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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

2001-05-04 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 16075 · 77°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph R to L · 3:16

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 6–2. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 5th. Mark Redman earned the win. David Ortiz went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mark Redman L: Brian Meadows SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Alfonso Marquez · 2B: Tim McClelland · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cristian Guzman	4	1	2	0	1	1
Luis Rivas	4	1	1	1	1	1
Matt Lawton	5	1	2	1	0	1
Corey Koskie	4	1	0	0	1	3
David Ortiz	3	1	3	2	0	0
Torii Hunter	3	0	2	0	0	0
Doug Mientkiewicz	1	0	0	0	3	0
Tom Prince	4	0	1	0	0	3
Jacque Jones	4	0	1	1	0	3
Brian Buchanan	2	1	1	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Trent Hubbard	5	0	0	0	0	1
Rey Sanchez	5	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Sweeney	3	1	1	1	2	1
Jermaine Dye	4	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Randa	5	0	2	1	0	0
Dave McCarty	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Brown	3	0	1	0	1	1
Hector Ortiz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Alicea	4	0	2	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Redman	5.2	7	3	3
Bob Wells	1.1	1	0	0
Eddie Guardado	2.0	1	2	3

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Meadows	4.2	11	3	5
Doug Henry	2.1	1	2	4
Blake Stein	2.0	1	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cristian Guzman: 8/F8LM
Luis Rivas: K
Matt Lawton: S9/G34+
Corey Koskie: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Trent Hubbard: 9/F9M+
Rey Sanchez: D9/G3+
Mike Sweeney: W
Jermaine Dye: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Joe Randa: E3/G3+.2XH(325);1-2

Top 2

Corey Koskie: 43/G4
David Ortiz: S8/L8RS+
Torii Hunter: S/L8RS+.1-2
Doug Mientkiewicz: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 2

Dave McCarty: 53/G5
Dee Brown: S8/L8LS-
Hector Ortiz: 63/G6S-.1-2
Luis Alicea: S/G56.2-3
Trent Hubbard: 63/G6S

Top 3

Tom Prince: K/C
Jacque Jones: K
Cristian Guzman: S8/G15+
Luis Rivas: SB2
Luis Rivas: D9/G3+.2-H
Matt Lawton: 7/F7S

Bot 3

Rey Sanchez: 8/F8RM
Mike Sweeney: 7/F78S
Jermaine Dye: W
Joe Randa: D7/L7LS+.1-3
Dave McCarty: 6/P6D

Top 4

Corey Koskie: W
David Ortiz: S7/L7S.1-2
Torii Hunter: 53/SH/BG25-.2-3;1-2
Doug Mientkiewicz: IW
Tom Prince: K/C
Jacque Jones: S9/L89S+.3-H;2XH(92);1-2

Bot 4

Dee Brown: W
Hector Ortiz: 9/F9M
Luis Alicea: WP.1-2
Luis Alicea: 63/G6S.2-3
Trent Hubbard: K

Top 5

Cristian Guzman: S9/G34
Luis Rivas: PO1(13)
Luis Rivas: W
Matt Lawton: D/L8RM+.1-H
Corey Koskie: SB3
Corey Koskie: K
David Ortiz: HR/F9D+.3-H
Torii Hunter: S7/G56+
Doug Mientkiewicz: W.1-2
Tom Prince: K/C

Bot 5

Rey Sanchez: 53/G56
Mike Sweeney: K
Jermaine Dye: S7/L7S+
Joe Randa: D/L8RM+.1-H
Dave McCarty: 8/L8RM+

Top 6

Jacque Jones: K
Cristian Guzman: W
Luis Rivas: CS2(24)
Luis Rivas: 53/G56

Bot 6

Dee Brown: K
Hector Ortiz: 3/P4
Luis Alicea: S8/L4D-
Trent Hubbard: 8/F8RM+

Top 7

Matt Lawton: K
Corey Koskie: K/C
Brian Buchanan: HR/F8LXD+
Torii Hunter: 53/G5

Bot 7

Rey Sanchez: 9/F9S
Mike Sweeney: HR/F78D+
Jermaine Dye: 3/P34+
Joe Randa: 9/F9M+

Top 8

Doug Mientkiewicz: W
Tom Prince: S9/L34D+.1-2
Jacque Jones: K/C
Cristian Guzman: K
Luis Rivas: 53/G56

Bot 8

Dave McCarty: W
Dee Brown: 3/G3-.1-2
Hector Ortiz: K/C
Luis Alicea: K/C

Top 9

Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Corey Koskie: K/C
Brian Buchanan: K

Bot 9

Trent Hubbard: 43/G4
Rey Sanchez: S/G4M
Mike Sweeney: W.1-2
Jermaine Dye: K/C
Joe Randa: 9/FL/F9LMF

Notes & reviews

Ortiz broke his hand on play at plate, stayed in to homer his next at bat!

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