GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (57-55) at KANSAS CITY (49-62)

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
MIN: RAMON ORTIZ (4-4, 5.09) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: R GLOAD (.300, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Ortiz relieved M Guerrier.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R Gload (.300, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOHN BUCK SCORED EMIL BROWN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BUCK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.276, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 1 11 19 3
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 10 2 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - RAMON ORTIZ
KAN - JOHN BALE

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.263, 2-FOR-4, BB)
N PUNTO (.211, 1-FOR-3, BB, SAC)
J MAUER (.302, 2-FOR-4, SF, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (11) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 .263
N Punto 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .211
J Mauer dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .302
M Cuddyer rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 4 .287
J Morneau 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .290
T Hunter cf 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .294
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Redmond c 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .287
J Tyner lf-cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271
A Casilla 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .232

Totals 40 11 19 9 3 3 21

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau 2 (24, R Braun, O Perez); N Punto (13, R Braun); T
Hunter (32, J Bale). HR - M Cuddyer (11, 3rd inning off O Perez 1 on, 1 Out), T
Hunter (23, 5th inning off R Braun 1 on, 0 Out). S - N Punto. SF - J Mauer. RBI
- M Cuddyer 3 (61), J Mauer 2 (49), M Redmond (25), T Hunter 3 (79). 2-out RBI
- M Cuddyer, M Redmond, T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Punto 1, J Morneau 1, J Tyner 1, A Casilla 2. GIDP - M Cuddyer 2. Team LOB -
10.

FIELDING: E - N Punto 2 (9, ground ball, throw); J Morneau (4, dropped foul
ball). DP: 2 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau, J Morneau-J Bartlett-J Santana).



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284
a-J Gathright ph-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306
J Smith 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
M Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288
B Butler dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .296
R Gload 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .298
E German 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285
E Brown lf 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .237
J Buck c 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .275

Totals 34 3 10 3 2 7 18

a-singled to left for D Dejesus in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Brown 2 (11, R Ortiz, J Santana); J Buck (15, R Ortiz). 3B - E
German (5, J Santana). RBI - E Brown (43), J Buck 2 (39). 2-out RBI - E Brown,
J Buck 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, E Brown
1, T Pena Jr 2, M Teahen 1, B Butler 1. GIDP - M Teahen, D DeJesus. Team LOB -
9.

FIELDING: E - E German (8, throw); E Brown (5, bobble). Outfield assists - D
DeJesus (M Cuddyer at 2nd base). PB - J Buck. DP: 2 (E German-M Grudzielanek-R
Gload, J Bale-E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 105 021 11 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 000 002 01 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 6 7 2 2 2 6 0 2.98
M Guerrier 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.68
R Ortiz 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.13

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 7 6 3 1 0 1 5.87
R Braun 2 1/3 6 3 3 1 2 1 8.02
J Peralta 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.72
J Bale 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 93-64; M Guerrier 15-11; R Ortiz 18-9; O Perez
57-35; R Braun 49-32; J Peralta 20-12; J Bale 37-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Santana 7-5; M Guerrier 1-1; R Ortiz 3-0; O Perez 7-3; R Braun 4-1; J Peralta
1-1; J Bale 5-0. Batters faced: J Santana 27; M Guerrier 4; R Ortiz 5; O Perez
18; R Braun 13; J Peralta 4; J Bale 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: DAVID RISKE (1-2, 2.39) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 3

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.263, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Riske relieved J Bale.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11
KANSAS CITY 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J Bartlett (.263, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 11 19 3
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 10 2 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - RAMON ORTIZ
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.355, 1-FOR-1)
J SMITH (.216, 0-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.288, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (11) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 5 3 2 0 1 2 2 .262
N Punto 3b 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .210
J Mauer dh 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .301
M Cuddyer rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 4 .287
J Morneau 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .290
T Hunter cf 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .294
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Redmond c 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .287
J Tyner lf-cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271
A Casilla 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .232

