AUDIA LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025
MINNESOTA 1991 TWINS AT KANSAS CITY 1977 ROYALS
05/23/2025
 
AUDIA LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025
MINNESOTA 1991 TWINS AT KANSAS CITY 1977 ROYALS
GAME ID: 1571 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 1991 Twins (21-38) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 9 13 1
Kansas City 1977 Royals (26-29) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 6 9 3
Kansas City 1977 Loss Diminishes Brett Performance
The Minnesota 1991 Twins withstood an impressive performance by Kansas City 1977 third baseman George Brett to defeat the Royals, 9-6, at Royals Stadium. Brett went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Terry Leach closed it out for his 7th save. Minnesota 1991 now sits at 21-38, while Kansas City 1977 falls to 26-29.

Minnesota 1991 used a timely hit from Brian Harper to get the win. The catcher stroked a bases-clearing double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Twins ahead, 6-4. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"We got the victory," said Harper. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
MINNESOTA 1991 BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY 1977 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gladden LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .296 3 14
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .270 2 26
K. Puckett CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .270 8 31
K. Hrbek 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .302 11 39
C. Davis DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .273 8 42
B. Harper C 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 .358 5 33
S. Mack RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .351 10 31
M. Pagliarulo 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 3 12
   a-L. Webster PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 3 10
   b-S. Leius 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .312 2 10
G. Gagne SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .290 9 40
Totals 38 9 13 9 2 4 15      
a - L. Webster pinch hit for M. Pagliarulo in the 7th
b - S. Leius substituted for L. Webster in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Davis (22, 2nd Inning off P. Splittorff, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Gladden (4, 3rd Inning off P. Splittorff, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Knoblauch (10, 8th Inning off D. Bird, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Harper (17, 8th Inning off D. Bird, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Gladden 3 , C. Knoblauch 4 , K. Puckett , K. Hrbek , C. Davis 4 , B. Harper 2 , S. Leius , G. Gagne
2-out RBI: C. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , M. Pagliarulo
GIDP: D. Gladden , K. Hrbek , B. Harper
Sac Fly: K. Puckett
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Gladden (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Pagliarulo (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Harper-Knoblauch)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Brett 3B 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .386 15 42
H. McRae DH 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 .291 8 28
A. Otis CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .250 11 31
A. Cowens RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .281 9 24
J. Wathan C 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .315 4 20
P. LaCock 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .230 1 14
T. Poquette LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .303 1 11
   a-W. Wilson LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
F. Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 5 22
F. White 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .260 4 25
Totals 35 6 9 6 5 6 29      
a - W. Wilson substituted for T. Poquette in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McRae (11, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. White (8, 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Wathan (7, 9th Inning off T. Leach, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Brett (15, 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Brett 6 , H. McRae 2 , A. Otis , J. Wathan 3 , F. White 3
2-out RBI: G. Brett , J. Wathan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cowens , J. Wathan , P. LaCock 2 , F. Patek
Sac Bunt: F. Patek
Hit by Pitch: T. Poquette
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Otis (8)

FIELDING
Errors: P. LaCock (1) , F. Patek 2 (10)
Double Plays: 3 (Patek-White-LaCock, Patek-White-LaCock, Brett-White-LaCock)
MINNESOTA 1991 PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY 1977 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Erickson 6.2 8 4 3 2 4 1 103 5.67   
M. Guthrie W (2-1) 1.1 0 2 2 3 1 0 33 10.33   
T. Leach SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 46
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 31, M. Guthrie 7, T. Leach 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 10-5, M. Guthrie 2-1, T. Leach 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 103-66, M. Guthrie 33-16, T. Leach 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Leach 3-2
Hit Batsmen: S. Erickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Splittorff 5.1 7 2 2 1 4 0 90 5.37   
G. Throop H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.45   
L. Gura H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.35   
D. Bird L (1-2), BS (4) 0.1 3 6 0 1 0 0 21 4.50   
M. Pattin 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 25 6.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Splittorff 49
Batters Faced: P. Splittorff 23, G. Throop 2, L. Gura 2, D. Bird 7, M. Pattin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Splittorff 5-5, G. Throop 1-1, L. Gura 1-1, D. Bird 1-0, M. Pattin 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Splittorff 90-53, G. Throop 2-2, L. Gura 8-6, D. Bird 21-13, M. Pattin 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Throop 1-0 , M. Pattin 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Brett
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 28102
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