Bannister outpitches Liriano as Royals beat Twins 5-1
NO SWEEP FOR THE TWINS (AGAIN)
Looks like the twins are a pretty good team, I can't wait for the Royals, White Sox matchup, I will have to look at the schedule for this one
Here are ther Standings Thus Far, Still I say B+ start. Looks like Meche needs to get it together, which I am sure he will, so far Bannister has been the standout, and we all figure Meche.
Last year Meche was the hard luck loser, this year he has had some control issues and Bannister has so far proven that he can keep control, and pitch out of Jams, when Meche can do this, they both can win 20 games.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)--Brian Bannister threw his second career complete game and outpitched Francisco Liriano, who was making his first start since 2006, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 5-1 victory Sunday over the Minnesota Twins.
Liriano, an All-Star as a rookie sensation in 2006, gave up six hits, walked five and struck out four in his first major league appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery 17 months ago. The big left-hander went 4 2-3 innings and gave up four runs. He threw 90 pitches, 51 for strikes.
Bannister (3-0) gave up only three hits, walking one and striking out three. In three starts covering 21 innings, the second-year right-hander has allowed only two earned runs for an ERA of 0.86
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Royals 5, Twins 1
| Minnesota |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
AVG |
| Gomez, CF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.269 |
| Harris, 2B |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
| Kubel, DH |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.263 |
| Morneau, 1B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.225 |
| Young, LF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.244 |
| Lamb, 3B |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.176 |
| Redmond, C |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
| Span, RF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
| Everett, SS |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.130 |
| a-Tolbert, PH-SS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.435 |
| Totals |
29 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|
a-Struck out for Everett in the 8th. |
BATTING
TB: Kubel; Morneau; Everett.
RBI: Morneau (9).
2-out RBI: Morneau.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morneau 2.
GIDP: Young; Redmond.
Team LOB: 3.
FIELDING
DP: (Everett-Harris-Morneau).
| |
|
| Kansas City |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
AVG |
| Gathright, CF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.239 |
| German, 2B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.143 |
| Teahen, LF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.286 |
| Butler, 1B |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
.386 |
| 1-Gload, PR-1B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
| Guillen, RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
.122 |
| Gordon, 3B |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.333 |
| Olivo, DH |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.167 |
| Buck, C |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
.206 |
| Pena, SS |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.033 |
| Totals |
28 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
14 |
|
1-Ran for Butler in the 7th. |
BATTING
2B: Olivo (2, Liriano), Gordon (4, Liriano).
HR: Gordon (3, 8th inning off Rincon, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Gathright 2; German; Butler; Gordon 6; Olivo 2.
RBI: Butler (4), Olivo (3), Pena (3), German (1), Gordon (7).
2-out RBI: Butler; German.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gathright; Teahen; Buck.
S: German.
SF: Pena.
GIDP: Guillen.
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING
SB: Gordon (1, 3rd base off Liriano/Redmond).
FIELDING
E: Guillen (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Pena-Butler, Pena-German-Butler).
| |
| |
| Minnesota |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Liriano (L, 0-1) |
4.2 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
7.71 |
| Bass |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3.27 |
| Rincon |
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.75 | |
|
| Kansas City |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Bannister (W, 3-0) |
9.0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0.86 | |
|
HBP: Harris (by Bannister).
Pitches-strikes: Liriano 90-51, Bass 17-10, Rincon 8-6, Bannister 111-72.
Ground outs-fly outs: Liriano 5-5, Bass 7-0, Rincon 0-3, Bannister 15-9.
Batters faced: Liriano 25, Bass 7, Rincon 4, Bannister 31.
Inherited runners-scored: Bass 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Marty Foster.
Weather: 37 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, L to R.
T: 2:10.
Att: 13,886.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
Here are the standings so far
| Chicago |
7 |
4 |
.636 |
- |
- |
7-3 |
W2 |
0-0 |
7-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
4-2 |
4-2 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
70 |
49 |
7-4 |
4/13 v DET, W 11-0 |
4/14 v OAK, 8:11P |
| Kansas City |
7 |
5 |
.583 |
0.5 |
151 |
5-5 |
W1 |
2-1 |
5-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3-3 |
4-2 |
5-4 |
2-1 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
38 |
32 |
7-5 |
4/13 v MIN, W 5-1 |
4/14 @ SEA, 10:10P |
| Minnesota |
6 |
6 |
.500 |
1.5 |
150 |
5-5 |
L1 |
0-0 |
5-3 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
3-4 |
3-2 |
4-5 |
2-1 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
43 |
44 |
6-6 |
4/13 @ KC, L 1-5 |
4/14 @ DET, 7:05P |
| Cleveland |
5 |
7 |
.417 |
2.5 |
149 |
3-7 |
W1 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
3-6 |
0-0 |
3-3 |
2-4 |
4-3 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
54 |
60 |
5-7 |
4/13 v OAK, W 7-1 |
4/14 v BOS, 7:05P |
| Detroit |
2 |
10 |
.167 |
5.5 |
146 |
2-8 |
L2 |
1-2 |
1-8 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-6 |
2-4 |
1-9 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
33 |
78 |
2-10 |
4/13 @ CWS, L 0-11 |
4/14 v MIN, 7:05P | |
The Royals head for a matchup in Seattle, Lets Go POWDERBLUE
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