• Royals vs. Twins, 06/29/2012, 7:10pm

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    Brock Beauchamp
    Published on 06-29-2012 02:00 PM
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    After struggling in a three game set against the White Sox and dropping two of three, the Twins look to get back on track against the fourth place Kansas City Royals tonight at 7pm.

    Right-hander Luis Mendoza takes the mound against Brian Duensing, who will take the mound as a starter for the second time after giving up four earned runs in three innings against the Reds earlier in the week.

    Will the Twins get back on track against the Royals in this four game set? What are your thoughts on Duensing staying in the rotation semi-permanently? Are you sorry to see Manship go? Without Jeff in the bullpen, how will opposing teams score against the Twins bullpen? It all seems a little unfair to me.

    As always, join the Twins Daily game conversation today and let us know what you think! As always, you can find the conversation at just below the stat sheets in this article.

    Luis Mendoza
    W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 2 4 4.95 13 8 0 0 0 0 60.0 68 37 33 4 3 30 2 30 .291 1.63 1.62
    MLB Totals 8 13 6.45 51 24 0 0 1 3 159.0 201 132 114 17 14 68 6 80 .308 1.69 1.43

    Brian Duensing

    		 W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 1 3 3.82 31 1 0 0 0 0 37.2 32 16 16 2 1 11 0 23 .232 1.14 0.65
    MLB Totals 25 22 3.96 140 51 2 2 0 0 414.0 431 197 182 41 8 129 9 269 .270 1.35 1.17

    Kansas City Royals
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Mazzaro, V KC P 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
    2 Escobar, A KC SS 71 260 28 82 19 2 2 20 9 43 12 2 .315 .353 .427 .780
    3 Perez, S KC C 4 16 1 5 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 .313 .313 .563 .875
    4 Falu, I KC 2B 13 47 8 14 3 1 0 1 1 7 0 0 .298 .313 .404 .717
    5 Butler, B KC 1B 72 270 28 80 13 0 15 46 21 46 1 1 .296 .357 .511 .868
    6 Getz, C KC 2B 36 100 12 29 5 2 0 8 6 9 6 1 .290 .327 .380 .707
    7 Moustakas, M KC 3B 69 256 37 71 17 0 13 38 23 53 2 1 .277 .346 .496 .842
    8 Pena, B KC C 40 123 7 33 8 0 1 13 5 12 0 1 .268 .295 .358 .652
    9 Gordon, A KC LF 73 288 45 77 23 2 5 24 41 59 3 3 .267 .363 .413 .776
    10 Francoeur, J KC RF 71 281 28 74 14 2 7 24 13 51 1 3 .263 .300 .402 .702
    11 Betancourt, Y KC 2B 33 119 15 30 7 1 5 24 7 14 0 1 .252 .289 .454 .743
    12 Bourgeois, J KC CF 8 16 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 .250 .333 .313 .646
    13 Dyson, J KC CF 52 185 31 46 3 3 0 7 18 33 13 3 .249 .314 .297 .611
    14 Quintero, H KC C 43 138 7 32 12 0 1 19 4 28 0 1 .232 .257 .341 .598
    15 Hosmer, E KC 1B 70 263 29 58 11 1 9 35 25 34 7 1 .221 .290 .373 .662
    16 Giavotella, J KC 2B 21 69 8 15 3 0 0 6 4 12 0 0 .217 .260 .261 .521
    17 Chen, B KC P 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
    17 Hochevar, L KC P 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
    19 Maier, M KC CF 31 63 8 11 1 1 2 7 8 24 2 0 .175 .264 .317 .581

