Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
June 8, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 2010 at Target Field. 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 3, Minnesota Twins 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Podsednik lf 3 0 0 1
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
DeJesus rf 4 0 1 0
Butler 1b 4 1 0 0
Guillen dh 4 1 2 1
Callaspo 3b 4 0 0 0
Aviles 2b 4 0 2 1
Maier cf 3 1 1 0
Betancourt ss 4 0 1 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Texeira p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf 5 0 2 2
Tolbert 2b 4 1 1 1
Mauer c 3 1 1 0
Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 4 1 2 1
Kubel dh 4 1 2 3
Young lf 4 1 1 0
Valencia 3b 4 2 3 0
Punto ss 3 0 0 0
Slowey p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
Kansas City 000 000 012371
Minnesota 300 211 00x7121
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke  L(1-8) 5.0 9 6 6 1 6
  Texeira   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Marte   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hughes   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
2
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Slowey  W(7-3) 7.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Burnett   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Mijares   0.2 2 2 0 1 0
  Guerrier  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
1
3

  E–Butler (3), Cuddyer (1).  2B–Kansas City DeJesus (16,off Slowey); Guillen (10,off Mijares), Minnesota Kubel (7,off Greinke).  HR–Minnesota Kubel (7,5th inning off Greinke 0 on 2 out).  SF–Podsednik (3,off Burnett).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Punto (2,off Greinke).  Team–7.  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–2:45.  A–38,970.
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