Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

29-52, 10-28 Away

Final

45-37, 24-19 Home


KC
MIN

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

J. Santana7-5

9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 13 K, 2 BB

Z. Greinke1-6

5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. RelafordLF
A. BerroaSS
K. Harvey1B
M. StairsRF
R. MateoCF
T. Graffanino2B
J. BuckC
J. Bautista3B
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	1	2	0	.202	.280	.262
4	0	0	2	.236	.268	.367
4	0	0	3	.319	.366	.473
3	0	0	1	.256	.313	.452
3	1	0	2	.217	.308	.435
3	0	0	0	.257	.326	.325
3	0	0	2	.120	.154	.120
3	0	0	2	.167	.268	.167
25	2	2	12

Batting
GIDPK Harvey
Team LOB3

Baserunning
SBD Relaford (2, 2nd base off J Santana/J Mauer)

Fielding
EM Stairs (2, bobble)

Twins Hitting

hitters
C. GuzmanSS
L. FordLF
J. MauerC
C. Koskie3B
T. HunterCF
J. JonesRF
J. OffermanDH
D. Mientkiewicz1B
L. Rivas2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.273	.302	.366
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.316	.381	.486
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.382	.618
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.237	.323	.470
3	2	2	1	1	1	1	.271	.325	.478
2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.264	.318	.451
3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.216	.346	.369
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.244	.334	.364
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.270	.296	.429
29	4	6	3	1	4	6

Batting
2BC Guzman (14, Z Greinke); T Hunter (18, Z Greinke)
HRT Hunter (11, 2nd inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIT Hunter (38), J Offerman 2 (11)
2Out RBIJ Offerman 2
Team LOB5

Baserunning
CST Hunter (4, 2nd base by N Field)

Fielding
DP1 (L Rivas-C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
Z. Greinke(L,8-11)
J. Cerda
N. Field
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	5	4	4	3	5	1	104-60	3.86
1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-13	2.16
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-7	3.82
8.0	6	4	4	4	6	1	137-80

Pitching
BKZ Greinke
Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 4-8; J Cerda 1-2; N Field 0-2
Game ScoresZ Greinke 45

Twins Pitching

pitchers
J. Santana(W,20-6)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
9.0	3	0	0	2	13	0	114-81	3.89
9.0	3	0	0	2	13	0	114-81

Pitching
IBBJ Jones (By Z Greinke)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Santana 8-5
Game ScoresJ Santana 92

Scoring Summary

		MIN
2nd	T Hunter homered to left center.	1
6th	C Guzman scored on Z Greinke's balk.	2
6th	J Offerman singled to center, C Koskie and T Hunter scored, J Jones to third.	4

Royals
0
Twins
9

Game 1

6/7

Royals
0
Twins
4

Game 2

7/7

Royals
0
Twins
12

Game 3

8/7

Metrodome

1:10 AM, 7 July 2004

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 18,038

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Second Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna

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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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

J. Santana7-5

Z. Greinke1-6

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