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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

1996-06-30 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 28246 · 87°F, overcast, dry · Wind 10 mph from LF · 2:15

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 5–2. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 3rd. Frankie Rodriguez earned the win and Dave Stevens picked up the save. Matt Lawton went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Frankie Rodriguez L: Mark Gubicza SV: Dave Stevens

Umpires — HP: Greg Kosc · 1B: Ray DiMuro · 2B: Dan Morrison · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	4	2	2	1	0	0
Matt Lawton	3	1	1	4	1	1
Paul Molitor	3	0	1	0	1	0
Marty Cordova	4	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Stahoviak	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dave Hollins	3	0	0	0	1	1
Pat Meares	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rich Becker	4	1	2	0	0	0
Matt Walbeck	3	1	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tom Goodwin	2	0	0	0	1	0
Keith Lockhart	3	0	1	0	0	0
Craig Paquette	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Tucker	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mike Macfarlane	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rod Myers	4	0	1	1	0	2
Sal Fasano	3	0	0	0	0	0
David Howard	3	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Randa	1	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Young	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frankie Rodriguez	7.1	5	1	5
Eddie Guardado	0.0	1	0	0
Greg Hansell	0.2	0	0	0
Dave Stevens	1.0	1	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Gubicza	9.0	6	4	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chuck Knoblauch: 9/L89M
Matt Lawton: K
Paul Molitor: 13/G15

Bot 1

Jose Offerman: 43/G4
Tom Goodwin: 7/F78M
Keith Lockhart: 63/G6MS

Top 2

Marty Cordova: K
Scott Stahoviak: K
Dave Hollins: W
Pat Meares: 13/G13

Bot 2

Craig Paquette: 53/G5
Michael Tucker: 3/G3
Mike Macfarlane: K

Top 3

Rich Becker: S7/L7S
Matt Walbeck: W.1-2
Chuck Knoblauch: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
Matt Lawton: HR/F89XD.3-H;2-H;1-H
Paul Molitor: S5/BG56S
Marty Cordova: 1(B)3(1)/LDP/L13
Scott Stahoviak: 9/F9D

Bot 3

Rod Myers: 63/G6MD
Sal Fasano: 13/G13
David Howard: K

Top 4

Dave Hollins: 3/G3
Pat Meares: K
Rich Becker: 7/F78S

Bot 4

Jose Offerman: 43/G4
Tom Goodwin: 43/G4M
Keith Lockhart: 9/F89M

Top 5

Matt Walbeck: 9/F9LM
Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F89M
Matt Lawton: W
Paul Molitor: 13/G15

Bot 5

Craig Paquette: 63/G6S
Michael Tucker: D9/L9LS
Mike Macfarlane: 7/F7D
Rod Myers: S8/L6MD.2-H
Sal Fasano: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

Marty Cordova: 53/G56S
Scott Stahoviak: 31/G3
Dave Hollins: 5/P5D

Bot 6

David Howard: 8/F89D
Jose Offerman: K
Tom Goodwin: W
Keith Lockhart: S9/L4D.1-3
Craig Paquette: K

Top 7

Pat Meares: 9/F9LM
Rich Becker: 63/G6S
Matt Walbeck: 43/G4

Bot 7

Michael Tucker: 4/L4
Mike Macfarlane: 9/F89M
Rod Myers: K

Top 8

Chuck Knoblauch: HR/F9D
Matt Lawton: 3/G3L
Paul Molitor: W
Marty Cordova: 8/L8RM
Scott Stahoviak: K

Bot 8

Sal Fasano: 3/P23F
David Howard: S8/L4MD
Jose Offerman: S9/G34.1-H(E9)(NR);B-2
Joe Randa: S8/F8RS.2-3
Kevin Young: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 9

Dave Hollins: K
Pat Meares: K
Rich Becker: D9/L9LM
Matt Walbeck: 13/G15

Bot 9

Craig Paquette: 143/G4S
Michael Tucker: T9/L9D
Mike Macfarlane: K
Rod Myers: K

Notes & reviews

Pat Meares ejected by HP umpire Greg Kosc

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