Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

38-30, 20-13 Away

Final

34-32, 18-14 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	8	15	0
1	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	1	9	12	1

M. MacDougal3-3

1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

E. Guardado0-2

0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Twins Hitting

hitters
J. JonesLF
C. GuzmanSS
C. Koskie3B
M. LeCroyDH
T. PrincePR-DH
T. HunterCF
aL. FordPH-CF
D. Mientkiewicz1B-2B
D. MohrRF
A.J. PierzynskiC
L. Rivas2B
bB. KieltyPH
D. Hocking2B
cJ. MorneauPH-1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.307	.325	.480
4	2	1	0	0	1	0	.270	.298	.373
5	2	2	1	0	0	1	.289	.390	.444
5	0	3	2	0	0	1	.305	.336	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.355	.360
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.245	.327	.420
2	2	2	3	1	1	0	.500	.550	.944
5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.299	.364	.492
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.292	.326	.478
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.299	.336	.490
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.308	.337
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253	.372	.440
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.196	.222
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.381
40	8	15	8	1	3	5

a-doubled to left for T Hunter in the 7th

b-grounded to first for L Rivas in the 7th

c-grounded to first for D Hocking in the 8th

Batting
2BL Ford (2, D May); D Mohr (12, S Lowe); M LeCroy (7, M MacDougal)
HRL Ford (2, 8th inning off S Lowe 2 on, 1 Out)
RBIA Pierzynski (45), B Kielty (30), L Ford 3 (5), C Koskie (38), M LeCroy 2 (28)
GIDPD Mohr
Team LOB8

Baserunning
CSC Guzman (5, 2nd base by D May/B Mayne)

Fielding
DP1 (T Fiore-C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz)

Royals Hitting

hitters
M. TuckerLF
J. Randa3B
M. Sweeney1B
C. BeltranCF
R. IbanezDH
A. GuielRF
A. BerroaSS
B. MayneC
B. Abernathy2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.254	.324	.448
5	1	1	1	0	0	1	.251	.304	.414
4	2	2	5	1	1	0	.319	.438	.538
2	2	2	1	0	3	0	.310	.417	.534
5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.272	.324	.437
4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.367	.406	.567
4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.286	.350	.482
2	1	0	0	0	2	0	.250	.314	.378
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.094	.065
33	9	12	9	1	7	4

Batting
2BC Beltran (4, K Lohse); A Berroa (16, T Fiore)
HRM Sweeney (12, 5th inning off K Lohse 2 on, 1 Out)
RBIC Beltran (34), A Guiel (4), M Sweeney 5 (48), J Randa (26), R Ibanez (33)
2Out RBIC Beltran, M Sweeney 2
SHB Abernathy
GIDPB Abernathy
Team LOB8

Baserunning
CSM Tucker (8, 2nd base by K Lohse/A Pierzynski)
SBC Beltran (17, 2nd base off K Lohse/A Pierzynski)

Fielding
DP2 (B Mayne-A Berroa, B Abernathy-A Berroa-M Sweeney)
EA Berroa (18, throw)
AssistsM Tucker (M LeCroy at 2nd base)

Twins Pitching

pitchers
K. Lohse
T. Fiore
M. Nakamura
E. Guardado(L,3-5)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	8	5	5	2	3	1	89-55	3.23
2.0	3	3	3	4	0	0	53-31	5.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	4.76
0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	10-4	2.83
8.0	12	9	9	7	4	1	162-96

Pitching
WPE Guardado
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Lohse 3-8; T Fiore 6-0; M Nakamura 1-1; E Guardado 0-0
Game ScoresK Lohse 32

Royals Pitching

pitchers
D. May
S. Lowe
J. Grimsley(H,29)
M. MacDougal(W,3-5; B, 8)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	7	2	2	2	4	0	112-70	4.04
1.1	4	3	2	0	1	1	23-18	5.04
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	3.92
1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	27-18	3.52
9.0	15	8	7	3	5	1	165-109

Pitching
IBBM Tucker (By T Fiore)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsD May 7-6; S Lowe 1-2; J Grimsley 1-0; M MacDougal 2-1
Game ScoresD May 53

Scoring Summary

		MIN	KC
1st	C Beltran doubled to deep left center, M Sweeney scored, C Beltran to third advancing on throw.	0	1
4th	A Guiel singled to right, C Beltran scored, R Ibanez to third.	0	2
5th	M Sweeney homered to left center, M Tucker and J Randa scored.	0	5
6th	J Randa grounded out to first, A Berroa scored, B Mayne to third, M Tucker to second.	0	6
6th	M Sweeney singled to left, B Mayne and M Tucker scored.	0	8
7th	A Pierzynski singled to right, L Ford scored, D Mientkiewicz to third, D Mohr to second.	1	8
7th	B Kielty grounded out to first, D Mientkiewicz scored, D Mohr to third, A Pierzynski to second.	2	8
8th	L Ford homered to left, C Guzman and C Koskie scored.	5	8
9th	C Koskie singled to right, J Jones scored, C Guzman to second.	6	8
9th	M LeCroy doubled to left center, C Guzman and C Koskie scored.	8	8
9th	R Ibanez singled to right, C Beltran scored.	8	9

Twins
8
Royals
9

Game 1

17/6

Twins
7
Royals
14

Game 2

18/6

Twins
6
Royals
8

Game 3

19/6

Twins
16
Royals
2

Game 4

19/6

Kauffman Stadium

1:05 AM, 17 June 2003

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 13,442

Game Time:3:13

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Onora
First Base Umpire - Larry Poncino
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

M. MacDougal3-3

E. Guardado0-2

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Inning

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