Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 2008 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 2, Minnesota Twins 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 1 1 0
Aviles ss 3 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 0 3 1
Butler dh 4 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 4 0 0 0
Olivo c 4 1 1 1
Shealy 1b 2 0 0 0
Gload lf 3 0 0 0
Callaspo 2b 3 0 1 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Bale p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Lowery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span rf 5 2 3 1
Casilla 2b 2 1 1 0
Mauer c 3 0 0 2
Morneau 1b 4 1 2 2
Kubel dh 4 0 1 0
Young lf 4 1 1 0
Buscher 3b 4 1 3 1
Punto ss 4 1 1 0
Gomez cf 3 0 1 1
Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 13 7
Kansas City 011 000 000260
Minnesota 121 300 00x7131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L(7-15) 3.2 10 7 7 1 2
  Bale   1.1 3 0 0 0 0
  Gobble   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Lowery   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn  W(10-8) 7.0 5 2 2 1 3
  Reyes   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Crain   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Casilla (10).  DP–Kansas City 1. Aviles-Callaspo-Shealy, Minnesota 2. Casilla-Punto-Morneau, Buscher-Casilla-Morneau.  2B–Kansas City Guillen (36,off Blackburn), Minnesota Span (14,off Bannister); Punto (18,off Bannister); Buscher (9,off Bannister).  3B–Minnesota Gomez (5,off Bale).  HR–Kansas City Olivo (12,2nd inning off Blackburn 0 on 1 out), Minnesota Morneau (23,4th inning off Bannister 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Casilla (10,off Bannister).  SF–Gomez (1,off Bannister); Mauer (9,off Bannister).  Team–6.  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:35.  A–17,015.
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