Totals 43 11 19 9 3 5 21

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau 2 (24, R Braun, O Perez); N Punto (13, R Braun); T
Hunter (32, J Bale). HR - M Cuddyer (11, 3rd inning off O Perez 1 on, 1 Out), T
Hunter (23, 5th inning off R Braun 1 on, 0 Out). S - N Punto. SF - J Mauer. RBI
- M Cuddyer 3 (61), J Mauer 2 (49), M Redmond (25), T Hunter 3 (79). 2-out RBI
- M Cuddyer, M Redmond, T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Punto 1, J Morneau 1, J Tyner 1, A Casilla 2. GIDP - M Cuddyer 2. Team LOB -
10.

FIELDING: E - N Punto 2 (9, ground ball, throw); J Morneau (4, dropped foul
ball). DP: 2 (A Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau, J Morneau-J Bartlett-J Santana).



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284
a-J Gathright ph-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306
J Smith 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
M Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288
B Butler dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .296
R Gload 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .298
E German 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285
E Brown lf 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .237
J Buck c 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .275

Totals 34 3 10 3 2 7 18

a-singled to left for D Dejesus in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Brown 2 (11, R Ortiz, J Santana); J Buck (15, R Ortiz). 3B - E
German (5, J Santana). RBI - E Brown (43), J Buck 2 (39). 2-out RBI - E Brown,
J Buck 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, E Brown
1, T Pena Jr 2, M Teahen 1, B Butler 1. GIDP - M Teahen, D DeJesus. Team LOB -
9.

FIELDING: E - E German (8, throw); E Brown (5, bobble). Outfield assists - D
DeJesus (M Cuddyer at 2nd base). PB - J Buck. DP: 2 (E German-M Grudzielanek-R
Gload, J Bale-E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 105 021 110 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 000 002 01 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 6 7 2 2 2 6 0 2.98
M Guerrier 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.68
R Ortiz 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.13

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 7 6 3 1 0 1 5.87
R Braun 2 1/3 6 3 3 1 2 1 8.02
J Peralta 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.72
J Bale 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 4.50
D Riske 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.34

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 93-64; M Guerrier 15-11; R Ortiz 18-9; O Perez
57-35; R Braun 49-32; J Peralta 20-12; J Bale 37-27; D Riske 12-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Santana 7-5; M Guerrier 1-1; R Ortiz 3-0; O Perez 7-3; R
Braun 4-1; J Peralta 1-1; J Bale 5-0; D Riske 1-0. Batters faced: J Santana 27;
M Guerrier 4; R Ortiz 5; O Perez 18; R Braun 13; J Peralta 4; J Bale 10; D
Riske 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.296, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 11 19 2
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 13 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA, MATT GUERRIER (7TH), RAMON ORTIZ (8TH) AND MIKE
REDMOND

KAN - ODALIS PEREZ, RYAN BRAUN (4TH), JOEL PERALTA
(6TH), JOHN BALE (7TH), DAVID RISKE (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: MIN - MICHAEL CUDDYER (11) OFF ODALIS PEREZ IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
TORII HUNTER (23) OFF RYAN BRAUN IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

KAN - NONE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 11 19 2
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 13 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA, MATT GUERRIER (7TH), RAMON ORTIZ (8TH) AND MIKE
REDMOND

KAN - ODALIS PEREZ, RYAN BRAUN (4TH), JOEL PERALTA
(6TH), JOHN BALE (7TH), DAVID RISKE (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - JOHAN SANTANA (12-9)
LP - ODALIS PEREZ (6-11)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: MIN - MICHAEL CUDDYER (11) OFF ODALIS PEREZ IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
TORII HUNTER (23) OFF RYAN BRAUN IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 3:20 ATT: 21,503

PROBABLES: MIN - MATT GARZA (1-2, 1.78)
KAN - KYLE DAVIES (0-0, 15.00)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (11) VS KANSAS CITY (4) - FINAL

