Ejections: MIN Manager Ron Gardenhire by Larry Vanover [HBP non-call]
Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 22066
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals
1. Span cf DeJesus lf
2. Harris ss Bloomquist rf
3. Mauer c Butler 1b
4. Morneau 1b Jacobs dh
5. Kubel dh Teahen 3b
6. Cuddyer rf Callaspo 2b
7. Buscher 3b Olivo c
8. Young lf Maier cf
9. Punto 2b T. Pena ss
Blackburn p Hochevar p
TWINS 1ST: Span walked; On a bunt Harris forced Span (pitcher to
shortstop) [Harris to first]; Mauer flied to center; Morneau
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: DeJesus flied to center; Bloomquist grounded out
(third to first); Butler singled to center; Jacobs flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
TWINS 2ND: Kubel walked; Cuddyer forced Kubel (third to second);
Buscher walked [Cuddyer to second]; Young flied to left; Punto
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Teahen grounded out (first unassisted); Callaspo
grounded out (second to first); Olivo singled to left; Maier
doubled to right [Olivo scored (error by Cuddyer) (unearned) (no
RBI), Maier to third]; T. Pena was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
TWINS 3RD: Span popped to third; Harris reached on an error by
Teahen [Harris to first]; Mauer flied to center; Morneau walked
[Harris to second]; Kubel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: DeJesus lined to left; Bloomquist was called out on
strikes; Butler singled to right; Jacobs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
TWINS 4TH: Cuddyer doubled to left; Buscher flied to center;
Young flied to right; Punto flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Teahen singled to pitcher; Callaspo flied to left;
Olivo forced Teahen (third to second); Maier was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
TWINS 5TH: Span grounded out (first to pitcher); Harris struck
out; Mauer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: T. Pena singled to left; DeJesus singled to left [T.
Pena to third]; Bloomquist flied to left [DeJesus to second (on
throw)]; Butler flied to center; Jacobs walked; Teahen struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
TWINS 6TH: Morneau grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubel
grounded out (first unassisted); Twins manager Gardenhire
ejected by HP umpire Vanover for arguing that pitch ball hit
Kubel's foot for HBP; Cuddyer flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Callaspo homered to right; Olivo homered to
left-center; Maier flied to left; T. Pena grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeJesus singled to center; Bloomquist
reached on an error by Harris [DeJesus to second]; Butler flied
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.
TWINS 7TH: Buscher popped to shortstop; Young singled to left;
Punto grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Young out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.
ROYALS 7TH: DICKEY REPLACED BLACKBURN (PITCHING); Jacobs flied
to center; Teahen grounded out (second to first); Callaspo
singled to center; Olivo tripled to center [Callaspo scored];
Maier walked; Maier stole second; T. Pena grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.
TWINS 8TH: BALE REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); On a bunt Span
singled to catcher; Harris singled to left [Span to second];
Mauer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Span to third, Harris out at second]; Morneau homered to right
[Span scored]; Kubel flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 8TH: MIJARES REPLACED DICKEY (PITCHING); DeJesus was
called out on strikes; Bloomquist walked; Butler flied to center
[Bloomquist to second]; Jacobs flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.
TWINS 9TH: SORIA REPLACED BALE (PITCHING); Cuddyer struck out;
Buscher struck out; Young struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 2 5 2 6
Royals 4 12 1 12
