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	Big third sparks Twins

Twins 11, Royals 4

Michael Cuddyer hits a two-run homer off Odalis Perez in the third. (Orlin Wagner/AP)

By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com

Johan Santana held the Royals to two runs in six innings and the Twins broke out of their offensive slump to top the Royals. Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter each drove in three runs and homered in the victory.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 08/07: KC 5, MIN 1
Wed. 08/08: MIN 11, KC 4
Thu. 08/09: KC 1, MIN 0

Minnesota (58-55)
Won 1

Minnesota 11, Kansas City 4

Kansas City (49-63)
Lost 1

August 8, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota	1	0	5	0	2	1	1	1	0	11	19	2
Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	13	2

Standings thru 8/8/07 | Gameday | Twins Stats | Royals Stats

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bartlett, SS	5	3	2	0	1	2	2	.262
Punto, 3B	4	1	1	0	1	2	3	.210
Mauer, DH	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.301
Cuddyer, RF	5	1	3	3	0	0	4	.287
Morneau, 1B	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	.290
Hunter, CF	5	2	3	3	0	0	1	.294
Kubel, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Redmond, C	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	.287
Tyner, LF-CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.271
Casilla, 2B	4	1	1	0	1	1	3	.232
Totals	43	11	19	9	3	5	21
BATTING 2B: Morneau 2 (24, Perez, Braun), Punto (13, Braun), Hunter (32, Bale). HR: Cuddyer (11, 3rd inning off Perez, 1 on, 1 out), Hunter (23, 5th inning off Braun, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Bartlett 2; Punto 2; Mauer 2; Cuddyer 6; Morneau 4; Hunter 7; Redmond 4; Tyner; Casilla. RBI: Cuddyer 3 (61), Mauer 2 (49), Redmond (25), Hunter 3 (79). 2-out RBI: Cuddyer; Redmond; Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morneau; Casilla 2; Punto; Tyner. S: Punto. SF: Mauer. GIDP: Cuddyer 2. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING E: Punto (8, throw), Morneau (4, fielding). DP: 2 (Morneau-Bartlett-Santana, Casilla-Bartlett-Morneau).

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	.284
a-Gathright, PH-CF	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	.362
Grudzielanek, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.306
Smith, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.215
Teahen, RF	5	0	1	1	0	1	4	.289
Butler, DH	4	1	0	0	1	1	2	.294
Gload, 1B	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.302
German, 3B-2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.285
Brown, LF	4	1	2	1	0	2	2	.237
Buck, C	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	.237
Pena, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.275
Totals	39	4	13	4	2	7	23
a-Singled for DeJesus in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Brown 2 (11, Santana, Ortiz), Buck (15, Ortiz). 3B: German (5, Santana). TB: Gathright 2; Grudzielanek; Teahen; Gload 2; German 3; Brown 4; Buck 4; Pena. RBI: Brown (43), Buck 2 (39), Teahen (49). 2-out RBI: Brown; Buck 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brown; Teahen; Grudzielanek; Pena 2; Butler. GIDP: Teahen; DeJesus. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING E: German (8, throw), Brown (5, fielding). PB: Buck (3). Outfield assists: DeJesus (Cuddyer at 2nd base). DP: 2 (German-Grudzielanek-Gload, Bale-German-Pena-Gload).

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Santana (W, 12-9)	6.0	8	2	2	2	6	0	2.98
Guerrier	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.68
Ortiz	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	5.18

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Perez (L, 6-11)	3.0	7	6	3	1	0	1	5.87
Braun	2.1	6	3	3	1	2	1	8.02
Peralta	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.72
Bale	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	4.50
Riske	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.34

Balk: Ortiz.
Pitches-strikes: Santana 93-64, Guerrier 15-11, Ortiz 36-22, Perez 57-35, Braun 49-32, Peralta 20-12, Bale 37-27, Riske 12-7.
Ground outs-fly outs: Santana 7-5, Guerrier 1-1, Ortiz 4-2, Perez 6-3, Braun 3-1, Peralta 1-1, Bale 5-0, Riske 1-0.
Batters faced: Santana 27, Guerrier 4, Ortiz 10, Perez 18, Braun 13, Peralta 4, Bale 10, Riske 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Peralta 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Brian Gorman.
Weather: 91 degrees, clear.
Wind: 14 mph, R to L.
T: 3:20.
Att: 21,503.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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