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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

2010-06-10 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 39022 · 66°F · Wind 17 mph R to L · 3:05

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 9–8. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 2nd. Bruce Chen earned the win and Joakim Soria picked up the save. Wilson Betemit went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	3	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	9	12
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	2	8	15

W: Bruce Chen L: Scott Baker SV: Joakim Soria

Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Marty Foster · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Ed Hickox · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Scott Podsednik	5	1	1	1	0	0
Jason Kendall	5	1	0	0	0	0
David DeJesus	5	0	2	1	0	0
Jose Guillen	5	1	3	1	0	1
Alberto Callaspo	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mitch Maier	5	1	1	2	0	1
Wilson Betemit	4	2	2	2	1	1
Chris Getz	4	1	1	0	1	1
Yuniesky Betancourt	4	1	1	0	1	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	5	2	4	1	0	0
Matt Tolbert	4	1	1	1	0	1
Joe Mauer	4	1	2	2	1	1
Justin Morneau	4	0	2	2	0	0
Michael Cuddyer	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Kubel	4	1	1	1	0	2
Delmon Young	4	1	2	0	0	0
Danny Valencia	4	1	1	0	0	2
Nick Punto	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jim Thome	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Chen	6.1	10	1	7
Rob Tejeda	0.2	2	0	0
Blake Wood	1.0	0	0	1
Joakim Soria	1.0	3	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Baker	5.0	8	1	2
Jesse Crain	0.2	2	1	1
Ron Mahay	1.1	0	1	0
Alex Burnett	1.0	0	0	1
Brian Duensing	0.2	2	0	0
Matt Guerrier	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Scott Podsednik: 8/F8LM
Jason Kendall: 43/G4
David DeJesus: 2/F2RF-

Bot 1

Denard Span: S8/L8RM
Matt Tolbert: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Joe Mauer: W
Justin Morneau: S9/F9D+.1-3
Michael Cuddyer: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 2

Jose Guillen: 7/F7D
Alberto Callaspo: S6/G6
Mitch Maier: HR/F9D+.1-H
Wilson Betemit: HR/F9LD+
Chris Getz: 13/BG
Yuniesky Betancourt: 63/G6

Bot 2

Jason Kubel: K
Delmon Young: 8/L8LD
Danny Valencia: K

Top 3

Scott Podsednik: 53/G6S-
Jason Kendall: 31/G34
David DeJesus: S8/F8LS-
Jose Guillen: S9/L89S+.1-2
Alberto Callaspo: 8/F8LM

Bot 3

Nick Punto: S8/G6M+
Denard Span: D9/F9LD+.1-3
Matt Tolbert: K
Joe Mauer: 8/FDP/F8RXD+.2X2(86)

Top 4

Mitch Maier: K
Wilson Betemit: K
Chris Getz: W
Yuniesky Betancourt: S6/G6M.1-2
Scott Podsednik: S8/G6M+.2-H;1-2
Jason Kendall: 53/G56

Bot 4

Justin Morneau: 7/L78M
Michael Cuddyer: K
Jason Kubel: HR/F9D+
Delmon Young: S9/L4D
Danny Valencia: 2/F2RF-

Top 5

David DeJesus: 8/F8LM
Jose Guillen: T9/F9LD
Alberto Callaspo: 9/SF/F9LM.3-H
Mitch Maier: 7/F78S

Bot 5

Nick Punto: K
Denard Span: 43/G4
Matt Tolbert: 6/F6D

Top 6

Wilson Betemit: 9/L9M
Chris Getz: K
Yuniesky Betancourt: W
Scott Podsednik: FC1/G15.1X2(1E6);B-1
Jason Kendall: E6/FO/G6.2-H(UR)(NR);1-3
David DeJesus: S4/G34.3-H(UR);1-2
Jose Guillen: S8/L8LS+.2-H(UR);1-2
Alberto Callaspo: E4/FO/G4.2-3;1-2
Mitch Maier: 6/F6-

Bot 6

Joe Mauer: K
Justin Morneau: 8/F8RD
Michael Cuddyer: 43/G4+

Top 7

Wilson Betemit: W
Chris Getz: 36(1)/FO/G34S+
Yuniesky Betancourt: 1!
Scott Podsednik: 6/F6MD-

Bot 7

Jason Kubel: K
Delmon Young: S5/G5-
Danny Valencia: S9/F9LS-.1-3
Nick Punto: D7/L8LS+.3-H;1-3
Denard Span: S4/G4.3-H;2-3
Matt Tolbert: S9/G4.3-H;1-3
Joe Mauer: S9/L34D+.3-H;1-3
Justin Morneau: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H
Michael Cuddyer: 4/F4D-

Top 8

Jason Kendall: 7/F78M
David DeJesus: 53/G56
Jose Guillen: K

Bot 8

Jason Kubel: 8/F8LXD+
Delmon Young: 9/F9M
Danny Valencia: K

Top 9

Alberto Callaspo: 13/G13
Mitch Maier: 2!/F23F-
Wilson Betemit: HR/F78XD+
Chris Getz: S8/L4MD+
Yuniesky Betancourt: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 9

Nick Punto: 5!3/BG56S+
Denard Span: S1/G56S-
Jim Thome: DI.1-2
Jim Thome: K
Joe Mauer: D9/F8RXD+.2-H
Justin Morneau: S9/L3D.2-H
Michael Cuddyer: 9/F9D

Notes & reviews

Denard Span ran from 2B towards 3B without tagging up; Nick Punto, who was part way to the plate, turned and yelled to Span to go back to 2B; Punto trotted towards the plate, thinking that his run would not count because the third out was going to be made at 2B; however, if he had crossed the plate before the out at 2B, his run would count; after the game, he admitted to not knowing the rule

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