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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

2000-08-29 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 11931 · 98°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from CF · 2:42

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 7–3. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 3rd. Blake Stein earned the win. Corey Koskie went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	5
KCA	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0		7	10

W: Blake Stein L: J.C. Romero SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jay Canizaro	3	0	0	0	0	1
Cristian Guzman	3	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Lawton	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ron Coomer	4	0	0	0	0	0
David Ortiz	4	0	0	0	0	2
Corey Koskie	3	2	2	1	0	0
Torii Hunter	2	0	1	1	1	0
Jacque Jones	3	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Ardoin	2	0	0	0	0	0
Denny Hocking	1	0	0	0	0	1
Midre Cummings	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez	1	2	1	0	1	0
Mike Sweeney	3	2	1	2	1	1
Jermaine Dye	4	1	1	2	0	0
Mark Quinn	4	0	2	1	0	1
Joe Randa	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dave McCarty	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hector Ortiz	3	1	2	0	1	1
Wilson Delgado	4	1	1	0	0	2
Luis Ordaz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
J. C. Romero	4.0	5	3	3
Jack Cressend	2.0	4	0	1
Travis Miller	2.0	1	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blake Stein	6.2	5	2	2
Kris Wilson	2.1	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jay Canizaro: K
Cristian Guzman: 8/F8LXD
Matt Lawton: 43/G4MS-

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: 9/P89M-
Rey Sanchez: W
Mike Sweeney: K
Jermaine Dye: 43/G4-

Top 2

Ron Coomer: 9/P9S
David Ortiz: 8/L8LS
Corey Koskie: S8/L4M+
Torii Hunter: SB2
Torii Hunter: S8/L4MD.2-H;BX1(843)

Bot 2

Mark Quinn: 7/F78D
Joe Randa: 8/F8RXD+
Dave McCarty: 43/G4

Top 3

Jacque Jones: S9/L34+
Danny Ardoin: 3/FL
Jay Canizaro: 8/F8RD
Cristian Guzman: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Hector Ortiz: W
Wilson Delgado: S8/G4M-.1-2
Johnny Damon: 14/SH/BG23.2-3;1-2
Rey Sanchez: HP
Mike Sweeney: D9/L9LM.3-H;2-H;1-H(E9/THH)
Jermaine Dye: 2/FL/P23F
Mark Quinn: S8/P8LS-.2-H
Joe Randa: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 4

Cristian Guzman: W
Matt Lawton: 6/P6
Ron Coomer: 8/F8LM-
David Ortiz: SB2
David Ortiz: K/C

Bot 4

Dave McCarty: K23
Hector Ortiz: S8/L6M+
Wilson Delgado: K/C
Johnny Damon: 3/FL/P3F

Top 5

Corey Koskie: 3/G3+
Torii Hunter: 8/L8LD+
Jacque Jones: 5/P56

Bot 5

Rey Sanchez: S9/L89S-
Mike Sweeney: W.1-2
Jermaine Dye: BK.2-3;1-2
Jermaine Dye: D/L6D+.3-H;2-H
Mark Quinn: K
Joe Randa: S/L78S.2-H
Dave McCarty: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 6

Danny Ardoin: 7/F7M
Jay Canizaro: 8/F8LS-
Cristian Guzman: 3/G3

Bot 6

Hector Ortiz: S9/L9LS
Wilson Delgado: 64(1)/FO/G6S-
Johnny Damon: D9/L34+.1-3
Luis Ordaz: 43/G4MS-
Mike Sweeney: 3/FL/P3F-

Top 7

Matt Lawton: HR/F8LXD+
Ron Coomer: 13/G13
David Ortiz: 3/G3
Corey Koskie: HR/L89D+
Torii Hunter: W
Jacque Jones: 13/G23-

Bot 7

Jermaine Dye: 13/G
Mark Quinn: S8/L8LS+
Joe Randa: 9/F9M
Dave McCarty: 53/G5-

Top 8

Denny Hocking: K/C
Midre Cummings: 7/F7M
Cristian Guzman: 5/FL

Bot 8

Hector Ortiz: K
Wilson Delgado: K/C
Johnny Damon: 53/G56

Top 9

Matt Lawton: 63/G6
Ron Coomer: 9/F9D
David Ortiz: K