    Minnesota Twins
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Revere, B MIN RF 41 167 20 54 6 2 0 11 5 11 15 3 .323 .343 .383 .726
    2 Mauer, J MIN C 66 240 34 77 16 1 3 34 38 36 3 1 .321 .414 .433 .848
    3 Span, D MIN CF 69 278 37 77 20 2 3 19 27 35 7 3 .277 .341 .396 .737
    4 Willingham, J MIN LF 71 254 40 69 20 1 15 49 36 73 2 1 .272 .384 .535 .920
    5 Doumit, R MIN C 59 203 22 55 12 1 7 32 19 41 0 0 .271 .332 .443 .775
    6 Carroll, J MIN SS 72 244 31 62 9 1 0 25 29 33 6 3 .254 .337 .299 .636
    7 Casilla, A MIN 2B 53 156 15 38 9 1 0 12 9 28 8 1 .244 .284 .314 .598
    8 Plouffe, T MIN RF 55 185 30 45 8 0 15 27 21 44 0 2 .243 .322 .530 .852
    9 Butera, D MIN C 20 54 3 13 5 0 0 1 4 12 0 0 .241 .305 .333 .638
    10 Morneau, J MIN 1B 56 214 24 49 12 1 10 34 21 48 1 0 .229 .301 .435 .736
    11 Dozier, B MIN SS 46 176 17 40 8 0 3 19 7 33 2 2 .227 .254 .324 .578
    12 Komatsu, E MIN RF 15 32 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 .219 .297 .219 .516
    13 Mastroianni, D MIN LF 25 49 6 10 1 1 1 7 5 10 2 0 .204 .278 .327 .604
    14 Hughes, L MIN 2B 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
    15 Valencia, D MIN 3B 27 100 9 19 5 1 1 11 2 23 0 1 .190 .204 .290 .494
    16 Parmelee, C MIN 1B 36 97 7 18 5 1 0 3 8 26 0 0 .186 .269 .258 .526
    17 Diamond, S MIN P 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
    17 Thomas, C MIN RF 12 28 2 4 1 0 1 4 0 16 0 0 .143 .172 .286 .458
    19 Burroughs, S MIN 3B 10 17 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .118 .167 .176 .343
    Comments 46 Comments
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 06-29-2012, 08:28 PM
      It's a good thing we can sit around and talk about Rex Hudler while this... thing is on television.
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 06-29-2012, 08:32 PM
      Does this thread make it to 50 posts?


      40?


      30?
    1. Jocko87's Avatar
      Jocko87 - 06-29-2012, 08:43 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      It's a good thing we can sit around and talk about Rex Hudler while this... thing is on television.
      I didn't know the nerve I was touching, but yet I'm the one suffering through his drivel. I don't have a great hatred for him because I only watch half of the times when they are playing the Twins plus Josh Mathews is pretty solid for balance. I could defiantly see endorsing the ice pick if I were a regular watcher.
    1. Jocko87's Avatar
      Jocko87 - 06-29-2012, 08:43 PM
      25+
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 06-29-2012, 08:54 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jocko87 View Post
      I didn't know the nerve I was touching, but yet I'm the one suffering through his drivel. I don't have a great hatred for him because I only watch half of the times when they are playing the Twins plus Josh Mathews is pretty solid for balance. I could defiantly see endorsing the ice pick if I were a regular watcher.
      Oh, I was insulting the quality of the game, not Hudler's commentary. I said my piece on Hudler.
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 06-29-2012, 08:56 PM
      Luis Mendoza, the pitcher Nick Blackburn dreams of being.



      *vomit*
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 06-29-2012, 09:12 PM
      Oh for %&#@$ sake.
    1. Badsmerf's Avatar
      Badsmerf - 06-29-2012, 09:23 PM
      KC Royals, your new power in the AL Central.
    1. Badsmerf's Avatar
      Badsmerf - 06-29-2012, 09:24 PM
      That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen Plouffe do.
    1. Ted666's Avatar
      Ted666 - 06-29-2012, 09:33 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      Rex Hudler might be worse than Hawk. Really, I'm not joking. I had to listen to him for many years when I lived in LA and followed the Angels.

      He was busted for marijuana possession because he walked through an airport metal detector with weed shoved down his pants... Weed wrapped in tin foil.

      He may be the dumbest man on the planet.
      I remember when that happened
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 06-29-2012, 09:58 PM
      Annnnnnnnnd we've got a ballgame.
    1. jctwins's Avatar
      jctwins - 06-29-2012, 09:58 PM
      At least they're making some of these games f'ing interesting.
    1. Jocko87's Avatar
      Jocko87 - 06-29-2012, 09:58 PM
      Kudos to everyone who made it this far.
    1. Badsmerf's Avatar
      Badsmerf - 06-29-2012, 10:00 PM
      I've been facebook browsing for the last 45 minutes. Makes games like this easier to watch.
    1. Badsmerf's Avatar
      Badsmerf - 06-29-2012, 10:01 PM
      YES!!! They are Plooooooouffing Plouffe! LMAO. My life is complete.
    1. jctwins's Avatar
      jctwins - 06-29-2012, 10:01 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jocko87 View Post
      Kudos to everyone who made it this far.
      I had the Dodger game on the computer and had turned the game to mute. But I hung in just in case.
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 06-29-2012, 10:02 PM
      Well that sucked.


      Blue balled.
    1. jctwins's Avatar
      jctwins - 06-29-2012, 10:02 PM
      These f'ing pop outs to the infield are ridiculous in big situations.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 06-29-2012, 10:02 PM
      Plouffe pops out -- an appropriate end to this suckfest.
    1. one_eyed_jack's Avatar
      one_eyed_jack - 06-29-2012, 10:18 PM
      Well that rally ended in an awful hurry. After Mauer's double scored Span, cutting the lead to 2, we had 2nd and 3rd with with nobody out.

      Then Willingham, Morneau and Plouffe went down on a grand total of 4 pitches.

      Blech.
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