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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

1995-08-05 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 15252 · 70°F, dome, dry · 3:19

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 13–8. Minnesota Twins put up 6 in the 7th. Mike Trombley earned the win. Matt Merullo went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	8	11
MIN	0	0	5	2	0	0	6	0		13	16

W: Mike Trombley L: Jason Jacome SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vince Coleman	3	2	1	0	2	2
Tom Goodwin	4	1	1	0	1	1
Wally Joyner	5	0	1	2	0	1
Gary Gaetti	2	1	1	0	2	1
Keith Lockhart	5	3	3	1	0	0
Greg Gagne	4	0	2	2	0	0
Jon Nunnally	3	0	0	1	2	0
Joe Vitiello	5	0	1	0	0	2
Pat Borders	4	0	0	0	0	1
Edgar Caceres	0	1	0	0	1	0
David Howard	1	0	1	2	0	0
Brent Mayne	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	4	2	2	2	1	0
Pat Meares	5	1	2	2	0	1
Kirby Puckett	5	2	2	3	0	3
Pedro Munoz	5	1	3	2	0	1
Marty Cordova	4	1	2	0	1	0
Ron Coomer	4	1	1	0	1	1
Scott Leius	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Merullo	4	2	3	4	0	0
Rich Becker	4	2	1	0	0	1
Jeff Reboulet	0	1	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Jacome	3.1	8	1	3
Gregg Olson	2.2	2	1	3
Rusty Meacham	0.1	3	1	0
Billy Brewer	1.2	3	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Trombley	6.1	7	2	6
Scott Watkins	0.0	1	1	0
Pat Mahomes	2.0	2	4	1
Erik Schullstrom	0.2	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vince Coleman: S9/G34
Tom Goodwin: K
Wally Joyner: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: 8/F78D
Pat Meares: 9/F89D
Kirby Puckett: K

Top 2

Gary Gaetti: W
Keith Lockhart: SB2
Keith Lockhart: S8/L8RS.2-3
Greg Gagne: S8/G4M.3-H;1-3
Jon Nunnally: 53/G5.3-H;1-2
Joe Vitiello: 4/P4MS
Pat Borders: E6/TH/G6D.2-3
Vince Coleman: K

Bot 2

Pedro Munoz: D9/L9LS
Marty Cordova: S14/G13.2-3
Ron Coomer: K
Scott Leius: 43(B)6(1)/GDP/G4

Top 3

Tom Goodwin: 8/F8LD
Wally Joyner: K
Gary Gaetti: S8/L8LS
Keith Lockhart: 9/L89M

Bot 3

Matt Merullo: S7/L6D
Rich Becker: S8/L89S.1-2
Chuck Knoblauch: T8/L89M.2-H;1-H
Pat Meares: K
Kirby Puckett: D7/F7S.3-H
Pedro Munoz: HR/F8LXD.2-H
Marty Cordova: 63/G6
Ron Coomer: W
Scott Leius: 13/G13

Top 4

Greg Gagne: 9/F89S
Jon Nunnally: 7/F7D
Joe Vitiello: S8/L89S
Pat Borders: K

Bot 4

Matt Merullo: S8/L8LS
Rich Becker: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-2(E4/TH)
Chuck Knoblauch: W
Pat Meares: T7/L78M.2-H;1-H
Kirby Puckett: K
Pedro Munoz: K

Top 5

Vince Coleman: K
Tom Goodwin: 43/G34
Wally Joyner: 13/G13

Bot 5

Marty Cordova: 63/G6S
Ron Coomer: 3/P13
Scott Leius: 8/F8LD

Top 6

Gary Gaetti: K
Keith Lockhart: T9/F9D
Greg Gagne: D7/L7LS.3-H
Jon Nunnally: 7/F78M
Joe Vitiello: 63/G6D

Bot 6

Matt Merullo: 8/F89
Rich Becker: K
Chuck Knoblauch: S5/G56S
Pat Meares: CS2(24)

Top 7

Pat Borders: 3/P3DF
Vince Coleman: W
Tom Goodwin: W.1-2
Wally Joyner: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2
Gary Gaetti: WP.2-3;1-2
Gary Gaetti: W
Keith Lockhart: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 7

Pat Meares: S9/G34
Kirby Puckett: HR/L78D.1-H
Pedro Munoz: 53/G56
Marty Cordova: W
Ron Coomer: S8/L8LS.1-2
Jeff Reboulet: W.2-3;1-2
Matt Merullo: HR/F9D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Rich Becker: 13/G15
Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F9D

Top 8

Greg Gagne: 8/F8LD
Jon Nunnally: W
Joe Vitiello: K
Pat Borders: 53/G5

Bot 8

Pat Meares: 5/L5
Kirby Puckett: K
Pedro Munoz: S8/L8LS
Marty Cordova: S8/L78S.1-2
Ron Coomer: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Vince Coleman: W
Tom Goodwin: DGR/F8RD.1-3
Wally Joyner: 31/G3+.3-H;2-3
Edgar Caceres: W
Keith Lockhart: S5/G5S.3-H;1-2
David Howard: D9/L9LM.2-H;1-H
Jon Nunnally: W
Joe Vitiello: K
Brent Mayne: 8/F8LD