Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
July 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1997 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 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 5 0 1 0
Halter 3b 4 0 1 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Bell ss 2 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 1
King 1b 4 0 1 0
Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0
Sweeney c 3 0 1 0
Damon rf 3 0 1 0
Goodwin cf 4 1 2 1
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 1 1 1 0
Meares ss 4 0 0 0
Molitor dh 4 0 0 1
Steinbach c 4 0 3 0
Coomer 3b 4 0 2 0
Cordova lf 4 1 1 0
Kelly rf 4 1 1 1
Colbrunn 1b 3 0 1 0
Jackson cf 3 0 0 1
Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Kansas City 000 011 000290
Minnesota 100 010 10x390
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado  L (7-7) 6.2 7 3 3 0 5
  Olson   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Carrasco   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
1
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson   5.2 9 2 2 3 1
  Swindell  W (6-2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Aguilera  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Halter (2,off Robertson); Sweeney (4,off Robertson), Minnesota Steinbach (17,off Rosado).  HR–Minnesota Kelly (3,5th inning off Rosado 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Damon (2,by Robertson); Knoblauch 2 (11,by Rosado 2).  SB–Goodwin (33,2nd base off Robertson/Steinbach); Knoblauch (39,2nd base off Rosado/Sweeney).  CS–Damon (8,2nd base by Robertson/Steinbach).  WP–Robertson 2 (7).  HBP–Rosado 2 (2,Knoblauch 2); Robertson (5,Damon).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:41.  A–14,232.
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