Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 6, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 2012 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 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Revere cf 5 2 2 0
Carroll 3b 4 2 1 1
Willingham lf 3 0 1 0
Morneau dh 4 0 2 2
Doumit c 4 0 2 1
Plouffe 1b 4 0 0 0
Dozier ss 4 0 0 0
Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0
Mastroianni rf 4 0 1 0
Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Manship p 0 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  Perkins p 0 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gordon lf 3 1 1 0
Betancourt ss 4 1 1 2
Butler dh 4 0 1 0
Moustakas 3b 4 0 1 0
Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0
Hosmer 1b 3 0 1 0
Giavotella 2b 4 0 1 0
Dyson cf 4 0 1 0
Quintero c 3 0 0 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
Paulino p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Minnesota 100 020 100491
Kansas City 200 000 000271
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn  W(2-4) 5.0 5 2 2 2 1
  Manship   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Burton   1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Perkins   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Capps  SV(14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Paulino   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza  L(2-3) 5.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Herrera   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Mijares   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Crow   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Holland   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Dozier (8), Betancourt (4).  DP–Minnesota 1. Carroll-Casilla-Plouffe, Kansas City 2. Moustakas-Hosmer, Betancourt-Hosmer.  2B–Minnesota Doumit (6,off Mendoza).  3B–Minnesota Revere (2,off Herrera).  HR–Kansas City Betancourt (2,1st inning off Blackburn 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Willingham (7,by Mendoza).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Casilla (8,2nd base off Herrera/Quintero).  U-HP–Alfonso Marquez, 1B–Cory Blaser, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–3:04.  A–18,386.
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