Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
August 21, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 2003 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 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Guiel rf 5 1 1 0
Randa 3b 4 0 3 1
Sweeney dh 4 0 1 0
Beltran cf 3 1 1 0
Ibanez lf 3 0 0 0
Harvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Berroa ss 3 0 0 0
Relaford 2b 3 0 1 0
Mayne c 3 1 1 1
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Levine p 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 1 2 4
Rivas 2b 4 0 1 0
Koskie 3b 2 0 0 0
LeCroy 1b 4 0 0 0
  Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0
Jones dh 3 0 0 0
Hunter cf 3 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 3 1 1 0
Mohr rf 2 1 1 0
Guzman ss 1 1 0 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 5 4
Kansas City 101 100 000390
Minnesota 000 003 10x451
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott   5.2 3 3 3 4 4
  Levine  L (3-6) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Leskanic   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
5
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (11-6) 7.0 9 3 3 3 3
  Hawkins   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Guardado  SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
4

  E–Pierzynski (5).  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Randa 2 (21,off Rogers 2); Relaford (23,off Rogers), Minnesota Pierzynski (28,off Levine).  HR–Kansas City Mayne (5,3rd inning off Rogers 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Stewart (13,6th inning off Abbott 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Berroa (11,off Rogers); Guzman (12,off Levine).  IBB–Beltran (2,by Rogers); Jones (2,by Abbott).  SB–Mohr (5,2nd base off Abbott/Mayne); Rivas (12,2nd base off Abbott/Mayne).  IBB–Abbott (2,Jones); Rogers (2,Beltran).  U-HP–Alfonso Marquez, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:35.  A–30,179.
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