Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 27, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 2005 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 1, Minnesota Twins 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Ambres cf 4 0 0 0
McEwing 3b 3 0 0 0
  Teahen ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 3 0 1 0
Brown lf 3 0 1 0
Huber 1b 3 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
Diaz rf 4 1 2 1
Phillips c 3 0 2 0
  Hocking ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy 2b 2 0 0 0
Blanco ss 3 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Punto ss 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 1
Mauer c 4 0 2 1
Jones cf 4 0 1 0
Ford lf 3 0 0 1
Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0
Ryan dh 3 0 0 0
  LeCroy ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Rivas 2b 3 1 1 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Kansas City 000 000 100161
Minnesota 200 000 10x360
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L (8-13) 6.1 5 3 3 4 0
  Affeldt   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
5
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W (15-7) 7.0 6 1 1 2 6
  Rincon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Nathan  SV (40) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
10

  E–Huber (3).  DP–Kansas City 1. Huber-Blanco, Minnesota 1. Rivas-Punto-Morneau.  PB–Phillips (2).  2B–Kansas City Phillips (4,off Santana), Minnesota Punto (17,off Hernandez).  HR–Kansas City Diaz (1,7th inning off Santana 0 on 0 out).  SH–Murphy (1,off Santana).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Ford (5,off Hernandez); Rodriguez (3,off Hernandez).  Team–8.  SB–Punto (13,2nd base off Hernandez/Phillips).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Mike DiMuro, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–2:30.  A–16,147.
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