Final
Twins look to build off Baker's performance
Sep 1, 2007 - 2:01 PM Kansas City (60-74) at Minnesota (68-67) 12:10 pm EDTMINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Minnesota Twins will hope to build off Scott Baker's one-hit bid when they host the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in the third game of a four-game series.
Baker carried a perfect game into the ninth inning before yielding a walk and a single as Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over Kansas City in the second game of Friday's doubleheader. The 25-year-old righthander also registered a career-high nine strikeouts.
With the losing streak snapped, the Twins will attempt to get back into playoff contention, as they sit seven games behind the New York Yankees in the American League wild card.
Minnesota will start Carlos Silva (10-13, 4.33 ERA), who has won just once in his last five starts.
The righthander was tagged for six earned runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings in his last outing, an 8-3 loss at the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
The Royals, who posted a 9-4 victory in the first game of the doubleheader, will counter with Brandon Duckworth (2-3, 2.94), who will be making just his third start of the season and first since April 13.
The 31-year-old Duckworth, who has not won as a starter this season, will make his first appearance since June 13 after going on the 15-day disabled list with an injured oblique.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 11 2
MINNESOTA 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 x 6 9 2 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: KAN - BRANDON DUCKWORTH, NEAL MUSSER (5TH), DAVID RISKE (7TH) AND
JASON LARUE, JOHN BUCK (8TH)
MIN - CARLOS SILVA, JUAN RINCON (7TH), PAT NESHEK
(8TH), JOE NATHAN
Sep 1 2:55 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SHANE COSTA SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S COSTA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
MINNESOTA 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.246, 1-FOR-3)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 2:29 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE REDMOND SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER AND JASON
KUBEL.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M REDMOND ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
MINNESOTA 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.209, 2-FOR-2, RBI)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 1:44 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON KUBEL SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J KUBEL ON FIRST, M CUDDYER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
MINNESOTA 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.293, 1-FOR-2)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 1:38 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TORII HUNTER SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HUNTER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
MINNESOTA 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.281, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 1:33 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALEX GORDON (12) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF CARLOS SILVA.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 2
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.298, 1-FOR-2)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 1:27 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY TONY PENA JR ALLOWED LUIS RODRIGUEZ TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N PUNTO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
MINNESOTA 2 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.300, 0-FOR-2)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 1:19 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED SHANE COSTA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T PENA JR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
MINNESOTA 1 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.135, 0-FOR-1)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 1:08 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY SHANE COSTA SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S COSTA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
MINNESOTA 1 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.248, 1-FOR-1)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 1:03 PM - AL
AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY LUIS RODRIGUEZ SCORED JASON KUBEL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, M REDMOND ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
MINNESOTA 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.197, 1 HR, 22 RBI)
Royals vs. TwinsSep 1 12:42 PM
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