Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 11,
Minnesota 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 30, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Bill Welke, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Marty Foster
Attendance: 22099
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Bill Welke, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Marty Foster
Attendance: 22099
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | 11 | 13 | 2 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Matt Tolbert | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .178 |
| Jason Kubel | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .351 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .224 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 |
| Jim Thome | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .214 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| Steve Holm | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .118 |
| Luke Hughes | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Rene Tosoni | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jason Kubel (9) | |||||||||
| TB - Matt Tolbert, Jason Kubel 3 | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau (12), Michael Cuddyer (12), Jim Thome (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Justin Morneau (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Michael Cuddyer (2), Justin Morneau (1) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Jason Kubel (Cabrera at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brian Duensing (L 2-1) | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.91 |
| Joe Nathan | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Jose Mijares | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Jim Hoey | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 |
| WP - Jim Hoey | ||||||||
| HBP - Matt Treanor (by Nathan) | ||||||||
| IBB - Wilson Betemit (by Nathan) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brian Duensing 99-61, Joe Nathan 20-9, Jose Mijares 5-4, Jim Hoey 25-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brian Duensing 8-5, Joe Nathan 0-0, Jose Mijares 0-0, Jim Hoey 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brian Duensing 30, Joe Nathan 5, Jose Mijares 1, Jim Hoey 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jose Mijares 3-1, Jim Hoey 3-3 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Mike Aviles | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Melky Cabrera | CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Alex Gordon | LF-1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .339 |
| Billy Butler | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .312 |
| Jarrod Dyson | PR-CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| Jeff Francoeur | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .314 |
| Wilson Betemit | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .338 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .221 |
| Matt Treanor | C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Chris Getz | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .244 |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Billy Butler (7), Jeff Francoeur (9) | |||||||||
| 3B - Chris Getz (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Alex Gordon (2), Billy Butler (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Mike Aviles, Melky Cabrera 2, Alex Gordon 5, Billy Butler 6, Jarrod Dyson, Jeff Francoeur 2, Wilson Betemit, Matt Treanor, Chris Getz 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Mike Aviles 2 (17), Alex Gordon 3 (19), Billy Butler (11), Jeff Francoeur (20), Chris Getz (9) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Mike Aviles (8), Alex Gordon 3 (6), Jeff Francoeur (9), Chris Getz (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Gordon (11), Jeff Francoeur (13), Wilson Betemit (13), Chris Getz (8) | |||||||||
| SF - Mike Aviles (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jarrod Dyson (7, 3rd off Nathan/Holm) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Matt Treanor (2), Mike Aviles (4) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3.43 |
| Nathan Adcock (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Aaron Crow (H 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Sean O'Sullivan 104-55, Nathan Adcock 15-10, Aaron Crow 8-5, Jeremy Jeffress 11-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Sean O'Sullivan 8-5, Nathan Adcock 1-1, Aaron Crow 2-0, Jeremy Jeffress 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Sean O'Sullivan 27, Nathan Adcock 4, Aaron Crow 3, Jeremy Jeffress 3 | ||||||||