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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 0 (2)

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Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 0 (2)

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Game Played on Friday, August 31, 2007 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
MIN A    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   5 10  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DeJesus cf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Grudzielanek 2b               4   0   0   0       0   1       2   4
Gload 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Butler dh                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Gordon 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   3       1   1
Costa rf                      3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Buck c                        2   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Gathright lf                  1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  German ph,lf                2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Pena ss                       2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Sweeney ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Meche p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Braun p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0       1   9      24   8
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 2.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Casilla 2b                    5   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Bartlett ss                   2   1   1   2       2   0       2   0
Hunter cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Morneau 1b                    3   0   0   1       0   0       3   1
Cuddyer rf                    4   1   3   0       0   0       0   0
Kubel dh                      4   1   2   0       0   1       0   0
Redmond c                     4   1   2   1       0   0       9   0
White lf                      2   0   0   1       1   0       2   0
Punto 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   2       4   2
Baker p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       32   5  10   5       3   4      27   4
BATTING - 
2B: Kubel (22,off Braun).
SF: Morneau (7,off Meche); White (1,off Braun).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Meche L(7-12)                 7     7   3   3   3   3   0  31
Braun                         1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6
Totals                        8    10   5   5   3   4   0  37

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Baker W(8-6)                  9     1   0   0   1   9   0  29

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - James Hoye
Official Scorer: Howard Sinker
Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 24986
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins          
1. DeJesus             cf        Casilla             2b
2. Grudzielanek        2b        Bartlett            ss
3. Gload               1b        Hunter              cf
4. Butler              dh        Morneau             1b
5. Gordon              3b        Cuddyer             rf
6. Costa               rf        Kubel               dh
7. Buck                c         Redmond             c
8. Gathright           lf        White               lf
9. Pena                ss        Punto               3b
   Meche               p         Baker               p

ROYALS 1ST: DeJesus flied to center; Grudzielanek struck out;
Gload struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Casilla struck out; Bartlett lined to second; Hunter
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Butler struck out; Gordon struck out; Costa struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morneau grounded out (pitcher to first); Cuddyer
grounded out (second to first); Kubel was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Buck lined to center; Gathright struck out; Pena
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Redmond singled to right; White popped to first;
Punto singled to left [Redmond to second]; Casilla grounded out
(second to first) [Redmond to third, Punto to second]; Bartlett
singled to center [Redmond scored, Punto scored]; Hunter flied
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: DeJesus popped to third; Grudzielanek grounded out
(first to pitcher); Gload lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Morneau grounded out (third to first); Cuddyer
singled to third; Kubel singled to left [Cuddyer to second];
Redmond forced Cuddyer (shortstop to third) [Kubel to second];
White walked [Kubel to third, Redmond to second]; Punto was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Butler flied to left; Gordon struck out; Costa flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Casilla flied to left; Bartlett walked; Hunter
singled to third [Bartlett to third]; Morneau out on a sacrifice
fly to left [Bartlett scored]; Cuddyer singled to left [Hunter
to third]; Kubel grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Buck struck out; GERMAN BATTED FOR GATHRIGHT; German
grounded out (third to first); Pena popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: GERMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Redmond lined to
right; White flied to left; Punto flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

ROYALS 7TH: DeJesus popped to third; Grudzielanek grounded out
(third to first); Gload popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Casilla popped to catcher; Bartlett walked; Hunter
popped to second; Morneau flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Twins 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Butler popped to second; Gordon struck out; Costa
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: BRAUN REPLACED MECHE (PITCHING); Cuddyer singled to
right; Kubel doubled to right [Cuddyer to third]; Redmond
singled to center [Cuddyer scored, Kubel to third]; White out on
a sacrifice fly to right [Kubel scored]; Punto was called out on
strikes; Casilla grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Buck walked; German forced Buck (second to
shortstop); SWEENEY BATTED FOR PENA; Sweeney singled to center
[German to second]; DeJesus flied to center; Grudzielanek lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           0   1   0    2
 Twins            5  10   0    8
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