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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 3, 2009
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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 May 3, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 2009 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 3, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Baker |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 31,845 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Mike Estabrook 2B: Jeff Nelson 3B: Mark Carlson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Willie Bloomquist | Shortstop |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | DH |
| Mike Jacobs | First Baseman |
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Mitch Maier | Right Fielder |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Brendan Harris | Second Baseman |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Jason Kubel | DH |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Brian Buscher | Third Baseman |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Jose Morales | Catcher |
| Nick Punto | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 3, 2009
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Baker
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Baker
Bloomquist strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Baker
Teahen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buscher 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Meche
Span takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Meche
There goes Span. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Span steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Meche
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bloomquist. Span scores. Morneau moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morneau moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Buscher vs. Meche
Buscher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Buck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Baker
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Baker
Jacobs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buscher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Baker
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Baker
Callaspo hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Meche
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Meche
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Meche
Punto 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. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Baker
Buck hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Baker
Maier hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Baker
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crisp for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Meche
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jacobs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Span for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Meche
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Baker
Bloomquist hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Baker
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Baker
Guillen hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Maier. Kubel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuddyer vs. Meche
There's a wild pitch. Kubel moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Cuddyer reaches second base with a double. Kubel scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buscher vs. Meche
Buscher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first, with Meche covering, for the out. Cuddyer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Meche
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Meche
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Baker
Jacobs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buscher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Baker
DeJesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Baker
Callaspo hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Meche
Punto 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Meche
Span hits a popup towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Meche
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Baker
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Baker
Maier hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Baker
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Crisp. Morneau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a fly ball into right field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morneau moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Cuddyer vs. Meche
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morneau scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Meche
Buscher strikes out. The ball gets by Buck. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Young vs. Meche
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cuddyer scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Meche
Morales strikes out. Buck drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morales out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Baker
Bloomquist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Baker
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bloomquist moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Baker
Guillen hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Baker
Jacobs hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Baker
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Callaspo vs. Ayala
Luis Ayala now pitching.
Callaspo hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Young. Callaspo reaches second base with a double. Young throws the ball in to Buscher who tags Callaspo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jacobs scores. DeJesus goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Ayala
Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Ayala
Maier hits a line drive into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Ramirez
Horacio Ramirez now pitching.
Punto strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Ramirez
Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Ramirez
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Ramirez
Morneau hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Morneau reaches second base with a double. Span moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Kubel vs. Ramirez
Kubel strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Dickey
R.A. Dickey now pitching.
Crisp hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Dickey
Bloomquist hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Span who is chasing the ball. Bloomquist reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Teahen vs. Dickey
Teahen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Dickey
Guillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Guillen reaches second base with a double. Bloomquist scores. There goes Teahen trying to get to home. Young throws the ball in to Punto who relays the ball to Morales, who tags Teahen, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jacobs vs. Dickey
Jacobs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Wright
Billy Butler now playing first base. Jamey Wright now pitching.
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buscher vs. Wright
Buscher strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wright
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Dickey
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickey covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Dickey
Callaspo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Dickey
Buck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Maier vs. Dickey
Maier hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Callaspo moves to third. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Crisp vs. Dickey
Crisp hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callaspo tags and scores. Buck tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bloomquist vs. Dickey
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Morales 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, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Soria
Punto hits a line drive towards short. Bloomquist reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Soria
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soria fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Soria. Span moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Soria
Joe Mauer pinch hits for Brendan Harris.
Mauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Span scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Soria
Alexi Casilla pinch runs for Joe Mauer.
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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/2009 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Crisp C, cf 4 0 0 1 Span D, cf 4 2 1 0
Bloomquist W, ss 5 2 2 0 Harris B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen M, 3b 3 1 1 0 Mauer J, ph 1 0 1 1
Guillen J, dh 3 1 2 4 Casilla A, pr 0 0 0 0
Jacobs M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Morneau J, 1b 5 1 3 0
Butler B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Kubel J, dh 4 1 1 0
DeJesus D, lf 4 1 1 0 Cuddyer M, rf 3 1 2 2
Callaspo A, 2b 3 1 1 2 Buscher B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Buck J, c 4 0 1 0 Young D, lf 4 0 1 1
Maier M, rf 4 0 1 0 Morales J, c 4 0 1 0
Punto N, ss 4 0 0 0
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34 7 10 7 37 5 10 4
Kansas City 000 000 511 -- 7
Minnesota 100 102 001 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G (W) 6.0 7 4 4 2 3
Ramirez H 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Wright J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Soria J (S) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Baker S (L)* 6.0 5 5 5 1 4
Ayala L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Dickey R 2.0 4 2 2 2 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 7th
E -- Bloomquist W, Buck J, Soria J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Minnesota 7
2B -- Kubel J, Cuddyer M, Morneau J 2, Callaspo A, Guillen J
3B -- Bloomquist W
HR -- Guillen J
SB -- Span D, Cuddyer M
SF -- Crisp C
WP -- Meche G
T -- 3:04
A -- 31845
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