Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
April 21, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2007 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 7, Kansas City Royals 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Casilla ss,2b 5 2 2 0
Punto 3b 4 1 2 1
Mauer dh 4 0 2 2
Cuddyer rf 5 1 1 0
Morneau 1b 4 1 2 0
Hunter cf 4 2 2 1
Kubel lf 4 0 1 0
Redmond c 4 0 3 3
Rodriguez 2b 4 0 1 0
  Bartlett pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Bonser p 0 0 0 0
  Neshek p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 16 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 5 1 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 2 2 0
Teahen rf 3 1 1 1
Sweeney dh 3 0 1 0
Gload 1b 4 0 1 1
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 1 1
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
  German ph 1 0 0 0
Pena ss 4 0 0 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Musser p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 3
Minnesota 010 211 2007161
Kansas City 201 110 000572
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Bonser   5.0 7 5 3 1 7
  Neshek  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Reyes   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Crain   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Nathan  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
2
13
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke   5.0 9 4 4 1 2
  Musser   0.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Peralta  L (0-2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Gobble   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
16
7
6
2
4

  E–Rodriguez (1), DeJesus (1), Pena (4).  DP–Kansas City 4. Teahen-Gload, Gload-LaRue, Gload-Gordon, Gload-Pena-Gload.  2B–Minnesota Morneau 2 (5,off Greinke 2); Hunter (11,off Greinke); Mauer 2 (8,off Greinke,off Wellemeyer), Kansas City Grudzielanek (4,off Bonser).  3B–Minnesota Punto (1,off Peralta).  HR–Kansas City Teahen (2,3rd inning off Bonser 0 on 1 out); Gordon (2,4th inning off Bonser 0 on 1 out).  SF–Mauer (1,off Gobble).  HBP–Hunter (1,by Wellemeyer).  IBB–Morneau (3,by Wellemeyer); Sweeney (1,by Bonser).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  SB–Casilla (3,2nd base off Peralta/LaRue).  CS–Hunter (1,2nd base by Wellemeyer/LaRue).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:05.  A–20,566.
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