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Bert Blyleven gave up only three hits, retiring the first 18 batters he faced, as the Twins crushed the Royals, 7-1, and snapped Kansas City's seven-game winning streak. The defeat also knocked the Missourians out of first place in the West Division, victorious Oakland taking over the top spot by two percentage points. Blyleven, who leads A. L. in shutouts with seven, saw his bid for a no-hitter disappear in the seventh when Freddie Patek tripled and scored on Cookie Rojas' single. Royals' starter Steve Busby lasted only 1 2/3 innings, yielding four hits and four runs in that brief stay. Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 1 Twins 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 7 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .236 Braun 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .288 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 Hisle lf 4 0 1 2 1 0 .263 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Oliva dh 4 1 1 2 1 0 .292 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Darwin rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .257 Kirkpatrick lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Holt 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .287 Piniella dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Mitterwald c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262 Hovley rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Thompson ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Brye cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Healy c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Terrell 2b 4 2 3 1 0 1 .280 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 3 1 0 6 Totals 33 7 10 6 7 4 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 15,311 Left on Base: Royals 2, Twins 10 DP: Royals 2, Twins 0 Errors: Patek Triples: Patek (5) Home Runs: Oliva (11), Holt (10) Stolen Bases: Patek (25) GIDP: Darwin (15) Hit by Pitch: Braun (3,by Mingori) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby L(9-11) 1.2 4 4 2 2 1 1 12 4.43 Dal Canton 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 17 4.45 Mingori 2.1 2 0 0 3 1 0 12 4.85 Totals 8 10 7 5 7 4 2 41 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(14-10) 9 3 1 1 0 6 0 30 2.63 Totals 9 3 1 1 0 6 0 30 Hit by Pitch: Mingori (1) Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas was called out on strikes; Otis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Braun was called out on strikes; Hisle grounded out (third to first); Oliva homered; Darwin flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Holt flied out to center; Mitterwald singled to right; Thompson lined to left; Brye singled to left [Mitterwald to third]; Terrell singled to shortstop [Mitterwald scored, Brye to second]; Braun walked [Brye to third, Terrell to second]; Hisle reached on an error by Patek [Brye scored (unearned) (no RBI), Terrell to third, Braun to second]; Oliva walked [Terrell scored (unearned), Braun to third, Hisle to second]; DAL CANTON REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Darwin was called out on strikes; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. ROYALS 3RD: Hovley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett popped to catcher in foul territory; Healy popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. TWINS 3RD: Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald lined to third; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. ROYALS 4TH: Patek flied out to center; Rojas flied out to right; Otis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. TWINS 4TH: Brye grounded out (second to first); Terrell struck out; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry popped to shortstop; Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. TWINS 5TH: Hisle walked; Oliva flied out to right; Darwin grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. ROYALS 6TH: Hovley was called out on strikes; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Holt homered; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled to left; Brye grounded out (second to first) [Thompson to second]; Terrell singled to second [Thompson to third]; Braun walked [Terrell to second]; Hisle singled to left [Thompson scored, Terrell scored, Braun to second]; MINGORI REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Oliva forced Hisle (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 7. ROYALS 7TH: Patek tripled; Rojas singled to center [Patek scored]; Otis flied out to center; Mayberry flied out to right; Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: Darwin singled to center; Holt was called out on strikes; Mitterwald walked [Darwin to second]; Thompson walked [Darwin to third, Mitterwald to second]; Brye lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 7. ROYALS 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Hovley flied out to right; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: Terrell singled to left; Braun was hit by a pitch [Terrell to second]; Hisle grounded out (second to first) [Terrell to third, Braun to second]; Oliva popped to catcher in foul territory; Darwin was walked intentionally; Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 7. ROYALS 9TH: Healy flied to left in foul territory; Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; Rojas flied out to left; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 7. |
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