twins/mlb

THE SCORECARD

SECOND inning

Twins: Torii Hunter doubled to left off Kansas City starter Odalis Perez. Josh Rabe grounded out to second, Hunter advanced to third. Jason Tyner grounded out to short. Jason Bartlett reached on an infield single, scoring Hunter. Kansas City: Twins starter Mike Smith walked Ryan Shealy. Paul Bako reached on an infield single, Shealy advanced to second. Angel Berroa popped out to catcher Mike Redmond. Joey Gathright reached on a fielder's choice to second, Shealy advanced to third, Bako was out at second. David DeJesus singled to left, scoring Shealy. Twins 1, Royals 1

THIRD inning

Kansas City: Shane Costa drew a two-out walk. Shealy hit a two-run homer to left. Bako doubled to right. Berroa tripled to center, scoring Bako. Royals 4, Twins 1

FOURTH inning

Twins: Tyner hit a two-out single to center. Bartlett doubled to left, scoring Tyner. Luis Castillo tripled to right, scoring Bartlett. Royals 4, Twins 3

Fifth inning

Twins: Redmond singled to center. Michael Cuddyer hit a two-run homer to left. Twins 5, Royals 4

sixth inning

Kansas City: Mark Grudzielanek singled to center off reliever Matt Guerrier. Dennys Reyes relieved Guerrier. Mark Teahen grounded out to first, Grudzielanek advanced to second. Reggie Sanders reached on an infield single, Grudzielanek advanced to third. Pinch hitter Emil Brown singled to center, scoring Grudzielanek. Twins 5, Royals 5

seventh inning

Twins: Reliever Todd Wellemeyer hit Cuddyer with a pitch. Justin Morneau grounded out to first, Cuddyer advanced to second. Hunter singled to right, scoring Cuddyer. Twins 6, Royals 5

EIGHTH inning

Twins: Tyner reached on a bunt single off reliever Joe Nelson. Bartlett singled to right, Tyner advanced to third. Castillo singled to left, scoring Tyner and advancing Bartlett to second. Nick Punto sacrificed Bartlett to third and Castillo to second. Redmond singled to center, scoring Bartlett and Castillo. Cuddyer doubled to center, Redmond was thrown out at home, Cuddyer advanced to third. Morneau reached on an infield single, scoring Cuddyer. Hunter tripled to center, scoring Morneau. Twins 11, Royals 5

TWINS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

L. Castillo 2b 6 1 3 2 0 1 .286

Punto 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .308

Redmond c 4 1 3 2 1 0 .352

Cuddyer rf 4 3 3 2 1 0 .270

Morneau 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .321

T.Hunter dh 5 1 3 2 0 1 .280

Rabe lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .324

Tyner cf 5 2 4 0 0 0 .326

Bartlett ss 5 2 5 2 0 0 .377

Totals 44 11 22 11 2 4

Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

DeJesus lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .297

Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .286

Teahen 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .275

R. Sanders dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .243

Costa rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .262

Brown ph-rf 2 0 2 1 0 0 .285

Shealy 1b 3 2 2 2 2 0 .316

Bako c 5 1 2 0 0 2 .237

Berroa ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .239

Gathright cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .208

Totals 38 5 12 5 5 6

Twins 010 220 150--11 22 0

Kansas City 013 001 000-- 5 12 0

LOB--Twins 11, Kansas City 12. 2B--Cuddyer 2 (27), T. Hunter (15), Bartlett 2 (12), Bako (3). 3B--L. Castillo (5), T. Hunter (2), Berroa (1). HR--Cuddyer (16), off O. Perez; Shealy (1), off Smith. RBI--L. Castillo 2 (42), Redmond 2 (18), Cuddyer 2 (70), Morneau (98), T. Hunter 2 (59), Bartlett 2 (19), DeJesus (35), Brown (57), Shealy 2 (4), Berroa (43). CS--Bartlett (4). S--Punto. GIDP--Rabe, Shealy. DP--Twins 1, Kansas City 2.

TWINS IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Smith 3 5 4 4 3 1 80 12.00

Guerrier 2 4 1 1 1 1 41 3.38

D. Reyes (W, 4-0) 2 2 0 0 0 2 21 1.13

J. Rincon 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 2.17

Eyre 1 1 0 0 1 1 23 7.05

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

O. Perez 5 9 5 5 2 1 93 7.00

Wellemeyer (L, 0-2) 2 4 1 1 0 1 25 3.71

Nelson 1 7 5 5 0 1 35 2.84

Burgos 1 2 0 0 0 1 17 5.53