Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
April 20, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 2007 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 11

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Casilla 2b 5 0 1 0
Punto 3b 4 2 2 2
Mauer c 5 0 3 2
Cuddyer rf 4 1 1 1
Morneau 1b 5 1 2 0
Hunter cf 5 0 1 0
Redmond dh 4 2 1 1
Tyner lf 3 1 1 0
Bartlett ss 3 0 1 1
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Perkins p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 5 2 3 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 2
Teahen rf 4 2 3 1
Sweeney dh 4 2 2 2
Gload 1b 5 1 0 1
Sanders lf 4 1 2 1
  Brown lf 0 0 0 1
Gordon 3b 3 1 1 1
Buck c 3 0 1 0
Pena ss 4 1 2 0
Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Braun p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 15 9
Minnesota 021 012 0017130
Kansas City 011 050 13x11150
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson  L (1-2) 4.1 10 6 6 1 2
  Perkins   1.2 3 1 1 1 0
  Guerrier   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Reyes   0.0 0 1 1 0 0
  Rincon   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
5
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  W (1-2) 5.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Braun   0.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Gobble   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Wellemeyer   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Riske  SV (2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2. Punto-Casilla-Morneau, Casilla-Bartlett-Morneau, Kansas City 2. Grudzielanek-Gload, Pena-Grudzielanek-Gload.  2B–Minnesota Redmond (2,off Perez); Punto (4,off Perez); Mauer (6,off Perez); Hunter (10,off Braun), Kansas City Gordon (3,off Perkins).  HR–Minnesota Cuddyer (2,9th inning off Riske 0 on 1 out), Kansas City Sweeney (1,2nd inning off Ponson 0 on 0 out); Grudzielanek (1,5th inning off Ponson 1 on 0 out); Sanders (2,7th inning off Guerrier 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Brown (1,off Rincon).  HBP–Grudzielanek (2,by Guerrier); Teahen (1,by Reyes).  Team–9.  SB–Punto (1,2nd base off Perez/Buck); Casilla (2,2nd base off Riske/Buck); Teahen (1,2nd base off Perkins/Mauer).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–3:11.  A–31,813.
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