GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (70-73) at KANSAS CITY (62-80)

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Tyner ran for J Kubel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J TYNER ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T Hunter (.290, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GUERRIER
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.266, 1-FOR-2, BB, HBP)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.301, 0-FOR-4)
R GLOAD (.299, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .273
J Kubel lf 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .268
J Tyner pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Mauer c 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .292
T Hunter cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .290
J Morneau dh 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .282
M Cuddyer rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .276
G Jones 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .173
B Buscher 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280
a-R White ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199
A Casilla 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .244

Totals 33 4 8 4 7 8 14

a-struck out swinging for B Buscher in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kubel 2 (27, B Buckner 2); J Morneau (30, N Musser). RBI - J
Kubel 2 (60), J Morneau 2 (104). 2-out RBI - J Morneau. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, T Hunter 2, A Casilla 2. GIDP - M Cuddyer. Team
LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Casilla (10, 2nd base off B Buckner/J Buck), J Kubel (4,
2nd base off J Gobble/J LaRue).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Mauer-J Bartlett, J Bartlett-A Casilla-G Jones).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .266
M Grudzielanek 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .301
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .299
M Sweeney dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .264
M Teahen rf 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .286
A Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .252
J Buck c 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .234
a-S Costa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141
J Gathright lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .321
T Pena Jr ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .256
b-E German ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268

Totals 30 2 9 2 5 8 25

a-flied out to center for J Buck in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for T Pena
Jr in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (22, B Bonser); M Sweeney (14, B Bonser). RBI - M
Sweeney 2 (35). 2-out RBI - M Sweeney 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - E German 2, T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. GIDP - R Gload. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (7, 2nd base by N Blackburn/J Mauer), M Teahen
(5, 2nd base by B Bonser/J Mauer).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D DeJesus (J Kubel at 3rd base). DP: 1 (M
Grudzielanek-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 002 001 100 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 000 020 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 5 5 2 2 4 6 0 4.91
N Blackburn 2 2/3 4 0 0 1 1 0 2.70
M Guerrier 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.37

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 5 1/3 3 3 3 5 4 0 5.29
N Musser 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.38
J Peralta 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.76
J Gobble 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.23
D Riske 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.23

WP - B Bonser. IBB - M Cuddyer (by N Musser). HBP - D DeJesus (by B Bonser).
Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 88-53; N Blackburn 38-26; M Guerrier 3-3; B Buckner
95-50; N Musser 21-9; J Peralta 29-17; J Gobble 33-20; D Riske 1-1. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Bonser 0-8; N Blackburn 2-4; M Guerrier 0-0; B Buckner 4-7;
N Musser 0-0; J Peralta 2-2; J Gobble 1-1; D Riske 1-0. Batters faced: B Bonser
24; N Blackburn 11; M Guerrier 1; B Buckner 22; N Musser 4; J Peralta 7; J
Gobble 6; D Riske 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 60 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Tyner in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DeJesus (.266, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
MIN: JOE NATHAN (3-2, 2.02) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: D DEJESUS (.266, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Nathan relieved M Guerrier.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DeJesus (.266, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, NICK BLACKBURN (6TH), MATT GUERRIER (8TH), JOE
NATHAN (9TH) AND JOE MAUER

KAN - BILLY BUCKNER, NEAL MUSSER (6TH), JOEL PERALTA
(6TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (8TH), DAVID RISKE (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK,
JASON LARUE (9TH)

HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE

KAN - NONE</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, NICK BLACKBURN (6TH), MATT GUERRIER (8TH), JOE
NATHAN (9TH) AND JOE MAUER

KAN - BILLY BUCKNER, NEAL MUSSER (6TH), JOEL PERALTA
(6TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (8TH), DAVID RISKE (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK,
JASON LARUE (9TH)


WP - BOOF BONSER (7-12)
LP - BILLY BUCKNER (0-1)
SAVE - JOE NATHAN (31)

HOME RUNS: MIN - NONE

KAN - NONE


TIME: 3:07 ATT: 10,525

PROBABLES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER (8-7, 4.14)
KAN - KYLE DAVIES (2-4, 5.97)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - FINAL

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .273
J Kubel lf 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .268
J Tyner pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Mauer c 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .292
T Hunter cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .290
J Morneau dh 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .282
M Cuddyer rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .276
G Jones 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .173
B Buscher 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280
a-R White ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199
A Casilla 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .244