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bartlett ss 5 3 2 0 1 2 2 .262
N Punto 3b 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .210
J Mauer dh 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .301
M Cuddyer rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 4 .287
J Morneau 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .290
T Hunter cf 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .294
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Redmond c 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .287
J Tyner lf-cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271
A Casilla 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .232

Totals 43 11 19 9 3 5 21

BATTING: 2B - J Morneau 2 (24, R Braun, O Perez); N Punto (13, R Braun); T
Hunter (32, J Bale). HR - M Cuddyer (11, 3rd inning off O Perez 1 on, 1 Out), T
Hunter (23, 5th inning off R Braun 1 on, 0 Out). S - N Punto. SF - J Mauer. RBI
- M Cuddyer 3 (61), J Mauer 2 (49), M Redmond (25), T Hunter 3 (79). 2-out RBI
- M Cuddyer, M Redmond, T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Punto 1, J Morneau 1, J Tyner 1, A Casilla 2. GIDP - M Cuddyer 2. Team LOB -
10.

FIELDING: E - N Punto (8, throw); J Morneau (4, dropped foul ball). DP: 2 (A
Casilla-J Bartlett-J Morneau, J Morneau-J Bartlett-J Santana).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284
a-J Gathright ph-cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .362
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306
J Smith 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
M Teahen rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .289
B Butler dh 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .294
R Gload 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302
E German 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285
E Brown lf 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .237
J Buck c 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .275

Totals 39 4 13 4 2 7 20

a-singled to left for D Dejesus in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Brown 2 (11, R Ortiz, J Santana); J Buck (15, R Ortiz). 3B - E
German (5, J Santana). RBI - E Brown (43), J Buck 2 (39), M Teahen (49). 2-out
RBI - E Brown, J Buck 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Grudzielanek 1, E Brown 1, T Pena Jr 2, M Teahen 1, B Butler 1. GIDP - M
Teahen, D DeJesus. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - E German (8, throw); E Brown (5, bobble). Outfield assists - D
DeJesus (M Cuddyer at 2nd base). PB - J Buck. DP: 2 (E German-M Grudzielanek-R
Gload, J Bale-E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 105 021 110 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 000 002 011 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana (W, 12-9) 6 8 2 2 2 6 0 2.98
M Guerrier 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.68
R Ortiz 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.18

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez (L, 6-11) 3 7 6 3 1 0 1 5.87
R Braun 2 1/3 6 3 3 1 2 1 8.02
J Peralta 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.72
J Bale 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 4.50
D Riske 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.34

BALK - R Ortiz. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 93-64; M Guerrier 15-11; R Ortiz
36-22; O Perez 57-35; R Braun 49-32; J Peralta 20-12; J Bale 37-27; D Riske
12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Santana 7-5; M Guerrier 1-1; R Ortiz 4-2; O
Perez 7-3; R Braun 4-1; J Peralta 1-1; J Bale 5-0; D Riske 1-0. Batters faced:
J Santana 27; M Guerrier 4; R Ortiz 10; O Perez 18; R Braun 13; J Peralta 4; J
Bale 10; D Riske 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

T--3:20. Att--21,503.
Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 11
KANSAS CITY 4 FINAL</div>

 

Santana gets plenty of support in ending personal three-game skid

<h3>MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 4</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Johan Santana won his firstgame in nearly a month and Michael Cuddyer drove in three runsas the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals, 11-4, onWednesday.


Santana (12-9), facing the Royals for the first time thisseason, allowed two runs and scattered eight hits in six inningswhile striking out six and walking two batters in earning hisfirst victory since July 13 against Oakland. He won his ninthconsecutive game against Kansas City dating to May 29, 2004.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner upped his record against theRoyals to 12-3 in 29 career games. He also improved to 2-3since the All-Star Break after going a combined 19-3 after thebreak the previous two years.


Cuddyer, who finished the night with three hits, hit a two-runhome run in the third inning, a 442-foot blast to left-centerinto the water spectacular. That home run was the first for theTwins since July 31. He also had an RBI single in the firstinning.


