Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 9,
Kansas City 7
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 24, 2010
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 57°
Umpires: Home - Gerry Davis, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Scott Barry
Attendance: 26649
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 57°
Umpires: Home - Gerry Davis, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Scott Barry
Attendance: 26649
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| Orlando Hudson | 2B | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .268 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .381 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .359 |
| Michael Cuddyer | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .333 |
| Jason Kubel | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .169 |
| Delmon Young | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .224 |
| J.J. Hardy | SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .209 |
| Brendan Harris | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 |
| Jim Thome | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Alexi Casilla | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Totals | 50 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Orlando Hudson (5), Joe Mauer (7), Justin Morneau (4), Michael Cuddyer (4), Delmon Young (3), Brendan Harris (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Joe Mauer (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Justin Morneau (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span, Orlando Hudson 2, Joe Mauer 8, Justin Morneau 6, Michael Cuddyer 3, Delmon Young 2, Brendan Harris 2, Alexi Casilla | |||||||||
| RBI - Denard Span (7), Orlando Hudson (5), Joe Mauer 2 (12), Justin Morneau 2 (13), Michael Cuddyer 2 (17) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Joe Mauer (6), Justin Morneau 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau (13), Michael Cuddyer (13), Jason Kubel (9), J.J. Hardy 2 (7), Brendan Harris (2) | |||||||||
| SF - Joe Mauer (2), Michael Cuddyer (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 13 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Orlando Hudson (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Blackburn | 4.1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 |
| Ron Mahay | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pat Neshek | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jesse Crain | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 |
| Brian Duensing | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Matt Guerrier | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Jon Rauch (W 1-0; BS 1) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| HBP - Jason Kendall (by Blackburn) | ||||||||
| IBB - David DeJesus (by Guerrier) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 75-45, Ron Mahay 10-6, Pat Neshek 10-8, Jesse Crain 14-11, Brian Duensing 8-2, Matt Guerrier 28-16, Jon Rauch 39-24 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 7-5, Ron Mahay 2-0, Pat Neshek 0-0, Jesse Crain 1-2, Brian Duensing 0-0, Matt Guerrier 2-3, Jon Rauch 2-4 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 25, Ron Mahay 4, Pat Neshek 2, Jesse Crain 5, Brian Duensing 2, Matt Guerrier 9, Jon Rauch 10 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Ron Mahay 2-1, Brian Duensing 1-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| David DeJesus | RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .300 |
| Scott Podsednik | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .397 |
| Billy Butler | 1B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| Willie Bloomquist | PR-1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Jose Guillen | DH | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .352 |
| Brayan Pena | PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alberto Jose Callaspo | 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .290 |
| Rick Ankiel | CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| Mitch Maier | PR-CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .062 |
| Jason Kendall | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Alex Gordon | 3B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .263 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .328 |
| Totals | 49 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - David DeJesus (6), Billy Butler (5), Jose Guillen 2 (6), Rick Ankiel (4) | |||||||||
| 3B - David DeJesus (2) | |||||||||
| TB - David DeJesus 6, Scott Podsednik, Billy Butler 5, Jose Guillen 4, Alberto Jose Callaspo, Rick Ankiel 2, Jason Kendall, Alex Gordon 2, Yuniesky Betancourt 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - David DeJesus (9), Scott Podsednik (8), Billy Butler (11), Jose Guillen 2 (15), Yuniesky Betancourt (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Scott Podsednik 2 (6), Alberto Jose Callaspo (9), Alex Gordon 3 (4) | |||||||||
| S - Scott Podsednik (4) | |||||||||
| SF - Scott Podsednik (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - David DeJesus (1), Scott Podsednik (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 14 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Alex Gordon (1, 2nd by Blackburn/Mauer) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Scott Podsednik (1), Alex Gordon (3), Billy Butler (2) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Rick Ankiel (Kubel at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Luke Hochevar | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.55 |
| John Parrish (BS 2) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Josh Rupe | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 |
| Joakim Soria | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.12 |
| Bruce Chen | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Robinson Tejeda (L 1-2) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.96 |
| Dusty Hughes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.62 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Luke Hochevar 100-67, John Parrish 11-3, Josh Rupe 23-12, Joakim Soria 23-14, Bruce Chen 19-9, Robinson Tejeda 14-7, Dusty Hughes 16-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luke Hochevar 9-2, John Parrish 0-0, Josh Rupe 3-0, Joakim Soria 0-3, Bruce Chen 1-0, Robinson Tejeda 0-2, Dusty Hughes 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Luke Hochevar 30, John Parrish 3, Josh Rupe 5, Joakim Soria 7, Bruce Chen 4, Robinson Tejeda 5, Dusty Hughes 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - John Parrish 1-1, Josh Rupe 2-0, Robinson Tejeda 3-1, Dusty Hughes 3-2 | ||||||||