Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
May 30, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 2004 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Ford lf 4 2 1 1
Cuddyer 2b 5 1 1 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 3 1 1 0
Koskie 3b 4 1 2 3
  Guzman pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Hunter cf 4 1 3 0
Jones rf 5 0 0 0
LeCroy dh 5 0 2 1
Blanco c 4 1 1 1
Prieto ss,3b 4 1 1 2
Lohse p 0 0 0 0
  Roa p 0 0 0 0
  Fultz p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 5 0 2 0
Beltran cf 3 0 1 0
Sweeney dh 3 1 1 0
Stairs rf 4 0 2 1
Harvey 1b 4 0 2 0
Randa 3b 4 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 1 1 1
Graffanino 2b 4 0 2 0
Relaford lf 4 1 1 0
Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Cerda p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Huisman p 0 0 0 0
  Field p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 12 2
Minnesota 001 500 1018121
Kansas City 000 120 0003120
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse  W (2-4) 5.0 9 3 2 2 4
  Roa   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Fultz   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rincon   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Nathan   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
3
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gobble  L (2-3) 3.2 8 6 6 2 0
  Sullivan   2.1 0 0 0 0 5
  Cerda   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Grimsley   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Huisman   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Field   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
6

  E–Mientkiewicz (4).  DP–Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1.  PB–Blanco (4).  2B–Minnesota Mientkiewicz (13,off Huisman), Kansas City Sweeney (9,off Lohse); Beltran (12,off Roa).  HR–Minnesota Ford (5,3rd inning off Gobble 0 on, 0 out); Prieto (1,4th inning off Gobble 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Santiago (4,5th inning off Lohse 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Ford (1,by Gobble).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  HBP–Gobble (1,Ford).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Lance Barksdale, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–3:17.  A–22,305.
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