Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 11, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 2008 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf,lf 5 0 2 1
Aviles ss 5 1 1 0
Guillen rf 5 0 2 1
Butler dh 4 0 0 0
Olivo c 4 1 1 0
Shealy 1b 4 0 0 0
  Gload 1b 0 0 0 0
German lf 3 0 1 1
  Gathright cf 1 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 4 1 1 0
Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 0
  Smith pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Duckworth p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Bale p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 9 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span rf 4 1 2 0
Casilla 2b 5 0 0 0
Mauer dh 5 0 1 0
Morneau 1b 4 0 2 1
Kubel lf 4 0 0 0
Redmond c 4 1 1 0
Buscher 3b 1 0 1 0
  Harris ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Punto ss 3 0 0 0
Gomez cf 4 0 1 1
Liriano p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Kansas City 011 000 000 1391
Minnesota 110 000 000 0280
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth   5.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Mahay   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Bale   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez  W(3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Soria  SV(36) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano   8.0 6 2 2 0 6
  Nathan   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Guerrier  L(6-8) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Reyes   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Crain   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–German (6).  DP–Kansas City 2. Callaspo-Shealy, Mahay-Teahen-Shealy.  2B–Kansas City Olivo (20,off Liriano); German (14,off Liriano); Guillen (37,off Liriano), Minnesota Morneau (42,off Duckworth).  3B–Kansas City Aviles (4,off Liriano).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U-HP–Brian Runge, 1B–Chad Fairchild, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:42.  A–20,138.
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