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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 9, Kansas City 7
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 24, 2010
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 57°
Umpires: Home - Gerry Davis, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Scott Barry
Attendance: 26649
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 00121020039141
Kansas City 22101000017183
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span CF 7 0 1 1 0 1 1 .246
Orlando Hudson 2B 7 2 1 1 0 2 3 .268
Joe Mauer C 6 1 5 2 0 0 0 .381
Justin Morneau 1B 5 2 2 2 2 0 4 .359
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 .333
Jason Kubel DH 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .169
Delmon Young LF 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 .224
J.J. Hardy SS 5 1 0 0 1 2 6 .209
Brendan Harris 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .182
     Jim Thome PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
     Alexi Casilla 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 50 9 14 8 6 11 24  
Batting
2B - Orlando Hudson (5), Joe Mauer (7), Justin Morneau (4), Michael Cuddyer (4), Delmon Young (3), Brendan Harris (1)
3B - Joe Mauer (1)
HR - Justin Morneau (3)
TB - Denard Span, Orlando Hudson 2, Joe Mauer 8, Justin Morneau 6, Michael Cuddyer 3, Delmon Young 2, Brendan Harris 2, Alexi Casilla
RBI - Denard Span (7), Orlando Hudson (5), Joe Mauer 2 (12), Justin Morneau 2 (13), Michael Cuddyer 2 (17)
2-Out RBI - Joe Mauer (6), Justin Morneau 2 (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau (13), Michael Cuddyer (13), Jason Kubel (9), J.J. Hardy 2 (7), Brendan Harris (2)
SF - Joe Mauer (2), Michael Cuddyer (3)
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
E - Orlando Hudson (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Nick Blackburn 4.1 10 6 5 2 0 0 6.85
Ron Mahay 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pat Neshek 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Jesse Crain 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.36
Brian Duensing 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.00
Matt Guerrier 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.79
Jon Rauch (W 1-0; BS 1) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.00
HBP - Jason Kendall (by Blackburn)
IBB - David DeJesus (by Guerrier)
Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 75-45, Ron Mahay 10-6, Pat Neshek 10-8, Jesse Crain 14-11, Brian Duensing 8-2, Matt Guerrier 28-16, Jon Rauch 39-24
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 7-5, Ron Mahay 2-0, Pat Neshek 0-0, Jesse Crain 1-2, Brian Duensing 0-0, Matt Guerrier 2-3, Jon Rauch 2-4
Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 25, Ron Mahay 4, Pat Neshek 2, Jesse Crain 5, Brian Duensing 2, Matt Guerrier 9, Jon Rauch 10
Inherited Runners-Scored - Ron Mahay 2-1, Brian Duensing 1-0
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
David DeJesus RF 5 2 3 1 2 0 3 .300
Scott Podsednik LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .397
Billy Butler 1B 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 .314
     Willie Bloomquist PR-1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Jose Guillen DH 6 0 2 2 0 1 2 .352
     Brayan Pena PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alberto Jose Callaspo 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .290
Rick Ankiel CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .217
     Mitch Maier PR-CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .062
Jason Kendall C 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .333
Alex Gordon 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 .263
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 6 1 3 1 0 1 2 .328
Totals 49 7 18 6 5 3 25  
Batting
2B - David DeJesus (6), Billy Butler (5), Jose Guillen 2 (6), Rick Ankiel (4)
3B - David DeJesus (2)
TB - David DeJesus 6, Scott Podsednik, Billy Butler 5, Jose Guillen 4, Alberto Jose Callaspo, Rick Ankiel 2, Jason Kendall, Alex Gordon 2, Yuniesky Betancourt 3
RBI - David DeJesus (9), Scott Podsednik (8), Billy Butler (11), Jose Guillen 2 (15), Yuniesky Betancourt (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Scott Podsednik 2 (6), Alberto Jose Callaspo (9), Alex Gordon 3 (4)
S - Scott Podsednik (4)
SF - Scott Podsednik (1)
GIDP - David DeJesus (1), Scott Podsednik (2)
Team LOB - 14
Baserunning
CS - Alex Gordon (1, 2nd by Blackburn/Mauer)
Fielding
E - Scott Podsednik (1), Alex Gordon (3), Billy Butler (2)
Outfield Assists - Rick Ankiel (Kubel at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Luke Hochevar 6.2 8 5 4 1 7 0 3.55
John Parrish (BS 2) 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 3.00
Josh Rupe 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.59
Joakim Soria 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.12
Bruce Chen 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Robinson Tejeda (L 1-2) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 12.96
Dusty Hughes 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.62
Pitches-Strikes - Luke Hochevar 100-67, John Parrish 11-3, Josh Rupe 23-12, Joakim Soria 23-14, Bruce Chen 19-9, Robinson Tejeda 14-7, Dusty Hughes 16-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luke Hochevar 9-2, John Parrish 0-0, Josh Rupe 3-0, Joakim Soria 0-3, Bruce Chen 1-0, Robinson Tejeda 0-2, Dusty Hughes 0-2
Batters Faced - Luke Hochevar 30, John Parrish 3, Josh Rupe 5, Joakim Soria 7, Bruce Chen 4, Robinson Tejeda 5, Dusty Hughes 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - John Parrish 1-1, Josh Rupe 2-0, Robinson Tejeda 3-1, Dusty Hughes 3-2