Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
June 28, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1986 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Minnesota Twins 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 1 1 2
Law rf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Orta dh 2 0 0 0
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 2 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 0
Quirk c 3 0 0 0
  Sundberg ph 1 0 0 0
Biancalana ss 4 1 2 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 2 3 1
Hatcher 1b 4 1 2 1
Gaetti 3b 2 1 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 1 2 1
Laudner c 3 1 1 1
  Salas ph,c 1 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 0 0
Washington dh 3 0 1 0
Davidson lf 4 1 1 0
Gagne ss 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Heaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 4
Kansas City 000 020 000282
Minnesota 000 150 10x7100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (4-5) 6.2 9 7 3 3 3
  Quisenberry   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
3
3
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (6-7) 6.0 6 2 2 2 5
  Heaton  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
7

  E–Quirk (2), Biancalana (9).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City White (18,off Blyleven); Brett (16,off Blyleven), Minnesota Puckett (17,off D Jackson).  3B–Minnesota Puckett (2,off D Jackson).  HR–Kansas City Smith (3,5th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Laudner (6,4th inning off D Jackson 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–White (1,by Blyleven).  CS–Gaetti (8,2nd base by D Jackson/Quirk); Davidson (1,2nd base by D Jackson/Quirk); Washington (2,2nd base by Quisenberry/Quirk).  WP–D Jackson (4), Blyleven (2).  HBP–Blyleven (6,White).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:43.  A–31,789.
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