Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 6,
Kansas City 5
When: 1:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 17, 2010
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 38564
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 38564
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| David DeJesus | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .304 |
| Scott Podsednik | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .439 |
| Billy Butler | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| Jose Guillen | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .341 |
| Rick Ankiel | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| Alberto Jose Callaspo | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Jason Kendall | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .366 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .325 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 |
| Alex Gordon | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - David DeJesus (4), Jose Guillen (4), Willie Bloomquist (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Rick Ankiel 2 (3) | |||||||||
| TB - David DeJesus 2, Scott Podsednik, Jose Guillen 2, Rick Ankiel 8, Alberto Jose Callaspo, Jason Kendall, Yuniesky Betancourt, Willie Bloomquist 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Scott Podsednik (4), Rick Ankiel 3 (9), Willie Bloomquist (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - David DeJesus 2 (8), Billy Butler (4), Rick Ankiel (6) | |||||||||
| S - Jason Kendall (1), Yuniesky Betancourt (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Billy Butler (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| PO - Scott Podsednik (1st by Blackburn) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Gil Meche | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11.57 |
| John Parrish (L 1-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.69 |
| Josh Rupe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IBB - Jim Thome (by Meche) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Gil Meche 109-67, John Parrish 21-13, Josh Rupe 19-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Gil Meche 12-5, John Parrish 3-0, Josh Rupe 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Gil Meche 28, John Parrish 5, Josh Rupe 3 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Orlando Hudson | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .341 |
| Michael Cuddyer | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .340 |
| Jim Thome | DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Jason Kubel | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .229 |
| J.J. Hardy | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Brendan Harris | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - J.J. Hardy (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Justin Morneau (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Orlando Hudson (1), Jim Thome (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span, Orlando Hudson 5, Joe Mauer 2, Justin Morneau 3, Michael Cuddyer, Jim Thome 4, J.J. Hardy 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Denard Span (4), Orlando Hudson (4), Joe Mauer 2 (10), Jim Thome 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Denard Span (1), Joe Mauer 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau (10), Jim Thome (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Michael Cuddyer (3), Jason Kubel (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Denard Span (4, 2nd off Meche/Kendall) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Blackburn | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.05 |
| Brian Duensing (W 2-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Matt Guerrier (H 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jon Rauch (SV 6) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 73-45, Brian Duensing 21-15, Matt Guerrier 15-8, Jon Rauch 15-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 6-5, Brian Duensing 4-1, Matt Guerrier 1-2, Jon Rauch 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 21, Brian Duensing 7, Matt Guerrier 4, Jon Rauch 5 | ||||||||