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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2009-10-03 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 48644 · 68°F · Wind to LF · 2:34
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 6th. Jon Rauch earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. Alex Gordon went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
W: Jon Rauch L: Dusty Hughes SV: Joe Nathan
Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Rick Reed · 2B: Jeff Kellogg · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mitch Maier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jacobs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Olivo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brayan Pena | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denard Span | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Mauer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Kubel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Delmon Young | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Morales | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Tolbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Punto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
 Roman Colon | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dusty Hughes | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Cruz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Blackburn | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Jose Mijares | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jon Rauch | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Willie Bloomquist: 9/F9M
- Mitch Maier: 43/G4
- Billy Butler: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 1
- Denard Span: 8/F8RS
- Orlando Cabrera: 3/G3-
- Joe Mauer: W
- Jason Kubel: 8/F8RD
Top 2
- Mike Jacobs: 31/G3+
- Alberto Callaspo: 8/F78D
- Mark Teahen: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Michael Cuddyer: 4/L4D
- Delmon Young: 3/G3+
- Jose Morales: K
Top 3
- Miguel Olivo: K
- Alex Gordon: K
- Luis Hernandez: 1/G34S-
Bot 3
- Matt Tolbert: 43/G4
- Nick Punto: K
- Denard Span: 9/L9M
Top 4
- Willie Bloomquist: K
- Mitch Maier: 6/F6D-
- Billy Butler: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Orlando Cabrera: S8/G6M+
- Joe Mauer: 7/F78M
- Jason Kubel: K
- Michael Cuddyer: K
Top 5
- Mike Jacobs: S9/G4+
- Alberto Callaspo: S9/G34+.1-2
- Mark Teahen: 53/SH/BG15+.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Olivo: 53/G6S-
- Alex Gordon: 4/F34D-
Bot 5
- Delmon Young: S8/F8LM
- Jose Morales: K
- Matt Tolbert: CS2(26)
- Matt Tolbert: 53/G6S
Top 6
- Luis Hernandez: K
- Willie Bloomquist: 63/G6
- Mitch Maier: K
Bot 6
- Nick Punto: W
- Denard Span: 13/SH.1-2
- Orlando Cabrera: 53/G6S.2-3
- Joe Mauer: S9/L9S+.3-H
- Jason Kubel: DGR/F7LDF+.1-3
- Michael Cuddyer: HP
- Delmon Young: D9/F89XD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Jose Morales: S6!/G6M.2-3
- Matt Tolbert: 6/L6
Top 7
- Billy Butler: 63/G6S-
- Mike Jacobs: HR/F9D+
- Alberto Callaspo: 9/F9D+
- Mark Teahen: 6/F6-
Bot 7
- Nick Punto: 8/F8LM
- Denard Span: 8/F8RM
- Orlando Cabrera: S8/G6M+
- Joe Mauer: 7/F7M
Top 8
- Miguel Olivo: DGR/F89XD+
- Alex Gordon: HR/F9D+.2-H
- Brayan Pena: S8/F8LS-
- Willie Bloomquist: S8/L89S.1-3
- Mitch Maier: 4!6(1)3/GDP/G4+.3-H(NR)
- Billy Butler: 9/F9D+
Bot 8
- Jason Kubel: 31/G34
- Michael Cuddyer: HR/F7LD+
- Delmon Young: 43/G4
- Jose Morales: 8/F8LD
Top 9
- Mike Jacobs: K
- Alberto Callaspo: 9!/L9M+
- Mark Teahen: K