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April 18, 2010

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Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 7 14 2
Twins 5 7 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 7 14 2
Twins 5 8 0

Joe Mauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .364
OBP .750 .463
At Bats 3 44
Hits 2 16
• Singles 2 10
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 10

Josh Rupe Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Target Field - April 18, 2010
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Single
Josh Rupe
Jason Kendall
Billy Butler
Alberto Callaspo
Alex Gordon
Yuniesky Betancourt
Scott Podsednik
Rick Ankiel
David DeJesus
Joe Mauer
Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 2 Outs

Mauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hudson hits a line drive towards short. Betancourt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Betancourt strikes out.
Top 8 Alexi Casilla now playing third base. Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Thome pinch hits for Brendan Harris. Thome strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hardy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops it up and throws to first, with Rupe covering, for the out. Morneau scores. Cuddyer moves to third. Kubel moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Kubel hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Hudson scores. Morneau moves to third. Cuddyer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Josh Rupe now pitching. Cuddyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hudson moves to third. Morneau moves to second.
Bottom 7 Morneau takes first base on ball four. Hudson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mauer hits a line drive into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dusty Hughes now pitching. Hudson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Callaspo strikes out. There goes Guillen. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 7 Ankiel strikes out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Guillen moves to second.
Top 7 Ron Mahay now pitching. Guillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Span strikes out.
Bottom 6 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Butler strikes out.
Top 6 Podsednik hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 DeJesus strikes out.
Top 6 Betancourt hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kubel hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo catches it and throws to first to double up Cuddyer.
Bottom 5 Cuddyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gordon strikes out.
Top 5 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 Morneau strikes out. There goes Hudson. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Mauer. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 4 Mauer takes first base on ball four. Span moves to third. Hudson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hudson takes first base on ball four. Span moves to second.
Bottom 4 Span hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hardy hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Burnett covering, for the out.
Top 4 Guillen strikes out.
Top 4 Alex Burnett now pitching. Butler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Butler reaches second base with a double. Podsednik moves to third.
Top 4 Podsednik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeJesus scores.
Top 4 DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 4 Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hardy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Young strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mauer scores. Cuddyer moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gordon. Mauer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Morneau strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Kendall. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Kendall steals second.
Top 3 Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Callaspo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Ankiel strikes out.
Top 3 Guillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Podsednik scores. Butler moves to third.
Top 3 Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Betancourt scores. Podsednik moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Podsednik. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Podsednik steals second.
Top 3 Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon scores. Betancourt moves to third.
Top 3 DeJesus bunts towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. Gordon moves to third. Betancourt moves to second.
Top 3 Betancourt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second.
Top 3 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Hardy hits a popup towards short. Betancourt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Callaspo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ankiel strikes out.
Top 2 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hardy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kubel hits a popup towards short. Betancourt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hudson tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Morneau takes first base on ball four. Span scores. Hudson moves to third. Mauer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Span moves to third. Hudson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hudson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Span hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Span reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Butler hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Butler reaches second base with a double. Cuddyer throws the ball in to Harris who tags Butler trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Podsednik bunts towards the mound. Pavano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.