Totals 33 4 8 4 7 8 14

a-struck out swinging for B Buscher in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kubel 2 (27, B Buckner 2); J Morneau (30, N Musser). RBI - J
Kubel 2 (60), J Morneau 2 (104). 2-out RBI - J Morneau. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 1, T Hunter 2, A Casilla 2. GIDP - M Cuddyer. Team
LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Casilla (10, 2nd base off B Buckner/J Buck), J Kubel (4,
2nd base off J Gobble/J LaRue).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Mauer-J Bartlett, J Bartlett-A Casilla-G Jones).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .266
M Grudzielanek 2b-ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .300
R Gload 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .297
M Sweeney dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .264
M Teahen rf 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .286
A Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .252
J Buck c 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .234
a-S Costa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141
J Gathright lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .321
T Pena Jr ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .256
b-E German ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268

Totals 33 2 9 2 5 8 25

a-flied out to center for J Buck in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for T Pena
Jr in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (22, B Bonser); M Sweeney (14, B Bonser). RBI - M
Sweeney 2 (35). 2-out RBI - M Sweeney 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - E German 2, T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. GIDP - R Gload. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (7, 2nd base by N Blackburn/J Mauer), M Teahen
(5, 2nd base by B Bonser/J Mauer).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D DeJesus (J Kubel at 3rd base). DP: 1 (M
Grudzielanek-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 002 001 100 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 000 020 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser (W, 7-12) 5 5 2 2 4 6 0 4.91
N Blackburn (H, 1) 2 2/3 4 0 0 1 1 0 2.70
M Guerrier (H, 11) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.37
J Nathan (S, 31) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.99

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner (L, 0-1) 5 1/3 3 3 3 5 4 0 5.29
N Musser 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.38
J Peralta 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.76
J Gobble 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.23
D Riske 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.23

WP - B Bonser. IBB - M Cuddyer (by N Musser). HBP - D DeJesus (by B Bonser).
Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 88-53; N Blackburn 38-26; M Guerrier 3-3; J Nathan
12-7; B Buckner 95-50; N Musser 21-9; J Peralta 29-17; J Gobble 33-20; D Riske
1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 0-8; N Blackburn 2-4; M Guerrier 0-0; J
Nathan 0-3; B Buckner 4-7; N Musser 0-0; J Peralta 2-2; J Gobble 1-1; D Riske
1-0. Batters faced: B Bonser 24; N Blackburn 11; M Guerrier 1; J Nathan 3; B
Buckner 22; N Musser 4; J Peralta 7; J Gobble 6; D Riske 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

T--3:07. Att--10,525.
Weather: 60 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 4
KANSAS CITY 2 FINAL</div>

 

Rare win from Bonser send Twins to victory

<h3>MINNESOTA 4, KANSAS CITY 2</h3>By Marc Bowman
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Boof Bonser collected his secondvictory in three months and Justin Morneau drove in two runs as theMinnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, on Monday.

Since starting the season 5-2, Bonser (7-12) had lost 10 of hislast 15 starts, receiving the second-worst offensive support inthe American League at 4.05 runs per game.


The righthander allowed two runs and five hits with four walksand six strikeouts over five innings.


After Torii Hunter drew a one-out walk in the sixth to driveRoyals starter Billy Buckner (0-1) from the game, Morneau hit a3-1 pitch from reliever Neal Musser into the left field cornerfor an RBI double to break up a 2-2 deadlock.


Morneau added an insurance run in his next at-bat, driving inJason Bartlett with a two-out single in the seventh. It wasMorneau's third multi-RBI game in his last six contests.

Reliever Matt Guerrier relieved Nick Blackburn and struck outthe Royals' Esteban German to escape a bases-loaded jam in theeighth before Joe Nathan pitched a scoreless ninth for his 31stsave in 35 chances.


Jason Kubel's second double of the game drove in Alexi Casillaand Bartlett to give the Twins a 2-0 lead in the third inning.

Kansas City's Mike Sweeney tied the game with a two-out doublein the fifth, scoring Tony Pena Jr. and David DeJesus when hissoft liner to the right-center field gap fell just out of reachof diving right fielder Michael Cuddyer.


