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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 5

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Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 5

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SABR Article

Game Played on Monday, September 16, 1996 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

MIN A    1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 12  1
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  5    1  0  x  -   6 11  0
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Knoblauch 2b                  5   1   1   0       0   1       3   5
Becker cf                     5   0   2   1       0   2       3   0
Molitor dh                    4   1   3   1       0   0       0   0
Cordova lf                    5   0   1   1       0   2       2   0
Kelly rf                      3   0   1   0       1   0       4   0
Coomer 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Walbeck c                     4   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Meares ss                     2   1   1   2       0   0       2   1
  Lawton ph                   1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Walker 3b                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Reboulet ph,3b              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hale ph                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Radke p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stevens p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       37   5  12   5       1   6      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Knoblauch-Coomer.
E: Walbeck (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Knoblauch (35,off Rosado).
3B: Molitor (8,off Rosado).
HR: Meares (8,2nd inning off Rosado 1 on 1 out).
SF: Molitor (9,off Bluma).
HBP: Meares (9,by Rosado).
GDP: Walbeck (6,off Scanlan).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Becker (16,2nd base off Bluma/Mercedes).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Offerman 2b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       1   4
Myers cf                      3   1   1   1       1   0       3   0
Lockhart 3b                   4   1   1   2       0   0       1   1
Roberts dh                    4   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Paquette 1b                   3   1   2   0       0   0       8   0
Nunnally rf                   4   1   1   1       0   1       4   0
Sweeney c                     3   0   1   1       0   1       5   0
  Goodwin pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mercedes c                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Stynes lf                     3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Norman pr,lf                0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Howard ss                     2   0   0   1       0   0       3   3
Rosado p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Scanlan p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bluma p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       31   6  11   6       1   2      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Offerman-Howard-Paquette.
BATTING - 
2B: Offerman (33,off Radke); Myers (3,off Radke); Stynes (4,off Radke).
3B: Nunnally (1,off Radke).
HR: Lockhart (6,6th inning off Radke 1 on 1 out).
SH: Paquette (3,off Stevens).
SF: Howard (4,off Stevens).
GDP: Paquette (11,off Radke).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Goodwin (22,2nd base by Radke/Walbeck).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Radke L(10-15)                6     9   6   6   1   2   1  26
Stevens                       2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8
Totals                        8    11   6   6   1   2   1  34
Radke faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Stevens 1-1.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rosado W(7-5)                 6.2   7   3   3   1   5   1  29
Scanlan                       1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5
Bluma SV(3)                   1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6
Totals                        9    12   5   5   1   6   1  40
WP: Rosado (4).
HBP: Rosado (4,Meares).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Scanlan 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Chuck Meriwether
Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 16843
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals       
1. Knoblauch           2b        Offerman            2b
2. Becker              cf        Myers               cf
3. Molitor             dh        Lockhart            3b
4. Cordova             lf        Roberts             dh
5. Kelly               rf        Paquette            1b
6. Coomer              1b        Nunnally            rf
7. Walbeck             c         Sweeney             c
8. Meares              ss        Stynes              lf
9. Walker              3b        Howard              ss
   Radke               p         Rosado              p

TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch was called out on strikes; Becker was
called out on strikes; Molitor singled to right; Rosado threw a
wild pitch [Molitor to second]; Cordova singled to left [Molitor
scored]; Kelly flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Offerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Myers
flied to right; Lockhart flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Coomer flied to left; Walbeck singled to left; Meares
homered to left-center [Walbeck scored]; Walker was called out
on strikes; Knoblauch doubled to right; Becker grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Roberts singled to left; Paquette grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Roberts out at second]; Nunnally
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Molitor flied to right; Cordova struck out; Kelly
walked; Coomer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Sweeney flied to center; Stynes grounded out (second
to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Walbeck flied to center; Meares was hit by a pitch;
Walker popped to third; Knoblauch lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Offerman flied to right; Myers walked; Lockhart
flied to center; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 5TH: Becker struck out; Molitor tripled to center; Cordova
popped to first; Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Paquette singled to shortstop; Nunnally struck out;
Sweeney struck out; Stynes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 6TH: Coomer grounded out (third to first); Walbeck
grounded out (shortstop to first); Meares grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Howard popped to shortstop; Offerman doubled to
right; Myers doubled [Offerman scored]; Lockhart homered to
right [Myers scored]; Roberts grounded out (second to first);
Paquette singled to center; Nunnally tripled to right [Paquette
scored]; Sweeney singled to third [Nunnally scored]; GOODWIN RAN
FOR SWEENEY; Goodwin was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 5.

TWINS 7TH: MERCEDES REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING C ); REBOULET
BATTED FOR WALKER; Reboulet grounded out (second to first);
Knoblauch flied to right; Becker singled to left; SCANLAN
REPLACED ROSADO (PITCHING); Molitor singled to right [Becker to
second]; Cordova forced Molitor (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: REBOULET STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Stynes doubled
to left; NORMAN RAN FOR STYNES; Norman safe on a pick-off error
by Walbeck [Norman to third]; STEVENS REPLACED RADKE (PITCHING);
Howard out on a sacrifice fly to right [Norman scored]; Offerman
singled to left; Myers popped to shortstop; Lockhart lined to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 6.

TWINS 8TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kelly singled to
first; Coomer lined to second; Walbeck grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Roberts singled to center; Paquette out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Roberts to second]; Nunnally
flied to left; Mercedes flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 3, Royals 6.

TWINS 9TH: LAWTON BATTED FOR MEARES; BLUMA REPLACED SCANLAN
(PITCHING); Lawton singled to center; HALE BATTED FOR REBOULET;
Hale singled to left [Lawton to second]; Knoblauch forced Hale
(pitcher to shortstop) [Lawton to third]; Becker singled to
right [Lawton scored, Knoblauch to third]; Molitor out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Knoblauch scored]; Becker stole second;
Cordova was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
5, Royals 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            5  12   1    8
 Royals           6  11   0    4
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