Twins 11 - 4 Royals
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Santana hopes to snap three-game losing streak

Aug 8, 2007 - 1:22 PM Minnesota (57-55) at Kansas City (49-62) 8:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Usually at this time of year, Johan Santana has a different kind of streak going.

Santana will look to halt a three-game losing streak when the Minnesota Twins square off against the Kansas City Royals in the second of a three-game series Wednesday.

The 28-year-old Santana (11-9, 2.98 ERA), who was a combined 19-3 after the All-Star break the past two seasons, is just 1-3 with a 3.81 ERA since this year's Midsummer Classic. The Venezuelan lefthander yielded five runs - three earned - and six hits with two walks and eight strikeouts over six innings in a 5-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Friday.

He will be opposed by Odalis Perez (6-10, 5.79), who surrendered four runs and eight hits with three walks over five frames in Friday's 7-1 setback to the New York Yankees.

The 30-year-old Dominican will be responsible for shutting down a struggling Minnesota offense, which has managed just two runs in over its last three games.

In Tuesday's series opener, Brian Bannister scattered six hits over seven innings, leading the Royals to a 5-1 triumph.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    MINNESOTA 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 11 19 2
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 13 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA, MATT GUERRIER (7TH), RAMON ORTIZ (8TH) AND MIKE
    REDMOND
    KAN - ODALIS PEREZ, RYAN BRAUN (4TH), JOEL PERALTA
    (6TH), JOHN BALE (7TH), DAVID RISKE

    Aug 8 11:31 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11
    KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.296, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 11:31 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOHN BUCK SCORED EMIL BROWN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BUCK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11
    KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.276, 1-FOR-3)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 11:12 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY EMIL BROWN ALLOWED TORII HUNTER TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M REDMOND ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11
    KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.272, 1-FOR-4)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 11:00 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOE MAUER SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MAUER ON FIRST, N PUNTO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 10
    KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.288, 3-FOR-4, HR, 3 RBI)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 10:41 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOHN BUCK SCORED ROSS GLOAD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BUCK ON FIRST, E BROWN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 9
    KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.276, 1-FOR-2)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 10:29 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON SECOND, R GLOAD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 9
    KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.230, 1-FOR-2)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 10:28 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TORII HUNTER SCORED JOE MAUER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HUNTER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 9
    KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.280, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 10:13 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TORII HUNTER (23) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF RYAN BRAUN SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 8, KANSAS CITY 0
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.277, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 9:54 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MIKE REDMOND SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M REDMOND ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6
    KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.271, 0-FOR-1)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 8:58 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MICHAEL CUDDYER (11) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 3RD OFF ODALIS PEREZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5, KANSAS CITY 0
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.288, 0-FOR-1)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 8:56 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JOE MAUER SCORED NICK PUNTO.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
    KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.285, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 8:55 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY ESTEBAN GERMAN ALLOWED ALEXI CASILLA TO SCORE,
    ERROR BY ESTEBAN GERMAN ALLOWED JASON BARTLETT TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N PUNTO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3
    KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.298, 0-FOR-1)

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 8:54 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
    KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.285, 6 HR, 48 RBI)
    M GRUDZIELANEK (.305, 5 HR, 38 RBI)
    M TEAHEN (.291,

    Twins vs. RoyalsAug 8 8:21 PM
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    Twins vs. RoyalsJul 14 2:42 AM

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