Minnesota Bangs Out 14 Hits. Take Down Royals By Only 2.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Kent Hrbek

HHH Metrodome    (10-08-2026 14:26:33)       Time 3:15, 66 , Dome  Night Game

May 25, 1991                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1991 Kansas City 17-23        0 1 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      2  6  0

1991 Minnesota 24-18          2 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 -      4 14  0

Recap

Min  1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Min      Kent Hrbek hit a 2 run HR(7) to take the lead.  KC   0 Min 2.

KC   2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

KC       Carmelo Martinez doubled  scoring 1.  KC   1 Min 2.

KC   5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

KC       Kirk Gibson singled scoring Shumpert to tie the score.  KC   2 Min 2.

Min  7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Min      Kent Hrbek singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  KC   2 Min 3.

Min      Brian Harper singled scoring Puckett.  KC   2 Min 4.

KC   9th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Min  Brian Harper: 3 for 4.

Min  Kent Hrbek: 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI.

Min  Kirby Puckett: 4 for 5, 2 runs.

Min  Steve Bedrosian pitched 3 innings and picked up the win: 3 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 4 K. He's 2-3 on the season.

Min  Rick Aguilera pitched a shutout 9th to record his 5th save of the year.

KC   Steve Crawford pitched 1.2 innings and took the loss: 1.2 IP, 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He drops to 0-3 on the season.

==================

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Gubicza                       5.0  8  2  2  1  1  4   93  64  29   6.06  23 100(106)   +   46

 Crawford L(0-3)              1.2  5  2  2  0  1  2   42  23  19   5.25  11   30(35)

 Davis,M                      1.1  1  0  0  0  1  1   15  10   5   6.50   5   75(75)

                              8.0 14  4  4  1  3  7  150  97  53   3.96  39

Minnesota                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Guthrie                       5.0  4  2  2  0  4  3   93  54  39   4.03  22  80(104)   +   50

 Bedrosian W(2-3)             3.0  1  0  0  0  0  4   32  24   8   1.98  10   25(23)

 Aguilera S(5)                1.0  1  0  0  0  2  1   20  10  10   0.00   5    25(0)

                              9.0  6  2  2  0  6  8  145  88  57   3.94  37

==================

 KC: Cromartie hit for Martinez in the 9th

     Eisenreich hit for Shumpert in the 9th

Min: Mack hit for Pagliarulo in the 7th

     Leius moved to 3B in the 8th

     Munoz moved to LF in the 8th

     Mack moved to RF in the 8th

 2B-Martinez(5)

 HR-Min Hrbek(7) off Gubicza(2) in the 1st with 1 on base, 341 feet

 SB- KC Shumpert(2) off Guthrie(4) + Harper(18), 5th

 CS-Min Knoblauch(4) picked off by Davis(1) in the 8th Inn

Pickoff(P)-Davis(1)

RBI- KC  - Gibson(24), Martinez(6)

    Min  - Harper, B(20), Hrbek 3(24)

IBB- KC Eisenreich off Aguilera

 WP-Crawford(5)

Great-Shumpert(9), Gladden(8), Knoblauch(5)

Poor-Gibson(2), Pecota(3), Stillwell(8)

LOB-Kansas City 8 Minnesota 10

 DP-Kansas City 1 Minnesota 2

GWRBI-Hrbek