Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
August 23, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 10, Kansas City Royals 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span rf 5 1 2 3
Cabrera ss 4 1 1 2
Mauer c 5 1 2 1
Kubel dh 5 0 1 0
Cuddyer 1b 5 2 3 3
Harris 3b 4 1 1 0
Young lf 4 1 1 1
Gomez cf 4 2 2 0
Casilla 2b 4 1 1 0
Pavano p 0 0 0 0
  Manship p 0 0 0 0
  Keppel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 14 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 4 1 2 1
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Butler 1b 4 1 2 0
Jacobs dh 4 0 2 2
Callaspo 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 4 1 1 0
Maier cf 4 0 1 0
Betancourt ss 4 0 1 0
Anderson rf 4 0 1 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Chen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Minnesota 001 000 80110140
Kansas City 000 001 1103101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano  W(11-9) 7.0 8 2 2 0 2
  Manship   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Keppel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L(7-10) 6.0 6 4 4 1 2
  Farnsworth   1.0 5 5 5 0 1
  Chen   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
1
4

  E–Teahen (10), Teahen (10).  DP–Minnesota 1. Betancourt-Callaspo-Butler, Kansas City 1. Betancourt-Callaspo-Butler.  2B–Minnesota Harris (17,off Bannister); Cabrera (29,off Chen), Kansas City DeJesus (24,off Pavano); Jacobs (13,off Manship).  3B–Minnesota Span (7,off Farnsworth).  HR–Minnesota Cuddyer 2 (22,7th inning off Bannister 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Farnsworth 1 on 2 out).  SF–Cabrera (7,off Farnsworth); DeJesus (4,off Pavano).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–CB Bucknor, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:55.  A–18,680.
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