 2nd base off C Fien/J Mauer)
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