A five-run third inning, highlighted by Cuddyer's home run,allowed Minnesota to score more than three runs for the firsttime in its last seven games.


The middle of the order for Minnesota finished the game10-for-19 with four runs, nine RBI and five extra-base hits. Inaddition to Cuddyer, No. 3 hitter Joe Mauer was 2-for-4 withtwo RBI, No. 4 hitter Justin Morneau collected two hits, scoredtwice and drove in a run while No. 5 hitter Torii Hunter was3-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI.


Odalis Perez (6-11) surrendered six runs on seven hits in justthree innings of work in absorbing his first defeat of theseason against Minnesota. It was Perez's second-shortest outingof the season. He has lost three of his last four starts.

Ross Gload and John Buck each collected three hits for theRoyals, who had a season-high five-game winning streak atKauffman Stadium ended with the loss.

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (11) AT KANSAS CITY (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MINNESOTA 1ST: J Bartlett walked. N Punto flied out to center. J Bartlett
to second on passed ball by J Buck. J Mauer grounded out to shortstop.
M Cuddyer singled to center, J Bartlett scored, M Cuddyer to second advancing on
throw. J Morneau grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1,
KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 3RD: A Casilla singled to left. J Bartlett singled to left,
A Casilla to second. N Punto sacrificed to third, A Casilla to third, J Bartlett
to second, A Casilla scored, J Bartlett to third, N Punto safe at second on
throwing error by third baseman E German. J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left,
J Bartlett scored. M Cuddyer homered to center, N Punto scored. J Morneau
doubled to center. T Hunter flied out to right. M Redmond singled to center,
J Morneau scored. J Tyner singled to right, M Redmond to third. A Casilla
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Tyner out at second. (5 Runs,
6 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 6, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 5TH: J Morneau doubled to deep left. T Hunter homered to left,
J Morneau scored. M Redmond singled to center. J Tyner grounded into fielder's
choice to second, M Redmond out at second. A Casilla walked, J Tyner to
second. J Bartlett popped out to second. N Punto struck out looking. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 6TH: J Mauer singled to left. M Cuddyer singled to center,
J Mauer to third, M Cuddyer out stretching at second. J Peralta relieved
R Braun. J Morneau grounded out to second. T Hunter singled to center, J Mauer
scored. M Redmond singled to center, T Hunter to second. J Tyner flied out to
left. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 9, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: M Teahen grounded out to second. B Butler walked.
R Gload singled to center, B Butler to third. E German continues to bat after
dropped foul ball by first baseman J Morneau. E German struck out swinging.
E Brown doubled to deep right, B Butler scored, R Gload to third. J Buck reached
on infield single to shortstop, R Gload scored, E Brown to third. T Pena Jr
lined out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 9, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 7TH: J Smith at third base. E German at second base. J Bale
relieved J Peralta. A Casilla struck out looking. J Bartlett reached on
infield single to second. N Punto walked, J Bartlett to second. J Mauer
singled to right, J Bartlett scored, N Punto to second. M Cuddyer grounded
into double play, pitcher to second to shortstop to first, J Mauer out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 8TH: J Gathright in center field. J Morneau grounded out to
shortstop. T Hunter doubled to deep right. M Redmond singled to left center,
T Hunter scored on error by left fielder E Brown. J Tyner grounded out to
pitcher, M Redmond to second. A Casilla grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
1 Error) MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Kubel in left field. J Tyner in center field. R Ortiz
relieved M Guerrier. R Gload grounded out to pitcher. E German grounded out to
first. E Brown doubled to deep left. J Buck doubled to deep right, E Brown
scored. T Pena Jr grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: J Gathright singled to center. J Gathright to second on
balk by R Ortiz. J Smith grounded out to first, J Gathright to third. M Teahen
singled to center, J Gathright scored. B Butler flied out to right. R Gload
flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 4.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (11) AT KANSAS CITY (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Minnesota Starting Lineups -- J Bartlett SS, N Punto 3B, J Mauer DH, M Cuddyer RF,
J Morneau 1B, T Hunter CF, M Redmond C, J Tyner LF, A Casilla 2B, J Santana LHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
B Butler DH, R Gload 1B, E German 3B, E Brown LF, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS,
O Perez LHP.

Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Gerry Davis (2B), Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 14 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: J Bartlett walked. N Punto flied out to center. J Bartlett
to second on passed ball by J Buck. J Mauer grounded out to shortstop.
M Cuddyer singled to center, J Bartlett scored, M Cuddyer to second advancing on
throw. J Morneau grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus walked. M Grudzielanek struck out swinging.
M Teahen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D DeJesus out
at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. M Redmond grounded out
to second. J Tyner grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: B Butler grounded out to third. R Gload struck out
swinging. E German tripled to deep center. E Brown struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 3RD: A Casilla singled to left. J Bartlett singled to left,
A Casilla to second. N Punto sacrificed to third, A Casilla to third, J Bartlett
to second, A Casilla scored, J Bartlett to third, N Punto safe at second on
throwing error by third baseman E German. J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left,
J Bartlett scored. M Cuddyer homered to center, N Punto scored. J Morneau
doubled to center. T Hunter flied out to right. M Redmond singled to center,
J Morneau scored. J Tyner singled to right, M Redmond to third. A Casilla
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Tyner out at second. (5 Runs,
6 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 6, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Buck safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
N Punto. T Pena Jr flied out to right. D DeJesus flied out to right.
M Grudzielanek singled to left, J Buck to second. M Teahen struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 6, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 4TH: R Braun relieved O Perez. J Bartlett struck out swinging.
N Punto doubled to deep right. J Mauer grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher. M Cuddyer grounded into double play, third to second to first,
J Mauer out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: B Butler lined out to shortstop. R Gload singled to left.
E German flied out to left. E Brown struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 5TH: J Morneau doubled to deep left. T Hunter homered to left,
J Morneau scored. M Redmond singled to center. J Tyner grounded into fielder's
choice to second, M Redmond out at second. A Casilla walked, J Tyner to
second. J Bartlett popped out to second. N Punto struck out looking. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Buck singled to left. T Pena Jr reached on infield
single to second, J Buck to second. D DeJesus grounded into double play, first
to shortstop to pitcher, T Pena Jr out at second, J Buck to third.
M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 8,
KANSAS CITY 0.

MINNESOTA 6TH: J Mauer singled to left. M Cuddyer singled to center,
J Mauer to third, M Cuddyer out stretching at second. J Peralta relieved
R Braun. J Morneau grounded out to second. T Hunter singled to center, J Mauer
scored. M Redmond singled to center, T Hunter to second. J Tyner flied out to
left. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 9, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: M Teahen grounded out to second. B Butler walked.
R Gload singled to center, B Butler to third. E German continues to bat after
dropped foul ball by first baseman J Morneau. E German struck out swinging.
E Brown doubled to deep right, B Butler scored, R Gload to third. J Buck reached
on infield single to shortstop, R Gload scored, E Brown to third. T Pena Jr
lined out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 9, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 7TH: J Smith at third base. E German at second base. J Bale
relieved J Peralta. A Casilla struck out looking. J Bartlett reached on
infield single to second. N Punto walked, J Bartlett to second. J Mauer
singled to right, J Bartlett scored, N Punto to second. M Cuddyer grounded
into double play, pitcher to second to shortstop to first, J Mauer out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: M Guerrier relieved J Santana. J Gathright hit for
D DeJesus. J Gathright singled to left. J Smith flied out to right. M Teahen
grounded out to second, J Gathright to second. B Butler struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 10, KANSAS CITY 2.

