Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals - Aug 8, 2007

MIN

58-55

49-63

FINAL

Kauffman Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	0	5	0	2	1	1	1	0	11	19	2
KC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	13	2

WIN

Johan Santana

6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

LOSS

Odalis Perez

3.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Box Score

MIN BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1J. BartlettSS	2-5	3	0	0	.262
2N. Punto3B	1-4	1	0	0	.210
3J. MauerDH	2-5	1	0	2	.301
4M. CuddyerRF	3-5	1	1	3	.287
5J. Morneau1B	2-5	2	0	0	.290
6T. HunterCF	3-5	2	1	3	.294
↳ J. KubelLF	0-0	0	0	0	.247
7M. RedmondC	4-5	0	0	1	.287
8J. TynerCF	1-5	0	0	0	.271
9A. Casilla2B	1-4	1	0	0	.232

MIN PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Santana(W, 12-9)	6.0	8	2	2	6	93-64	2.98
M. Guerrier	1.0	1	0	0	1	15-11	1.68
R. Ortiz	2.0	4	2	0	0	36-22	5.18

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

MIN		KC
19	HITS	13
2	HOME RUNS	0
29	TOTAL BASES	18
3	WALKS	2
5	STRIKEOUTS	7
21	RUNNERS LOB	23

Win Probability

MIN 100.0%

MINEVENKC

10050100

BOT 9 · MIN 11-4 KC · MIN 100.0%Ross Gload flies out to center fielder Jason Tyner.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Michael Cuddyer 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder David DeJesus. Jason Bartlett scores. Michael Cuddyer to 2nd.1-0
TOP 3Nick Punto hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by third baseman Esteban German. Alexi Casilla scores. Jason Bartlett to 3rd. Nick Punto to 2nd.2-0
TOP 3Joe Mauer 1-run sac fly to left fielder Emil Brown. Jason Bartlett scores.3-0
TOP 3Michael Cuddyer 2-run homer on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Punto scores.5-0
TOP 3Mike Redmond 1-run single on a ground ball to center fielder David DeJesus. Justin Morneau scores.6-0
TOP 5Torii Hunter 2-run homer on a line drive to left field. Justin Morneau scores.8-0
TOP 6Torii Hunter 1-run single on a ground ball to center fielder David DeJesus. Joe Mauer scores.9-0
BOT 6

Season Series

SERIES TIED 9-9

Box Score

MIN BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1J. BartlettSS	2-5	3	0	0	.262
2N. Punto3B	1-4	1	0	0	.210
3J. MauerDH	2-5	1	0	2	.301
4M. CuddyerRF	3-5	1	1	3	.287
5J. Morneau1B	2-5	2	0	0	.290
6T. HunterCF	3-5	2	1	3	.294
↳ J. KubelLF	0-0	0	0	0	.247
7M. RedmondC	4-5	0	0	1	.287
8J. TynerCF	1-5	0	0	0	.271
9A. Casilla2B	1-4	1	0	0	.232

MIN PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Santana(W, 12-9)	6.0	8	2	2	6	93-64	2.98
M. Guerrier	1.0	1	0	0	1	15-11	1.68
R. Ortiz	2.0	4	2	0	0	36-22	5.18

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

MIN		KC
19	HITS	13
2	HOME RUNS	0
29	TOTAL BASES	18
3	WALKS	2
5	STRIKEOUTS	7
21	RUNNERS LOB	23

Win Probability

MIN 100.0%

MINEVENKC

10050100

BOT 9 · MIN 11-4 KC · MIN 100.0%Ross Gload flies out to center fielder Jason Tyner.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Michael Cuddyer 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder David DeJesus. Jason Bartlett scores. Michael Cuddyer to 2nd.1-0
TOP 3Nick Punto hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by third baseman Esteban German. Alexi Casilla scores. Jason Bartlett to 3rd. Nick Punto to 2nd.2-0
TOP 3Joe Mauer 1-run sac fly to left fielder Emil Brown. Jason Bartlett scores.3-0
TOP 3Michael Cuddyer 2-run homer on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Punto scores.5-0
TOP 3Mike Redmond 1-run single on a ground ball to center fielder David DeJesus. Justin Morneau scores.6-0
TOP 5Torii Hunter 2-run homer on a line drive to left field. Justin Morneau scores.8-0
TOP 6Torii Hunter 1-run single on a ground ball to center fielder David DeJesus. Joe Mauer scores.9-0
BOT 6

Season Series

SERIES TIED 9-9

Emil Brown 1-run double on a fly ball to right fielder Michael Cuddyer. Billy Butler scores. Ross Gload to 3rd.

BOT 6John Buck 1-run single on a ground ball to shortstop Jason Bartlett, deflected by third baseman Nick Punto. Ross Gload scores. Emil Brown to 3rd.9-2

TOP 7Joe Mauer 1-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Mark Teahen. Jason Bartlett scores. Nick Punto to 2nd.10-2

TOP 8Mike Redmond 1-run single on a line drive to left fielder Emil Brown. Torii Hunter scores. Fielding error by left fielder Emil Brown.11-2

BOT 8John Buck 1-run double on a fly ball to right fielder Michael Cuddyer. Emil Brown scores.11-3

BOT 9Mark Teahen 1-run single on a ground ball to center fielder Jason Tyner. Joey Gathright scores.11-4

AL Central Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	96	66	.593	-	W1
Detroit	88	74	.543	8.0	W1
Minnesota	79	83	.488	17.0	W1
Chicago	72	90	.444	24.0	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	27.0	L1

FULL STANDINGS

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Aug 8, 2007