Meche wins in return as Royals nip Mauer, Twins

Gil Meche was victorious in his return from the disabled list and the Royals dealt the Twins a major setback in the AL Central with a 5-4 series-clinching victory.
Aug 14, 2009, 12:25 am - Associated Press
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MIN
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G. Meche
win

G. Meche5-9

5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
C. Pavano
loss

C. Pavano10-9

7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
J. Soria
save

J. Soria19

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCMIN
1stW Bloomquist grounded out to shortstop, D DeJesus scored.10
1stJ Mauer doubled to center, D Span scored.11
3rdW Bloomquist singled to left, A Gordon scored, Y Betancourt to second.21
3rdB Butler doubled to deep right, Y Betancourt scored, W Bloomquist to third.31
3rdM Jacobs grounded out to shortstop, W Bloomquist scored.41
4thA Gordon homered to left.51
5thJ Mauer homered to right center, D Span and O Cabrera scored.54
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