Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
August 23, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 2003 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Guiel rf 4 2 2 3
Randa 3b 4 0 1 1
Sweeney dh 4 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 1 0
Ibanez lf 4 0 2 0
Harvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Relaford 2b 4 0 1 0
Berroa ss 4 1 1 0
DiFelice c 3 1 0 0
Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Stewart rf 5 0 1 0
Rivas 2b 5 1 1 1
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 1 2 0
LeCroy dh 4 1 2 1
Koskie 3b 4 0 3 0
Hunter cf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 1
Pierzynski c 4 0 2 0
Gomez ss 3 0 1 0
  Ryan ph 0 0 0 0
  Guzman pr 0 0 0 0
Mays p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 13 3
Kansas City 000 130 000490
Minnesota 201 000 0003130
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Lima   4.0 10 3 3 0 1
  Carrasco  W (5-4) 4.0 3 0 0 0 4
  MacDougal  SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
1
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Mays  L (8-8) 5.0 7 4 4 0 3
  Balfour   4.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Guiel (20,off Mays), Minnesota Mientkiewicz 2 (33,off Lima,off Carrasco); Stewart (33,off Lima); Gomez (9,off Lima).  HR–Kansas City Guiel (11,5th inning off Mays 2 on, 1 out), Minnesota Rivas (7,1st inning off Lima 0 on, 1 out).  BK–Lima (1).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Mike Fichter, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–2:30.  A–37,782.
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