MINNESOTA 8TH: J Gathright in center field. J Morneau grounded out to
shortstop. T Hunter doubled to deep right. M Redmond singled to left center,
T Hunter scored on error by left fielder E Brown. J Tyner grounded out to
pitcher, M Redmond to second. A Casilla grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
1 Error) MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Kubel in left field. J Tyner in center field. R Ortiz
relieved M Guerrier. R Gload grounded out to pitcher. E German grounded out to
first. E Brown doubled to deep left. J Buck doubled to deep right, E Brown
scored. T Pena Jr grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 3.

MINNESOTA 9TH: D Riske relieved J Bale. J Bartlett struck out swinging.
N Punto struck out swinging. J Mauer grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: J Gathright singled to center. J Gathright to second on
balk by R Ortiz. J Smith grounded out to first, J Gathright to third. M Teahen
singled to center, J Gathright scored. B Butler flied out to right. R Gload
flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 4.</div>

 

Santana gets plenty of support in ending personal three-game skid

<h3>MINNESOTA 11, KANSAS CITY 4</h3>By Pat Madden
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Johan Santana won his firstgame in nearly a month and Michael Cuddyer drove in three runsas the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals, 11-4,on Wednesday.


Santana (12-9), facing the Royals for the first time thisseason, allowed two runs and scattered eight hits in six inningswhile striking out six and walking two batters in earning hisfirst victory since July 13 against Oakland. He won his ninthconsecutive game against Kansas City dating to May 29, 2004.

"Tonight was a long game, took a long time between innings,"Santana said after being removed after the sixth inning with acracked middle fingernail on his left hand. "It was kind oftough to get into a rhythm, but I was fine. I was throwing allmy pitches. Tonight, you see these guys hitting the ball well.It was missing for a long time, but it was good to see."

The two-time Cy Young Award winner upped his record against theRoyals to 12-3 in 29 career games. He also improved to 2-3since the All-Star Break after going a combined 19-3 after thebreak the previous two years.


"He's been Santana, we just haven't done anything offensivelyfor him for a while," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said."Good pitchers have to have some breaks and score some runs. Wehaven't done enough of that for him.


"It was hot out there. It's hard to throw in that; it's a lotof hard work. We had a lot of very long innings where he sat inthe dugout for a long time."


Cuddyer, who finished the night with three hits, hit a two-runhome run in the third inning, a 442-foot blast to left-centerinto the water spectacular. That home run was the first for theTwins since July 31. He also had an RBI single in the firstinning.


"I don't know if that what's sparked it or what, but we came outswinging the bats well tonight," Cuddyer said. "One throughnine, everybody was pretty potent. It was good to see."

A five-run third inning, highlighted by Cuddyer's home run,allowed Minnesota to score more than three runs for the firsttime in its last seven games.


The middle of the order for Minnesota finished the game10-for-19 with four runs, nine RBI and five extra-base hits. Inaddition to Cuddyer, No. 3 hitter Joe Mauer was 2-for-4 withtwo RBI, No. 4 hitter Justin Morneau collected two hits, scoredtwice and drove in a run while No. 5 hitter Torii Hunter was3-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI.


"It felt good," Hunter said. "Whenever you get runs, I don'tcare what team it is, whenever you get runs on the board, you'vegot to be happy about it. We hit the ball, we found someholes, we were lucky. We were hitting everything. Sometimesyou've just got to take that."


"The little guys got on the bases and the big guys hit theball," Gardenhire said. "We got a chance to relax in a ballgameand do something we haven't had a chance to do much of lately.We needed one of these. We scored some runs and came outswinging pretty good. A nice night for us."


Odalis Perez (6-11) surrendered six runs on seven hits in justthree innings in absorbing his first defeat of the seasonagainst Minnesota. It was Perez's second-shortest outing of theseason. He has lost three of his last four starts.

"We didn't know anything about it (Perez's legs hurting)before," Royals manager Buddy Bell said about Perez's leavingthe game with leg soreness. "He said he felt it yesterday. Itwas more precautionary taking him out the way the game wasgoing. We expect him to make his next start. We'll know moretomorrow."


Ross Gload and John Buck each collected three hits for theRoyals, who had a season-high five-game winning streak atKauffman Stadium snapped.