Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
August 4, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2002 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 4, Minnesota Twins 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Guiel rf 5 0 2 1
Alicea 2b 3 0 0 0
  Febles pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 5 1 3 1
Ibanez dh 5 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 1 1 0
Tucker lf 2 1 2 1
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Perry 1b 5 0 1 1
Hinch c 4 1 1 0
Asencio p 0 0 0 0
  Bukvich p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Mullen p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 0 2 0
Guzman ss 5 0 1 0
Hunter cf 5 1 2 0
Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0
Mohr rf 4 1 1 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 5 0 2 1
Cuddyer 3b 3 0 0 0
  Koskie ph,3b 1 0 0 1
Prince c 2 1 1 0
  Pierzynski ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rivas 2b 3 2 2 2
Lohse p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
Kansas City 100 200 100 04102
Minnesota 002 100 001 15120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Asencio   6.0 7 3 3 1 3
  Bukvich   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Affeldt   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 2 1 0 1 1
  Mullen  L (3-3) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Grimsley   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.2
12
5
4
4
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse   6.0 7 4 4 3 4
  Hawkins   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wells   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Fiore   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Romero  W (7-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
7
4

  E–Perez (12), Affeldt (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Guiel (8,off Lohse); Tucker (17,off Hawkins), Minnesota Mohr (17,off Asencio).  3B–Kansas City Tucker (4,off Lohse).  HR–Kansas City Beltran (19,1st inning off Lohse 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Rivas (3,3rd inning off Asencio 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Alicea (1,off Hawkins); Rivas (5,off Bukvich).  HBP–Guiel (3,by Lohse).  SB–Beltran (27,2nd base off Lohse/Prince); Tucker (17,2nd base off Lohse/Prince); Koskie (10,2nd base off Roberto Hernandez/Hinch).  CS–Guiel (4,2nd base by Lohse/Prince).  HBP–Lohse (9,Guiel).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Matt Hollowell, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–3:27.  A–35,641.
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