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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
April 17, 2010
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 17, 2010 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nick Blackburn |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 38,564 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Miller 1B: Chad Fairchild 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Eric Cooper |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Right Fielder |
| Scott Podsednik | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | DH |
| Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
| Willie Bloomquist | Third Baseman |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Hudson | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Jim Thome | DH |
| Jason Kubel | Left Fielder |
| J.J. Hardy | Shortstop |
| Brendan Harris | Third Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
April 17, 2010
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Blackburn
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Blackburn
Podsednik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Blackburn
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hardy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Meche
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Meche
Hudson hits a fly ball into left field. Podsednik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Meche
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field. Podsednik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Blackburn
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ankiel vs. Blackburn
Ankiel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Blackburn
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callaspo for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Blackburn
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Blackburn
Betancourt hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morneau for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Meche
Thome hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Meche
Hardy hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Hardy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Meche
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Span vs. Meche
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler fields the ball and throws to Meche covering. Safe. Hardy scores. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hudson vs. Meche
There goes Span. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Span steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hudson vs. Meche
Hudson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Mauer vs. Meche
Mauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris scores. Span scores. Hudson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Blackburn
Bloomquist hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Blackburn
DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. DeJesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Podsednik vs. Blackburn
Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hardy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Blackburn
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Meche
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Meche
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Blackburn
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Blackburn
Ankiel hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Blackburn
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callaspo for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Blackburn
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Meche
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Meche
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Meche
Hudson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Meche
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Blackburn
Betancourt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bloomquist vs. Blackburn
Bloomquist hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Kubel. Bloomquist reaches second base with a double. Betancourt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. Blackburn
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bloomquist moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Podsednik vs. Blackburn
Podsednik hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bloomquist scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Blackburn
Blackburn fires to first and picks off Podsednik. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Blackburn
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Podsednik who is chasing the ball. Morneau reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Meche
Thome is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards second. Callaspo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Duensing
Brian Duensing now pitching.
Guillen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Duensing
Ankiel strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Duensing
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Meche
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bloomquist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Meche
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bloomquist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Meche
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Span for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Duensing
Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Duensing
Betancourt bunts towards the mound. Duensing fields it and throws to first for the out. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bloomquist vs. Duensing
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kendall moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
DeJesus vs. Duensing
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Parrish
John Parrish now pitching.
Hudson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Parrish
Mauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Parrish
Morneau takes first base on ball four. Mauer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cuddyer vs. Parrish
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bloomquist fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mauer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Parrish
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Guerrier
Matt Guerrier now pitching.
Podsednik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Guerrier
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Podsednik moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Guerrier
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ankiel vs. Guerrier
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Rupe
Josh Rupe now pitching.
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Rupe
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Rupe
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Rauch
Jon Rauch now pitching.
Callaspo hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Rauch
Kendall bunts towards the mound. Rauch fields it and throws to first for the out. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Betancourt vs. Rauch
Betancourt hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callaspo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Rauch
Alex Gordon pinch hits for Willie Bloomquist.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
DeJesus vs. Rauch
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/2010 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, rf 5 0 1 0 Span D, cf 4 1 1 1
Podsednik S, lf 2 0 1 1 Hudson O, 2b 3 1 2 1
Butler B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mauer J, c 4 0 2 2
Guillen J, dh 4 1 1 0 Morneau J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Ankiel R, cf 4 2 2 3 Cuddyer M, rf 4 1 1 0
Callaspo A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thome J, dh 2 1 1 2
Kendall J, c 3 0 1 0 Kubel J, lf 4 0 0 0
Betancourt Y, ss 3 1 1 0 Hardy J, ss 4 1 1 0
Bloomquist W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Harris B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Gordon A, ph 0 0 0 0
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32 5 9 5 31 6 9 6
Kansas City 020 120 000 -- 5
Minnesota 050 000 10x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G 6.0 7 5 5 4 1
Parrish J (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Rupe J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn N 5.0 7 5 5 1 3
Duensing B (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Guerrier M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Rauch J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Minnesota 6
2B -- Guillen J, Hardy J, DeJesus D, Bloomquist W
3B -- Morneau J
HR -- Ankiel R 2, Thome J, Hudson O
SB -- Span D
SH -- Betancourt Y, Kendall J
T -- 2:37
A -- 38564
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