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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 11, 2008
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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 April 11, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 11, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Livan Hernandez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 16,691 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
| Matt Tolbert | Shortstop |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Jason Kubel | DH |
| Brendan Harris | Second Baseman |
| Mike Lamb | Third Baseman |
| Denard Span | Right Fielder |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Left Fielder |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Alberto Callaspo | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 11, 2008
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Meche
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Meche
Tolbert bunts towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Meche
Mauer hits a line drive towards short. Callaspo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Hernandez
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Hernandez
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Hernandez
Teahen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Hernandez
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Meche
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Meche
There goes Young. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Meche
There's a wild pitch. Young moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Meche
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lamb vs. Meche
Lamb strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Span vs. Meche
Span hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Meche
Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Teahen. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Harris scores. Span goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Tolbert vs. Meche
Tolbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Meche
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Hernandez
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hernandez
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Hernandez
Gload hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Hernandez
Buck hits a line drive into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Callaspo vs. Hernandez
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Meche
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Meche
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Hernandez
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Hernandez
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Hernandez
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Hernandez
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Meche
Lamb hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Meche
Span strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Meche
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Hernandez
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hernandez
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gomez. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gload vs. Hernandez
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Buck vs. Hernandez
Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Meche
Tolbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Meche
There goes Tolbert. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Tolbert steals second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Meche
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops it up and throws to first, with Meche covering, for the out. Tolbert moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Morneau vs. Meche
Morneau is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Meche
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Hernandez
Callaspo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Hernandez
Gathright hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grudzielanek vs. Hernandez
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Hernandez
Teahen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callaspo moves to third. Gathright moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Hernandez
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Butler vs. Hernandez
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Meche
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Meche
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Meche
Lamb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hernandez
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Hernandez
Gload hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Hernandez
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Yabuta
Yasuhiko Yabuta now pitching.
Span strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Yabuta
Gomez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gathright who is chasing the ball. Gomez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Tolbert vs. Yabuta
Tolbert hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Mauer vs. Yabuta
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Hernandez
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Hernandez
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Hernandez
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Yabuta
Morneau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Yabuta
Young hits a line drive into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Yabuta
Kubel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Yabuta
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morneau moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamb vs. Yabuta
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Yabuta fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Crain
Jesse Crain now pitching.
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Crain
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Crain
Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Span throws the ball in to Tolbert who tags Butler trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Ramirez
Gomez hits a line drive into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Ramirez
Tolbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Ramirez
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Nathan
Gload strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Nathan
Buck hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gomez. Buck reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Callaspo vs. Nathan
There's a wild pitch. Buck moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Callaspo vs. Nathan
Callaspo hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/2008 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Gomez C, cf 5 1 2 2 Gathright J, cf 4 0 1 0
Tolbert M, ss 4 0 3 1 Grudzielanek M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Mauer J, c 5 0 0 0 Teahen M, lf 3 0 1 0
Morneau J, 1b 2 1 1 1 Guillen J, rf 4 0 0 0
Young D, lf 3 1 0 0 Butler B, dh 4 0 1 0
Kubel J, dh 4 0 0 0 Gordon A, 3b 4 0 2 0
Harris B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Gload R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lamb M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Buck J, c 4 0 1 0
Span D, rf 4 1 1 1 Callaspo A, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 35 0 9 0
Minnesota 041 000 000 -- 5
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez L (W) 7.0 7 0 0 1 3
Crain J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Nathan J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G (L) 6.0 5 5 5 4 6
Yabuta Y 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Ramirez R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Kansas City 9
2B -- Gomez C, Gordon A, Buck J
3B -- Gomez C
HR -- Morneau J
SB -- Young D, Tolbert M
WP -- Meche G, Nathan J
T -- 2:46
A -- 16691
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