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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

2001-05-14 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 10049 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind to LF · 2:33

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 3–1. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 4th. Joe Mays earned the win and LaTroy Hawkins picked up the save. Doug Mientkiewicz went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Mays L: Dan Reichert SV: LaTroy Hawkins

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: John Hirschbeck · 2B: Chuck Meriwether · 3B: Brian O'Nora · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Beltran	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Sweeney	4	0	2	1	0	2
Jermaine Dye	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dee Brown	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mark Quinn	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wilson Delgado	3	0	0	0	1	2
Luis Alicea	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hector Ortiz	3	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cristian Guzman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luis Rivas	3	0	0	0	1	2
Matt Lawton	2	1	0	0	2	1
Corey Koskie	4	1	2	0	0	0
Doug Mientkiewicz	4	1	2	1	0	0
Chad Allen	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jacque Jones	3	0	1	0	1	0
Torii Hunter	3	0	1	0	1	0
A. J. Pierzynski	4	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dan Reichert	7.0	5	5	3
Jason Grimsley	1.0	2	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Mays	8.0	6	2	6
LaTroy Hawkins	1.0	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carlos Beltran: 6/P6
Rey Sanchez: 43/G4S
Mike Sweeney: D7/G5
Jermaine Dye: S/G6S.2-3
Dee Brown: 6/P6

Bot 1

Cristian Guzman: 43/G4S
Luis Rivas: K
Matt Lawton: K

Top 2

Mark Quinn: 8/F8RXD
Wilson Delgado: 63/G6
Luis Alicea: W
Hector Ortiz: 53/G5

Bot 2

Corey Koskie: D7/F78S
Doug Mientkiewicz: 3/G3.2-3
Chad Allen: 63/G6S
Jacque Jones: 63/G6M

Top 3

Carlos Beltran: 8/F8LXD
Rey Sanchez: S9/L34
Mike Sweeney: K
Jermaine Dye: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Jermaine Dye: W
Dee Brown: 8/F8RXD

Bot 3

Torii Hunter: S7/L56
A. J. Pierzynski: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MS
Cristian Guzman: 163/G15

Top 4

Mark Quinn: 63/G6
Wilson Delgado: K
Luis Alicea: 8/F78S

Bot 4

Luis Rivas: 53/G5
Matt Lawton: W
Corey Koskie: S7/L6D.1-2
Doug Mientkiewicz: S8/F78S.2-3;1-2
Chad Allen: E3/TH/G34S.3-H;2-H(UR);1-3;B-2
Jacque Jones: 3/G34S
Torii Hunter: 53/G5

Top 5

Hector Ortiz: 63/G6
Carlos Beltran: S/G34
Rey Sanchez: SB2
Rey Sanchez: 43/G4.2-3
Mike Sweeney: D7/F7D+.3-H
Jermaine Dye: 9/P34D

Bot 5

A. J. Pierzynski: 43/G4
Cristian Guzman: 43/G4MS
Luis Rivas: W
Matt Lawton: W.1-2
Corey Koskie: 3/G3

Top 6

Dee Brown: K
Mark Quinn: S7/L7S
Wilson Delgado: CS2(26)
Wilson Delgado: K/C

Bot 6

Doug Mientkiewicz: 6/L6
Chad Allen: 9/F89S
Jacque Jones: W
Torii Hunter: W.1-2
A. J. Pierzynski: 7/F7M

Top 7

Luis Alicea: 43/G4
Hector Ortiz: 43/G4
Carlos Beltran: 8/F8RM

Bot 7

Cristian Guzman: S9/G34
Luis Rivas: K/C
Matt Lawton: 3/G3S.1-2
Corey Koskie: 43/G4

Top 8

Rey Sanchez: 43/G4
Mike Sweeney: K
Jermaine Dye: K

Bot 8

Doug Mientkiewicz: HR/F78XD
Chad Allen: 63/G6S
Jacque Jones: D/F8RD+
Torii Hunter: 53/G
A. J. Pierzynski: 3/G34

Top 9

Dee Brown: K
Mark Quinn: 43/G4
Wilson Delgado: W
Luis Alicea: K/C