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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 23, 2002
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 23, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reed |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Suppan |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,685 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Carlson 1B: Justin Klemm 2B: Scott Packard 3B: Wally Bell |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jacque Jones | Left Fielder |
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| Corey Koskie | Third Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Torii Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | First Baseman |
| Bobby Kielty | Right Fielder |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
| Luis Rivas | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Raul Ibanez | Right Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Michael Tucker | DH |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Luis Ordaz | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 23, 2002
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Suppan
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Suppan
Guzman hits a fly ball into left field. Knoblauch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Koskie vs. Suppan
Koskie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Suppan
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Reed
Knoblauch is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Reed
Beltran 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 -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Reed
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Reed
Ibanez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Suppan
Hunter hits a popup towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Suppan
Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kielty vs. Suppan
Kielty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mientkiewicz moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Pierzynski vs. Suppan
Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ibanez. Pierzynski reaches second base with a double. Mientkiewicz scores. Kielty moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivas vs. Suppan
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kielty scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Suppan
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Guzman vs. Suppan
Guzman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pierzynski scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Koskie vs. Suppan
Koskie hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Guzman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Suppan
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guzman scores. Koskie moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Suppan
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Reed
Randa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Reed
Tucker hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Reed
Mayne hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Reed
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Suppan
Mientkiewicz hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kielty vs. Suppan
Kielty hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Suppan
Pierzynski hits a fly ball into right field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Reed
Ordaz 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 -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Reed
Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mientkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Reed
Beltran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Reed
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Suppan
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Suppan
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Suppan
Guzman hits a fly ball into left field. Knoblauch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Reed
Ibanez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hunter. Ibanez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Reed
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ibanez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Tucker vs. Reed
Tucker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kielty who is chasing the ball. Tucker reaches third base with a triple. Ibanez scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayne vs. Reed
Pierzynski fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Pierzynski. Tucker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Reed
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reed
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Suppan
Koskie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Suppan
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Suppan
Hunter takes first base on ball four. Koskie moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mientkiewicz vs. Suppan
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mientkiewicz for the out. Koskie moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Kielty vs. Suppan
Kielty is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pierzynski vs. Suppan
Pierzynski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koskie scores. Hunter scores. Kielty moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivas vs. Suppan
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Reed
Ordaz hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Reed
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Reed
Beltran is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Suppan
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Suppan
Guzman hits a line drive into left field. Knoblauch picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Knoblauch. Jones goes all the way around to score. Guzman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Koskie vs. Suppan
Koskie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guzman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Mullen
Scott Mullen now pitching.
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Guzman scores. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Mullen
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Reed
Dustan Mohr now playing right field. Bobby Kielty now playing center field.
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Reed
Ibanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Reed
Randa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rivas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Reed
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Mullen
Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ibanez. Mientkiewicz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kielty vs. Mullen
Kielty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierzynski vs. Mullen
Pierzynski hits a line drive into left field. Knoblauch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Rivas vs. Mullen
Rivas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Reed
Denny Hocking now playing shortstop.
Mayne hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reed
Perez hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Reed
Ordaz hits a fly ball into right field. Mohr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bukvich
Ryan Bukvich now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Bukvich
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Koskie vs. Bukvich
Koskie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koskie for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Jackson
Beltran hits a fly ball into right field. Mohr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Jackson
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Mohr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LeCroy vs. Stein
Matt LeCroy pinch hits for David Ortiz. Blake Stein now pitching.
LeCroy strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mohr vs. Stein
Mohr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mientkiewicz vs. Stein
Mientkiewicz hits a popup towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kielty vs. Stein
Kielty takes first base on ball four. Mohr moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pierzynski vs. Stein
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Jackson
Ibanez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Jackson
Randa hits a line drive towards short. Hocking reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Jackson
Tucker strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/2002 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Jones J, lf 3 2 1 0 Knoblauch C, lf 4 0 0 0
Guzman C, ss 4 2 2 1 Beltran C, cf 4 0 1 0
Hocking D, ss 1 0 0 0 Sweeney M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Koskie C, 3b 4 1 2 1 Ibanez R, rf 4 1 2 0
Ortiz D, dh 4 0 1 1 Randa J, 3b 4 0 1 0
LeCroy M, ph 1 0 0 0 Tucker M, dh 4 1 1 1
Hunter T, cf 3 1 0 0 Mayne B, c 3 0 0 0
Mohr D, rf 0 0 0 0 Perez N, ss 3 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz D, 1b 5 1 2 0 Ordaz L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kielty B, rf-cf 3 1 1 0
Pierzynski A, c 5 1 2 3
Rivas L, 2b 4 0 0 1
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37 9 11 7 33 2 6 1
Minnesota 050 022 000 -- 9
Kansas City 000 200 000 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Reed R (W) 7.0 6 2 1 0 5
Jackson M 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan J (L)* 5.0 10 9 9 5 0
Mullen S 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Bukvich R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Stein B 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Pierzynski A, Knoblauch C
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Kansas City 4
2B -- Pierzynski A, Ibanez R, Mientkiewicz D
3B -- Tucker M
T -- 2:42
A -- 29685
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