Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
July 3, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 2006 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 6, Kansas City Royals 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 3 1 1 0
Punto 3b 4 0 0 0
Mauer c 3 1 1 1
Cuddyer rf 4 2 1 0
Morneau 1b 4 2 3 3
Hunter cf 3 0 0 0
Stewart lf 3 0 1 0
  Ford lf 0 0 0 0
Kubel dh 4 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 1 2 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 2 0
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
Brown lf 2 1 0 0
Graffanino 1b 4 1 1 0
  Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 3 1 1 1
Berroa ss 4 0 1 3
Buck c 4 0 0 1
German dh 3 0 1 0
  Stairs ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Burgos p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Minnesota 020 001 030670
Kansas City 010 004 000581
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Santana   5.2 6 5 4 3 7
  Crain  W (2-4) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Rincon   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Nathan  SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
5
13
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton   7.0 6 4 4 3 1
  Wellemeyer   0.2 0 1 1 1 0
  Sisco  L (0-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Burgos   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Nelson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
5
3

  E–Buck (4).  DP–Minnesota 2. Bartlett-Castillo-Morneau, Castillo-Bartlett-Morneau, Kansas City 2. Grudzielanek-Berroa-Graffanino, Berroa-Grudzielanek-Graffanino.  PB–Mauer (2).  2B–Minnesota Cuddyer (20,off Elarton); Stewart (5,off Elarton); Castillo (12,off Elarton), Kansas City Grudzielanek (18,off Santana); Berroa (14,off Santana); DeJesus (12,off Crain).  HR–Minnesota Morneau (22,2nd inning off Elarton 1 on 0 out); Mauer (6,6th inning off Elarton 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Hunter (2,by Burgos); Teahen (1,by Santana).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Brown (2,by Crain).  Team–7.  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:22.  A–28,401.
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