Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Minnesota 4,
Kansas City 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Attendance: 38154
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Attendance: 38154
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Chris Getz | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Melky Cabrera | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .340 |
| Billy Butler | 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .351 |
| Jeff Francoeur | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Mike Aviles | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .107 |
| Brayan Pena | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .205 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jeff Francoeur (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Chris Getz, Melky Cabrera, Alex Gordon, Jeff Francoeur 2, Wilson Betemit 2, Brayan Pena, Alcides Escobar | |||||||||
| RBI - Melky Cabrera (6), Wilson Betemit (5), Mike Aviles (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jeff Francoeur (7), Alcides Escobar (13) | |||||||||
| S - Chris Getz (2) | |||||||||
| SF - Mike Aviles (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Jeff Francoeur (Mauer at 1st) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jeff Francis | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Aaron Crow | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Collins | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Robinson Tejeda (L 0-1) | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Francis 100-66, Aaron Crow 25-14, Tim Collins 18-12, Robinson Tejeda 18-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Francis 12-1, Aaron Crow 1-1, Tim Collins 0-2, Robinson Tejeda 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jeff Francis 29, Aaron Crow 6, Tim Collins 4, Robinson Tejeda 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tim Collins 1-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .275 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .235 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| Delmon Young | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .189 |
| Jason Repko | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Cuddyer | RF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Jason Kubel | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .314 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .206 |
| Luke Hughes | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .273 |
| Alexi Casilla | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 |
| Jim Thome | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Matt Tolbert | PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jason Kubel (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span, Joe Mauer, Delmon Young, Michael Cuddyer 4, Jason Kubel 3, Danny Valencia, Luke Hughes 2, Jim Thome | |||||||||
| RBI - Joe Mauer (4), Danny Valencia (3), Luke Hughes 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Denard Span (1), Joe Mauer (7), Justin Morneau (5), Luke Hughes (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Joe Mauer (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Alexi Casilla (2, 2nd off Francis/Pena) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Brian Duensing (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brian Duensing | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 |
| Jose Mijares | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt Capps | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 |
| Joe Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Dusty Hughes (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Brian Duensing 102-69, Jose Mijares 4-3, Matt Capps 19-15, Joe Nathan 15-10, Dusty Hughes 12-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brian Duensing 9-6, Jose Mijares 0-0, Matt Capps 1-2, Joe Nathan 2-0, Dusty Hughes 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brian Duensing 29, Jose Mijares 1, Matt Capps 5, Joe Nathan 3, Dusty Hughes 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jose Mijares 2-0, Matt Capps 2-0 | ||||||||