Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
August 8, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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 11, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bartlett ss 5 3 2 0
Punto 3b 4 1 1 0
Mauer dh 5 1 2 2
Cuddyer rf 5 1 3 3
Morneau 1b 5 2 2 0
Hunter cf 5 2 3 3
  Kubel lf 0 0 0 0
Redmond c 5 0 4 1
Tyner lf,cf 5 0 1 0
Casilla 2b 4 1 1 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 19 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0
  Gathright ph,cf 2 1 2 0
Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 1 0
  Smith 3b 2 0 0 0
Teahen rf 5 0 1 1
Butler dh 4 1 0 0
Gload 1b 5 1 2 0
German 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Brown lf 4 1 2 1
Buck c 4 0 3 2
Pena ss 4 0 1 0
Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Braun p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Bale p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 13 4
Minnesota 105 021 11011192
Kansas City 000 002 0114132
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W (12-9) 6.0 8 2 2 2 6
  Guerrier   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Ortiz   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  L (6-11) 3.0 7 6 3 1 0
  Braun   2.1 6 3 3 1 2
  Peralta   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Bale   2.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Riske   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
19
11
8
3
5

  E–Punto (8), Morneau (4), German (8), Brown (5).  DP–Minnesota 2. Casilla-Bartlett-Morneau, Morneau-Bartlett-Santana, Kansas City 2. German-Grudzielanek-Gload, Bale-German-Pena-Gload.  PB–Buck (3).  2B–Minnesota Morneau 2 (24,off Perez,off Braun); Punto (13,off Braun); Hunter (32,off Bale), Kansas City Brown 2 (11,off Santana,off Ortiz); Buck (15,off Ortiz).  3B–Kansas City German (5,off Santana).  HR–Minnesota Cuddyer (11,3rd inning off Perez 1 on 1 out); Hunter (23,5th inning off Braun 1 on 0 out).  SH–Punto (3,off Perez).  SF–Mauer (2,off Perez).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–3:20.  A–21,503.
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