Minnesota 10, Kansas City 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
60°
Umpires:
Home -
Sam Holbrook, 1B -
Mike Muchlinski, 2B -
Brian Knight, 3B -
Gerry Davis
Attendance:
38816
By SportsDirect Inc.
Delmon Young went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Jim Thome homered for the third straight game as the Minnesota Twins coasted to their fifth straight victory, a 10-3 triumph over the Kansas City Royals.
J.J. Hardy drove in three runs and Francisco Liriano pitched seven solid innings for the Twins, who improved to 18-3 in their last 21 at home and increased their lead in the American League Central over the Chicago White Sox to 4 1/2 games.
Hardy opened the scoring in the second with a sacrifice fly and then Minnesota exploded for six runs in the third to take control. Young and Hardy each delivered a two-run single in the frame while Jason Kubel and Matt Tolbert drove in a run apiece.
Young expanded the lead to 9-1 with a two-run double in the fourth and Thome, who scored three times, belted his fourth homer in three games - a solo shot in the sixth - to cap the scoring for the Twins, who are 7-1 on their nine-game homestand.
Liriano (13-7) remained unbeaten since the All-Star break, allowing just two runs and seven hits. The left-hander, who is 7-0 over his last 10 starts, walked two and struck out four.
Brian Bannister (7-12) lasted just 2 2/3 innings in his first start since Aug. 2 due to right shoulder tendinitis. The 29-year old, who has lost nine of his last 10 decisions, was pounded for seven runs and eight hits during his 55-pitch outing.
Josh Fields homered for the Royals, who have lost 19 of their last 24 road games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City |
|
Minnesota |
|
Brian Bannister |
Player |
Francisco Liriano
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
2.2 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
0 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
8 |
Hits |
7 |
|
23.62 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Kansas City
|
9 |
1 |
13 |
.250 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Minnesota
|
13 |
1 |
20 |
.361 |
17 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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