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Twins aim for fourth straight win without Castillo

Jul 31, 2007 - 2:17 PM Kansas City (47-58) at Minnesota (54-51) 8:10 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Minnesota Twins will continue a four-game series with the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday without the services of one of their leading hitters.

The Twins on Monday traded second baseman Luis Castillo to the New York Mets in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers. Castillo, who is a free agent at the end of the season, was batting .304 with no homers and 18 RBI with nine steals in 85 games prior to the trade.

Minnesota won its first game without Castillo on Monday, taking the series opener 3-1 behind a strong performance from starter Scott Baker. The Twins have allowed just four runs total over their last three wins.

Carlos Silva (8-11, 4.76 ERA) will try to keep up the pace on Tuesday. The Venezuelan righthander has struggled of late, going 3-3 over his last six starts with a 6.75 ERA and allowing opponents a .308 batting average.

Jorge De La Rosa (8-10, 5.35) will counter for the Royals. The 26-year-old lefthander pitched 5 1/3 scoreless inning against the New York Yankees last Thursday, and shut down the Twins in his lone start against them this season, yielding one unearned run in eight innings to earn a win on April 22.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 2
    MINNESOTA 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 5 8 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA, JOHN BALE (7TH) AND JASON LARUE
    MIN - CARLOS SILVA, JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND MIKE REDMOND

    HOME RUNS: KAN - JASON LARUE (4) OFF CARLOS SILVA IN

    Jul 31 10:21 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK (5) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 9TH OFF JOE NATHAN.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 5
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.281, 0-FOR-3)

    Royals vs. TwinsJul 31 10:17 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON SMITH (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    8TH OFF CARLOS SILVA.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, MINNESOTA 5
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.285, 1-FOR-2)

    Royals vs. TwinsJul 31 10:03 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    JASON TYNER HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING LEW FORD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    MINNESOTA 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.258, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Royals vs. TwinsJul 31 9:18 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON LARUE (4) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 3RD OFF CARLOS SILVA.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, MINNESOTA 4
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.280, 0-FOR-1)

    Royals vs. TwinsJul 31 8:56 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JASON BARTLETT SCORED ALEXI CASILLA.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J BARTLETT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    MINNESOTA 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.302, 0-FOR-1)

    Royals vs. TwinsJul 31 8:44 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ALEXI CASILLA SCORED LEW FORD.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A CASILLA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    MINNESOTA 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.294, 1-FOR-1)

    Royals vs. TwinsJul 31 8:43 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY LEW FORD SCORED JEFF CIRILLO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L FORD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    MINNESOTA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.233, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Royals vs. TwinsJul 31 8:39 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TORII HUNTER (22) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, MINNESOTA 1
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.282, 1 HR, 24 RBI)

    Royals vs. TwinsJul 31 8:34 PM
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