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April 16, 2002

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Royals 5 10 1
Twins 8 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 5 10 1
Twins 8 13 0

Michael Tucker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .179
OBP .500 .324
At Bats 3 28
Hits 1 5
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 2 6

Eddie Guardado Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 5
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - April 16, 2002
Eddie Guardado
A.J. Pierzynski
Doug Mientkiewicz
Denny Hocking
Corey Koskie
Cristian Guzman
Jacque Jones
Torii Hunter
Dustan Mohr
Michael Tucker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 5 10 1 9
Minnesota Twins 8 13 0 6
Winning Pitcher Tony Fiore
Losing Pitcher Blake Stein
Save Eddie Guardado
Game Winning RBI A.J. Pierzynski
Attendance 12,013
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Tucker strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Koskie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Eddie Guardado now pitching. Beltran is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shouse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Luis Alicea now playing second base. Brian Shouse now pitching. Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Perez is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Knoblauch reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Michael Jackson now pitching. Luis Alicea pinch hits for Carlos Febles. Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mayne strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mohr is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Koskie strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave McCarty pinch hits for Raul Ibanez. McCarty strikes out.
Top 7 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields it and throws to second for the out. Sweeney moves to third.
Top 7 Tucker takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second.
Top 7 Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 J.C. Romero now pitching. Beltran strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ortiz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mayne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nate Field now pitching. Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into left field. Knoblauch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Guzman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pierzynski scores. Hocking moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mohr tags and scores. Pierzynski tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hocking bunts towards third. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mohr moves to third. Pierzynski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pierzynski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koskie scores. Mohr moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mohr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Koskie hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Tucker chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Febles. Febles fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Febles. Hunter goes all the way around to score. Koskie moves to third.
Bottom 6 Blake Stein now pitching. Hunter hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Febles hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mientkiewicz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 There goes Guzman. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Guzman steals second.
Bottom 5 Guzman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ibanez strikes out. There goes Randa. The throw from Pierzynski to Guzman, and Randa is out.
Top 5 Randa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reichert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter scores. Koskie moves to third. Mohr moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mohr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to third. Koskie moves to second.
Bottom 4 Koskie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. Hunter moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mientkiewicz for the out.
Top 4 Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Mohr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tony Fiore now pitching. Sweeney strikes out.
Top 4 Beltran takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. Febles moves to third. Knoblauch moves to second.
Top 4 Knoblauch bunts towards third. Koskie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Febles moves to second.
Top 4 Febles is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 A.J. Pierzynski now catching. Ibanez strikes out.
Top 3 Randa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter who is chasing the ball. Randa reaches third base with a triple. Sweeney goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Mohr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beltran scores.
Top 3 Beltran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Beltran reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Prince hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mohr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran. Mohr reaches second base with a double. Beltran throws the ball in to Randa who tags Mohr trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hunter scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Ortiz scores. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 2 Koskie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koskie for the out. Ortiz moves to third. Hunter moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ortiz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Mohr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Mohr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Febles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mientkiewicz for the out.
Bottom 1 Guzman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ibanez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Mohr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sweeney tags and scores. Tucker tags and moves to third.
Top 1 Tucker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mohr. Tucker reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. Beltran scores. Sweeney moves to third.
Top 1 Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. Beltran moves to second.
Top 1 Beltran takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second.
Top 1 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out.