Buckner took the first loss of his major league career. Therighthander allowed three hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings,striking out four and walking five for the Royals, who have lostsix straight - one shy of their longest losing streak of theseason.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (4) AT KANSAS CITY (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MINNESOTA 3RD: B Buscher struck out swinging. A Casilla singled to center.
A Casilla stole second. J Bartlett walked. J Kubel doubled to deep right
center, A Casilla and J Bartlett scored, J Kubel thrown out at third attempting
to advance on play. J Mauer walked. T Hunter flied out to right. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: T Pena Jr doubled to left. D DeJesus hit by pitch.
M Grudzielanek struck out looking. R Gload flied out to center. T Pena Jr to
third, D DeJesus to second on wild pitch by B Bonser. M Sweeney doubled to
right center, T Pena Jr and D DeJesus scored. M Teahen walked. A Gordon flied
out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 6TH: J Mauer flied out to left. T Hunter walked. N Musser
relieved B Buckner. J Morneau doubled to deep left, T Hunter scored. M Cuddyer
intentionally walked. G Jones struck out swinging. B Buscher reached on
infield single to pitcher, J Morneau to third, M Cuddyer to second. J Peralta
relieved N Musser. A Casilla fouled out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 3, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 7TH: J Bartlett singled to left center. J Kubel flied out to
left. J Mauer grounded out to second, J Bartlett to second. T Hunter reached
on infield single to second, J Bartlett to third. J Morneau singled to right,
J Bartlett scored, T Hunter to third. M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4,
KANSAS CITY 2.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (4) AT KANSAS CITY (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Minnesota Starting Lineups -- J Bartlett SS, J Kubel LF, J Mauer C, T Hunter CF,
J Morneau DH, M Cuddyer RF, G Jones 1B, B Buscher 3B, A Casilla 2B, B Bonser RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, R Gload 1B,
M Sweeney DH, M Teahen RF, A Gordon 3B, J Buck C, J Gathright LF, T Pena Jr SS,
B Buckner RHP.

Umpires -- Gary Darling (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Brian Knight (2B),
Jerry Meals (3B).

Gametime Weather: 60 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 10 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: J Bartlett popped out to shortstop. J Kubel doubled to deep
right. J Mauer grounded out to second, J Kubel to third. T Hunter struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus struck out swinging. M Grudzielanek lined out
to shortstop. R Gload reached on infield single to pitcher. M Sweeney flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau walked. M Cuddyer grounded into double play,
second to first, J Morneau out at second. G Jones grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: M Teahen walked. A Gordon fouled out to left. J Buck
singled to center, M Teahen to third. J Gathright struck out swinging.
T Pena Jr struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 3RD: B Buscher struck out swinging. A Casilla singled to center.
A Casilla stole second. J Bartlett walked. J Kubel doubled to deep right
center, A Casilla and J Bartlett scored, J Kubel thrown out at third attempting
to advance on play. J Mauer walked. T Hunter flied out to right. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: D DeJesus singled to center. M Grudzielanek flied out to
right. R Gload fouled out to third. M Sweeney flied out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 4TH: J Morneau lined out to first. M Cuddyer struck out swinging.
G Jones walked. B Buscher popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Teahen walked. A Gordon struck out swinging. M Teahen
caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. J Buck walked. J Gathright
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 5TH: A Casilla flied out to right. J Bartlett fouled out to
first. J Kubel struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: T Pena Jr doubled to left. D DeJesus hit by pitch.
M Grudzielanek struck out looking. R Gload flied out to center. T Pena Jr to
third, D DeJesus to second on wild pitch by B Bonser. M Sweeney doubled to
right center, T Pena Jr and D DeJesus scored. M Teahen walked. A Gordon flied
out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 6TH: J Mauer flied out to left. T Hunter walked. N Musser
relieved B Buckner. J Morneau doubled to deep left, T Hunter scored. M Cuddyer
intentionally walked. G Jones struck out swinging. B Buscher reached on
infield single to pitcher, J Morneau to third, M Cuddyer to second. J Peralta
relieved N Musser. A Casilla fouled out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 3, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: N Blackburn relieved B Bonser. J Buck struck out swinging.
J Gathright reached on infield single to pitcher. T Pena Jr flied out to
right. J Gathright caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 3, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 7TH: J Bartlett singled to left center. J Kubel flied out to
left. J Mauer grounded out to second, J Bartlett to second. T Hunter reached
on infield single to second, J Bartlett to third. J Morneau singled to right,
J Bartlett scored, T Hunter to third. M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: D DeJesus walked. M Grudzielanek flied out to left.
R Gload grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D DeJesus out
at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 8TH: J Gobble relieved J Peralta. G Jones struck out swinging.
R White hit for B Buscher. R White struck out swinging. A Casilla flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: N Punto at third base. M Sweeney flied out to right.
M Teahen singled to left. A Gordon singled to right, M Teahen to second.
S Costa hit for J Buck. S Costa flied out to center. J Gathright singled to
left, M Teahen to third, A Gordon to second. M Guerrier relieved N Blackburn.
E German hit for T Pena Jr. E German struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 9TH: M Grudzielanek at shortstop. J LaRue catching. E German at
second base. J Bartlett grounded out to shortstop. J Kubel walked. J Kubel
stole second. J Mauer struck out swinging. D Riske relieved J Gobble. J Tyner
ran for J Kubel. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 4, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: J Tyner in left field. J Nathan relieved M Guerrier.
D DeJesus flied out to left. M Grudzielanek flied out to left. R Gload flied
out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, KANSAS CITY 2.</div>