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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

1999-08-07 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 38391 · 85°F, night · Wind 12 mph from CF · 2:49

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 8th. Bob Wells earned the win and Mike Trombley picked up the save. Marty Cordova went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Wells L: Brad Rigby SV: Mike Trombley

Umpires — HP: Rocky Roe · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Durwood Merrill · 3B: Fieldin Culbreth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denny Hocking	4	1	0	0	1	2
Cristian Guzman	3	1	1	0	0	2
Marty Cordova	4	1	1	3	0	1
Ron Coomer	4	1	1	1	0	0
Chad Allen	3	0	2	1	1	0
Todd Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Steinbach	4	0	1	0	0	1
Brent Gates	3	1	2	0	0	0
Torii Hunter	2	1	0	0	2	0
Matt Lawton	1	0	0	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	0	0	0	1	2
Rey Sanchez	5	2	2	0	0	0
Carlos Beltran	3	2	1	1	2	1
Mike Sweeney	4	0	2	2	0	0
Jermaine Dye	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Randa	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jeremy Giambi	4	1	2	1	0	1
Tim Spehr	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jed Hansen	3	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Mays	2.0	4	2	3
Benj Sampson	2.2	3	0	0
Bob Wells	2.1	2	1	1
Travis Miller	1.1	0	1	2
Mike Trombley	0.2	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Rosado	3.0	3	0	3
Mac Suzuki	4.0	2	2	2
Brad Rigby	1.0	2	1	0
Scott Service	1.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denny Hocking: 63/G6
Cristian Guzman: K
Marty Cordova: 7/L7M

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: K
Rey Sanchez: S8/G4M
Carlos Beltran: W.1-2
Mike Sweeney: WP.2-3;1-2
Mike Sweeney: D7/L5D.3-H;2-H
Jermaine Dye: K
Joe Randa: 5/P25F

Top 2

Ron Coomer: D7/G5
Chad Allen: D9/L89D.2-H
Todd Walker: FC1/G13.2X3(15);B-1
Terry Steinbach: K+SB2/NDP.1X3(85)

Bot 2

Jeremy Giambi: HR/F9D
Tim Spehr: 43/G4
Jed Hansen: K
Johnny Damon: 9/F89D

Top 3

Brent Gates: S9/L34D.BX1(93)
Torii Hunter: 7/F78M
Denny Hocking: K

Bot 3

Rey Sanchez: S9/L9LM
Carlos Beltran: SB2
Carlos Beltran: W
Mike Sweeney: 9/F9D.2-3
Jermaine Dye: 4/P4S
Joe Randa: S7/L7M.3-H;1-2
Jeremy Giambi: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 4

Cristian Guzman: S3/G34
Marty Cordova: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Ron Coomer: E6/G6.3-H(UR)
Chad Allen: 4/L4
Todd Walker: 4/L34D

Bot 4

Tim Spehr: 5/P25F
Jed Hansen: 63/G6MS
Johnny Damon: 63/G6

Top 5

Terry Steinbach: 63/G6
Brent Gates: 63/G6M
Torii Hunter: 63/G6MS

Bot 5

Rey Sanchez: 63/G6
Carlos Beltran: HR/F8LXD
Mike Sweeney: S9/L34
Jermaine Dye: 7/F78D
Joe Randa: 8/F8LD

Top 6

Denny Hocking: 7/F78D
Cristian Guzman: K
Marty Cordova: 63/G6

Bot 6

Jeremy Giambi: S7/L7M
Tim Spehr: S8/L8LS.1-2
Jed Hansen: 54/SH/BG5S.2-3;1-2
Johnny Damon: IW
Rey Sanchez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Top 7

Ron Coomer: 63/G56
Chad Allen: W
Todd Walker: 7/F7D
Terry Steinbach: 53/G5

Bot 7

Carlos Beltran: K
Mike Sweeney: 8/F8LD
Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LD

Top 8

Brent Gates: S4/G4M
Torii Hunter: W.1-2
Denny Hocking: W.2-3;1-2
Matt Lawton: 7/SF/F7D.3-H;2-3;1-2
Marty Cordova: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H
Ron Coomer: 63/G6
Chad Allen: S9/L34D
Todd Walker: 31/G34S

Bot 8

Joe Randa: 13/G13
Jeremy Giambi: K
Tim Spehr: W
Jed Hansen: 53/G5

Top 9

Terry Steinbach: S7/L56D
Brent Gates: 54/SH/BG25.1-2
Torii Hunter: WP.2-3
Torii Hunter: W
Denny Hocking: K
Matt Lawton: K

Bot 9

Johnny Damon: K
Rey Sanchez: 8/P8LS
Carlos Beltran: 7/F7M