Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
August 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 2009 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 5, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span rf 5 1 2 2
Cabrera ss 5 0 1 1
Mauer c 3 0 1 0
Kubel dh 5 0 1 0
Cuddyer 1b 4 0 0 0
Crede 3b 4 0 0 0
Young lf 4 0 0 0
Gomez cf 4 2 2 0
Casilla 2b 3 2 2 1
Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 4 1 1 1
Maier cf 5 1 1 0
Butler 1b 5 1 2 1
Jacobs dh 3 0 1 0
  Bloomquist pr,dh,rf 1 0 1 0
Callaspo 2b 5 0 2 0
Teahen 3b 5 0 0 0
Olivo c 4 0 1 0
Anderson rf 3 0 1 0
  Pena ph 1 1 1 1
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Betancourt ss 4 0 1 0
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Bale p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 12 3
Minnesota 000 003 010 1591
Kansas City 102 000 001 04122
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn   7.0 7 3 3 2 6
  Guerrier   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Mijares   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Nathan  W(2-1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
4
4
2
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar   7.0 5 3 3 0 3
  Farnsworth   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Bale   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Soria  L(3-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
5
5
2
6

  E–Cuddyer (6), Olivo (7), Anderson (3).  DP–Minnesota 1. Cabrera-Casilla, Kansas City 1. Teahen-Callaspo-Butler.  2B–Minnesota Casilla (5,off Hochevar), Kansas City Betancourt (14,off Nathan).  3B–Minnesota Span (6,off Hochevar); Cabrera (2,off Soria).  HR–Kansas City Butler (15,1st inning off Blackburn 0 on 2 out); DeJesus (10,3rd inning off Blackburn 0 on 0 out); B. Pena (4,9th inning off Nathan 0 on 2 out).  SH–Casilla (2,off Farnsworth).  IBB–Mauer 2 (8,by Farnsworth,by Soria).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Gomez (11,2nd base off Hochevar/Olivo).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–3:11.  A–22,283.
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