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
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0201200000590
Minnesota 0500001000690
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