Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 7,
Minnesota 6
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, April 27, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 53°
Umpires: Home - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 33315
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 53°
Umpires: Home - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 33315
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jarrod Dyson | CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .231 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 |
| Jeff Francoeur | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Brayan Pena | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jeff Francoeur (4), Alcides Escobar (7) | |||||||||
| HR - Alex Gordon (4), Billy Butler (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Jarrod Dyson, Alex Gordon 5, Billy Butler 5, Jeff Francoeur 2, Mike Moustakas, Brayan Pena, Alcides Escobar 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Gordon 2 (10), Billy Butler 3 (16), Mike Moustakas (10), Alcides Escobar (6) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Billy Butler (4), Alcides Escobar (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Gordon 2 (16), Billy Butler (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Alex Gordon (1, 2nd off Pavano/Doumit) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Jeff Francoeur (Mauer at 1st) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Everett Teaford | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.73 |
| Tommy Hottovy | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Jose Mijares (W 1-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Louis Coleman (H 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Kelvin Herrera (H 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Jonathan Broxton (SV 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 |
| HBP - Joe Mauer (by Mijares) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Everett Teaford 75-46, Tommy Hottovy 33-21, Jose Mijares 20-14, Louis Coleman 10-5, Kelvin Herrera 9-6, Jonathan Broxton 12-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Everett Teaford 3-3, Tommy Hottovy 2-1, Jose Mijares 0-2, Louis Coleman 1-0, Kelvin Herrera 2-0, Jonathan Broxton 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Everett Teaford 19, Tommy Hottovy 9, Jose Mijares 4, Louis Coleman 3, Kelvin Herrera 2, Jonathan Broxton 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kelvin Herrera 2-1 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .341 |
| Jamey Carroll | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .221 |
| Joe Mauer | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .329 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .235 |
| Ryan Doumit | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .241 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .209 |
| Trevor Plouffe | RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Ben Revere | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Joe Mauer (4), Ryan Doumit (2), Danny Valencia (5), Alexi Casilla (3) | |||||||||
| 3B - Joe Mauer (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Trevor Plouffe (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span 2, Jamey Carroll, Joe Mauer 5, Justin Morneau, Ryan Doumit 2, Danny Valencia 2, Trevor Plouffe 4, Ben Revere, Alexi Casilla 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Denard Span (4), Joe Mauer (12), Justin Morneau (9), Trevor Plouffe (2), Alexi Casilla 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Denard Span (3), Alexi Casilla (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Denard Span 3 (10), Jamey Carroll (8), Danny Valencia (13) | |||||||||
| S - Ben Revere (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Denard Span (1, 2nd by Teaford/Pena) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Justin Morneau (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Carl Pavano | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.91 |
| Brian Duensing (L 0-2) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 |
| Jeff Gray | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 |
| Matt Maloney | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.84 |
| Alex Burnett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Carl Pavano 83-55, Brian Duensing 21-10, Jeff Gray 16-9, Matt Maloney 4-3, Alex Burnett 5-4 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Carl Pavano 7-8, Brian Duensing 2-1, Jeff Gray 0-1, Matt Maloney 0-1, Alex Burnett 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Carl Pavano 27, Brian Duensing 6, Jeff Gray 3, Matt Maloney 2, Alex Burnett 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Brian Duensing 1-0, Jeff Gray 1-1, Matt Maloney 2-0 | ||||||||