Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Royals Batting

Doubles: D DeJesus (6, N Blackburn); J Guillen 2 (6, J Rauch, N Blackburn); B Butler (5, N Blackburn); R Ankiel (4, N Blackburn)

Triples: D DeJesus (2, N Blackburn)

Runs Batted In: B Butler (11), J Guillen 2 (15), D DeJesus (9), S Podsednik (8), Y Betancourt (6)

Sacrifice Flies: S Podsednik

Sacrifice Hit: S Podsednik

Ground Into Double Play: S Podsednik; D DeJesus

Team Left On Base: 14

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-16 (Y Betancourt 1-2, M Maier 0-1, A Gordon 1-4, S Podsednik 0-2, A Callaspo 0-3, J Kendall 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, J Guillen 0-1, B Butler 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 3; S Podsednik 2; A Callaspo 1

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: J Parrish pitched to 3 batters in the 7th;R Tejeda pitched to 3 batters in the 12th

Intentional Walks: D DeJesus (By M Guerrier)

Hit By Pitch: J Kendall (By N Blackburn)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: L Hochevar 20-30; J Parrish 1-3; J Rupe 2-5; J Soria 4-7; B Chen 1-4; R Tejeda 2-5; D Hughes 1-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: L Hochevar 15-19-11-22; J Parrish 1-0-1-1; J Rupe 5-0-4-3; J Soria 3-5-2-4; B Chen 2-1-3-3; R Tejeda 1-1-2-3; D Hughes 3-0-1-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 9-3; J Parrish 0-0; J Rupe 3-0; J Soria 0-3; B Chen 1-0; R Tejeda 0-2; D Hughes 0-3

Game Scores: L Hochevar 46

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (R Ankiel-Y Betancourt-A Callaspo)

Errors: S Podsednik (1, fly ball); A Gordon (3, ground ball); B Butler (2, pop up)

Assists: R Ankiel (J Kubel at 2nd base)

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: A Gordon (1, 2nd base by N Blackburn/J Mauer)

Twins Batting

Doubles: B Harris (1, L Hochevar); J Morneau (4, L Hochevar); M Cuddyer (4, L Hochevar); O Hudson (5, L Hochevar); J Mauer (7, L Hochevar); D Young (3, R Tejeda)

Triples: J Mauer (1, L Hochevar)

Home Runs: J Morneau (3, 7th inning off J Parrish 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: O Hudson (5), M Cuddyer 2 (17), J Mauer 2 (12), J Morneau 2 (13), D Span (7)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Mauer, J Morneau 2

Sacrifice Flies: J Mauer; M Cuddyer

Team Left On Base: 13

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-17 (B Harris 0-1, A Casilla 1-1, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 0-2, J Hardy 0-3, D Span 1-2, O Hudson 0-2, J Morneau 1-2, M Cuddyer 1-2, D Young 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Harris 1; J Kubel 1; J Hardy 2; J Morneau 1; M Cuddyer 1

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: N Blackburn 13-25; R Mahay 1-4; P Neshek 2-2; J Crain 4-5; B Duensing 1-2; M Guerrier 4-9; J Rauch 5-10

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: N Blackburn 14-0-9-22; R Mahay 2-1-0-3; P Neshek 2-1-4-1; J Crain 3-2-1-5; B Duensing 1-0-0-1; M Guerrier 2-1-6-7; J Rauch 5-4-6-9

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 7-5; R Mahay 2-0; P Neshek 0-1; J Crain 1-3; B Duensing 0-1; M Guerrier 2-3; J Rauch 2-4

Game Scores: N Blackburn 19

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (B Harris-O Hudson-J Morneau, J Morneau-J Mauer-J Morneau, O Hudson)

Errors: O Hudson (1, line drive)