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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

2005-07-09 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 26023 · 90°F, sunny · Wind 14 mph R to L · 3:32

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 12–8. Kansas City Royals put up 6 in the 6th. Leo Nunez earned the win. David DeJesus went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	8	12
KCA	0	4	0	0	0	6	0	2		12	21

W: Leo Nunez L: Jesse Crain SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Chris Guccione · 3B: Larry Poncino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shannon Stewart	4	1	1	0	1	1
Nick Punto	3	1	0	0	2	2
Lew Ford	4	0	2	0	0	0
Torii Hunter	4	1	1	0	1	0
Matt LeCroy	3	2	2	2	1	0
Justin Morneau	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Redmond	4	1	2	0	0	0
Luis Rivas	4	2	3	3	0	0
Juan Castro	3	0	1	2	0	0
Mike Ryan	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David DeJesus	5	2	3	3	1	0
Terrence Long	5	2	2	1	1	1
Mike Sweeney	6	1	5	3	0	0
Matt Stairs	3	0	1	0	0	0
Emil Brown	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mark Teahen	5	1	3	1	0	0
Angel Berroa	5	1	2	1	0	0
Ruben Gotay	4	2	2	0	1	2
John Buck	3	2	1	1	2	0
Tony Graffanino	1	0	0	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Mays	2.0	9	0	1
Terry Mulholland	3.0	3	1	1
Jesse Crain	0.0	3	1	0
J. C. Romero	0.2	2	2	0
Matt Guerrier	2.1	4	2	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
J. P. Howell	1.2	4	3	0
Ryan Jensen	3.0	4	0	2
Juan Carlos Oviedo	1.1	1	0	0
Jimmy Gobble	1.2	2	1	1
Andy Sisco	0.1	0	0	0
Mike MacDougal	1.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shannon Stewart: W
Nick Punto: W.1-2
Lew Ford: HP.2-3;1-2
Torii Hunter: 54(1)3/GDP/G5.3-H;2-3
Matt LeCroy: HR/F7D+.3-H
Justin Morneau: 3/G3

Bot 1

David DeJesus: 53/G5+
Terrence Long: K
Mike Sweeney: S8/L8LS+
Matt Stairs: S9/G4-.1-3
Emil Brown: 3/P3F-

Top 2

Mike Redmond: S9/L34D-
Luis Rivas: PO1(23)
Luis Rivas: D7/L7LS+
Juan Castro: S9/G4-.2-H
Shannon Stewart: WP.1-2
Shannon Stewart: WP.2-3
Shannon Stewart: 63/G6S-
Nick Punto: W
Lew Ford: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 2

Mark Teahen: 13/G
Angel Berroa: 13/BG56S
Ruben Gotay: D8/L15+
John Buck: D7/F7D+.2-H
David DeJesus: HR/F9LD+.2-H
Terrence Long: S7/G56
Mike Sweeney: D9/F9LD+.1-H
Matt Stairs: 3/G3

Top 3

Torii Hunter: 4/P34
Matt LeCroy: 3/P3
Justin Morneau: K

Bot 3

Emil Brown: S7/L6D
Mark Teahen: S8/L4M+.1-2
Angel Berroa: CS3(25).1-2
Angel Berroa: 63/G6.2-3
Ruben Gotay: K

Top 4

Mike Redmond: S8/L4MD+
Luis Rivas: T9/L9LM.1-H
Juan Castro: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H
Shannon Stewart: 4/P9LS
Nick Punto: K

Bot 4

John Buck: W
David DeJesus: S9/L7M.1-2
Terrence Long: 15(2)6(1)/GDP/BG13+
Mike Sweeney: D7/L7LM+.1XH(762)

Top 5

Lew Ford: S7/G6
Torii Hunter: 16(1)/FO/G13
Matt LeCroy: CS2(14)
Matt LeCroy: S9/G13+
Justin Morneau: 5/P

Bot 5

Matt Stairs: 43/G4
Emil Brown: 63/G6M
Mark Teahen: 43/G4

Top 6

Mike Redmond: 9/F9LM
Luis Rivas: 63/G6
Juan Castro: 63/G6

Bot 6

Angel Berroa: E6/G6S-
Ruben Gotay: S8/G6M+.1-2
John Buck: W.2-3;1-2
David DeJesus: S7/L7S-.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Terrence Long: S8/L8RM.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mike Sweeney: S7/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2
Tony Graffanino: W.2-3;1-2
Emil Brown: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+.3-H(TUR);2-3
Mark Teahen: D7/L7LM+.3-H(TUR)
Angel Berroa: S5/G5.2-3
Ruben Gotay: W.1-2
John Buck: 8/F8LXD+

Top 7

Shannon Stewart: S8/L8LS
Nick Punto: 8/L8RM-/DP.1X1(83)
Lew Ford: 63/G6S-

Bot 7

David DeJesus: 63/G6S-
Terrence Long: 43/G4
Mike Sweeney: S9/L4D
Tony Graffanino: K

Top 8

Torii Hunter: S7/G56
Matt LeCroy: W.1-2
Justin Morneau: K
Mike Redmond: 9/F9D
Luis Rivas: D7/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
Juan Castro: 3/P3D

Bot 8

Emil Brown: S7/G6+
Mark Teahen: D9/G3+.1-H(E9/TH)(NR);B-3
Angel Berroa: D7/L7LS+.3-H
Ruben Gotay: K
John Buck: 53/G56.2-3
David DeJesus: W
Terrence Long: W.1-2
Mike Sweeney: 63/G6S-

Top 9

Shannon Stewart: K
Nick Punto: K
Lew Ford: D7/F7D+
Torii Hunter: W
Mike Ryan: 7/F7S

Notes & reviews

Royals manager Bell ejected by 1B umpire Barksdale for arguing Brown was safe at 1st on double play
Pitcher Romero ejected by HP umpire Gibson for arguing balls and strikes after being removed from game

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