Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
July 17, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Stewart dh 4 0 1 0
Jones rf 3 1 1 1
Ford lf 3 1 1 2
Morneau 1b 4 1 1 1
Hunter cf 4 0 0 0
Koskie 3b 4 0 1 0
Guzman ss 3 0 0 0
Blanco c 4 0 1 0
Rivas 2b 4 1 1 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 0 0 1
Graffanino 2b 2 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 4 0 0 0
Harvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Berroa ss 3 0 1 0
Brown lf 2 0 0 0
Relaford rf 2 0 0 0
Castillo c 2 1 0 0
Bautista 3b 3 0 0 0
Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Huisman p 0 0 0 0
  Bukvich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 1 1
Minnesota 000 004 000471
Kansas City 000 000 010112
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W (8-6) 8.0 1 1 0 4 9
  Nathan  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
1
0
4
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gobble  L (5-7) 6.0 5 4 4 0 4
  Huisman   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Bukvich   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
4

  E–Blanco (3), Castillo (1), Gobble (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Rivas (10,off Gobble); Jones (13,off Gobble), Kansas City Berroa (14,off Santana).  HR–Minnesota Ford (10,6th inning off Gobble 1 on, 1 out); Morneau (3,6th inning off Gobble 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Ford (7,by Gobble); Berroa (7,by Santana).  IBB–Jones (2,by Huisman).  Team LOB–5.  SH–D Brown (1,off Santana).  Team–4.  SB–Koskie (6,2nd base off Gobble/Castillo); Ford (12,2nd base off Gobble/Castillo).  CS–Berroa (4,Home by Santana/Blanco).  WP–Santana 2 (3).  HBP–Santana (5,Berroa); Gobble (3,Ford).  IBB–Huisman (3,Jones).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Alfonso Marquez.  T–2:30.  A–30,094.
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