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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 17, 2001
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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, 2001 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 2001 |
|---|---|
| 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, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Meadows |
| Home Starting Pitcher | J.C. Romero |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 10,623 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Brian Gorman 2B: Doug Eddings 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Mark Quinn | Left Fielder |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Dave McCarty | First Baseman |
| Hector Ortiz | Catcher |
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| Luis Rivas | Second Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Corey Koskie | Third Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Bobby Kielty | Center Fielder |
| Jacque Jones | Left Fielder |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | First Baseman |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 17, 2001
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Romero
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first, with Romero covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Romero
Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Romero
Quinn hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Meadows
Guzman hits a fly ball into left field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Meadows
Rivas hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Meadows
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Romero
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Romero
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Romero
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first, with Romero covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Meadows
Koskie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Meadows
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kielty vs. Meadows
There goes Koskie. The throw from Ortiz and he is safe. Koskie steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kielty vs. Meadows
Kielty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koskie moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Meadows
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Mientkiewicz vs. Meadows
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Romero
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Romero
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Romero
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Meadows
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meadows fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Meadows
Guzman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Meadows
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Romero
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Romero
Beltran strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Romero
Quinn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Romero
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Meadows
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koskie vs. Meadows
Koskie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Meadows
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kielty vs. Meadows
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Kielty vs. Meadows
Kielty hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lawton tags and scores. Koskie tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Meadows
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops it up and throws to first, with Meadows covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Romero
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Romero
Randa takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Romero
McCarty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. McCarty reaches second base with a double. Sweeney scores. Randa goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Romero
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCarty moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Febles vs. Romero
Febles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarty scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Santana
Johan Santana now pitching.
Sanchez takes first base on ball four. Febles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Santana
Beltran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Febles trying to get to home. Jones throws the ball in to Pierzynski who tags Febles, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Quinn vs. Santana
There's a wild pitch. Sanchez moves to third. Beltran moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Quinn vs. Santana
Quinn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Meadows
Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pierzynski vs. Meadows
Pierzynski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mientkiewicz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guzman vs. Meadows
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meadows fields it and throws to second for the out. Mientkiewicz moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivas vs. Meadows
Rivas hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mientkiewicz tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Meadows
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Santana
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Santana
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Santana
Randa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Meadows
Koskie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Meadows
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kielty vs. Meadows
Kielty hits a popup in front of the plate. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Meadows
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Santana
McCarty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Santana
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pierzynski fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pierzynski. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Febles vs. Santana
Febles bunts towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out. McCarty moves to third. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Santana
Sanchez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rivas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Beltran vs. Santana
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Meadows
Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Beltran. Mientkiewicz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pierzynski vs. Meadows
Pierzynski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Guzman vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching.
Guzman bunts towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Mientkiewicz moves to third. Pierzynski moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Hocking vs. Henry
Denny Hocking pinch hits for Luis Rivas.
Hocking takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Lawton vs. Henry
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mientkiewicz tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koskie vs. Henry
Koskie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pierzynski scores. Hocking moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching.
Ortiz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Miller
Denny Hocking now playing second base. Travis Miller now pitching.
Quinn hits a line drive into right field. Lawton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lawton. Quinn moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Dye vs. Miller
Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Miller
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Quinn tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Miller
Randa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Wells
Bob Wells now pitching.
McCarty hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kielty vs. Santiago
Kielty hits a fly ball into left field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Santiago
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Santiago
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops it up and throws to first, with Santiago covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wells
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Wells
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Wells
Sanchez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Grimsley
Jason Grimsley now pitching.
Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Grimsley
Chad Allen pinch runs for A.J. Pierzynski.
Guzman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Grimsley
Hocking bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Allen moves to third. Guzman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lawton vs. Grimsley
Lawton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Koskie vs. Grimsley
Koskie hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Allen scores. Guzman scores. Lawton moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/2001 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Sanchez R, ss 4 0 0 0 Guzman C, ss 4 1 1 0
Beltran C, cf 4 0 1 0 Rivas L, 2b 2 0 0 1
Quinn M, lf 4 2 2 1 Hocking D, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
Dye J, rf 4 0 0 0 Lawton M, rf 2 1 0 1
Sweeney M, dh 2 1 0 1 Koskie C, 3b 5 0 4 3
Randa J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Ortiz D, dh 4 0 1 0
McCarty D, 1b 3 1 1 2 Kielty B, cf 3 0 1 1
Ortiz H, c 4 0 0 0 Jones J, lf 4 0 0 0
Febles C, 2b 3 0 1 1 Mientkiewicz D, 1b 4 2 2 0
Pierzynski A, c 3 1 2 0
Allen C, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 6 5 31 6 11 6
Kansas City 000 130 010 -- 5
Minnesota 000 110 202 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows B* 6.0 7 4 4 1 2
Henry D 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Santiago J 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Grimsley J (L) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Romero J 4.1 3 4 4 3 4
Santana J 2.2 1 0 0 1 3
Miller T 0.2 2 1 0 0 0
Wells B (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Pierzynski A, Lawton M
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Minnesota 9
2B -- McCarty D, Ortiz D, Mientkiewicz D
HR -- Quinn M
SB -- Koskie C 2, Lawton M
SH -- Febles C, Guzman C, Hocking D
SF -- Kielty B, Rivas L, Lawton M, Sweeney M
HBP -- by Meadows B (Pierzynski A)
WP -- Santana J
T -- 3:04
A -- 10623
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