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April 16, 2004

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 7 9 3
Twins 9 11 2
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Royals 7 9 3
Twins 9 11 2

Mike Sweeney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .268
OBP .250 .311
At Bats 4 41
Hits 1 11
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 1 9

Joe Nathan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - April 16, 2004
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Out
Joe Nathan
Henry Blanco
Jose Offerman
Luis Rivas
Corey Koskie
Cristian Guzman
Shannon Stewart
Lew Ford
Jacque Jones
Mike Sweeney
Carlos Beltran
Matt Stairs

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 7 9 3 5
Minnesota Twins 9 11 2 6
Winning Pitcher Juan Rincon
Losing Pitcher Jaime Cerda
Save Joe Nathan
Game Winning RBI Jacque Jones
Attendance 22,553
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
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Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Beltran takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to second.
Top 9 Matt Stairs pinch hits for Tony Graffanino. Stairs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Joe Nathan now pitching. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Guiel strikes out.
Bottom 8 Offerman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rivas strikes out. Santiago drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rivas out.
Bottom 8 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guzman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Nate Field now pitching. Guzman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Harvey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harvey for the out. Gonzalez moves to third.
Top 8 Randa strikes out.
Top 8 J.C. Romero now pitching. Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Blanco strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ford hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Beltran who is chasing the ball. Ford reaches third base with a triple. Jones goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Offerman scores. There goes Koskie trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 7 Jason Grimsley now pitching. Cuddyer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Koskie hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Offerman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Beltran hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Graffanino strikes out.
Top 7 Juan Rincon now pitching. Rincon spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rincon. Santiago moves to third. Lopez moves to second.
Top 7 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santiago moves to second.
Top 7 Guiel strikes out.
Top 7 Santiago hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jaime Cerda now pitching. Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Cerda covering, for the out.
Top 6 Harvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Randa strikes out.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beltran moves to second.
Top 6 Beltran takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Jones. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Jones steals second.
Bottom 5 Ford hits a line drive into left field. Guiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cuddyer hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Guiel strikes out.
Bottom 4 Koskie hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Offerman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rivas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stewart scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Blanco scores. Stewart moves to third.
Bottom 4 Stewart hits a ball on the ground into right field. Gonzalez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Ford scores. Blanco moves to third. Stewart moves to second.
Bottom 4 Guzman bunts towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blanco takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Koskie. Gonzalez moves to third. Harvey moves to second.
Top 4 Randa strikes out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Beltran hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Koskie. The throw from Santiago and he is out, Randa applying the tag. Cuddyer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cuddyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivas scores. Koskie moves to second.
Bottom 3 Koskie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Rivas. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Rivas steals second.
Bottom 3 Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stewart scores.
Bottom 3 Gobble fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gobble. Stewart moves to third.
Bottom 3 Stewart takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Graffanino hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez strikes out.
Top 3 Guiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first, with Santana covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Guzman hits a fly ball into left field. Guiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blanco hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first, with Gobble covering, for the out. Cuddyer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Harvey.
Top 2 Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Koskie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Offerman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rivas hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Beltran strikes out.
Top 1 Graffanino hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.