Game Wrapup


	Twins win in 12

Twins 4, Royals 3

Nick Blackburn threw only 92 pitches in 8 1/3 innings. (Ed Zurga/AP)

By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com

After Nick Blackburn cruised through eight frames, the Twins ran into trouble in the ninth when Joe Nathan gave up a game-tying, inside-the-park homer. But Michael Cuddyer bailed out Minnesota in the 12th, singling in Joe Mauer for the go-ahead run.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 05/27: MIN 4, KC 3
Wed. 05/28: MIN 9, KC 8
Thu. 05/29: MIN 5, KC 1

Minnesota (26-25)
Won 2

Minnesota 4, Kansas City 3

Kansas City (21-31)
Lost 9

May 27, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	12	0
Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	11	0

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Gomez, CF	5	0	1	0	1	1	1	.277
Casilla, 2B	6	0	3	1	0	0	2	.306
Mauer, C	4	2	0	0	2	0	2	.329
Morneau, 1B	5	1	3	0	1	0	3	.313
Cuddyer, RF	6	0	3	2	0	2	4	.237
Kubel, DH	5	0	0	1	1	1	4	.247
Young, LF	6	0	0	0	0	0	5	.262
Lamb, 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238
Harris, SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.253
Totals	46	4	12	4	5	6	21
BATTING 2B: Harris (8, Gobble). TB: Gomez; Casilla 3; Morneau 3; Cuddyer 3; Harris 3. RBI: Cuddyer 2 (18), Kubel (26), Casilla (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young 2; Cuddyer 2; Mauer; Casilla. GIDP: Kubel; Young. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING SB: Casilla (1, 2nd base off Mahay/Buck). FIELDING DP: 2 (Harris-Casilla-Morneau, Lamb-Morneau).

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, RF	5	0	2	0	0	1	2	.275
Gathright, CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	5	.254
Gordon, 3B	4	1	0	0	0	2	3	.281
Guillen, LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.242
Olivo, DH	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.307
Teahen, 1B	5	1	2	3	0	1	2	.253
Buck, C	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.248
German, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132
a-Callaspo, PH-2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.269
Pena, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.164
b-Butler, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265
1-Gload, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Totals	44	3	11	3	0	8	18
a-Singled for German in the 8th. b-Singled for Pena in the 12th. 1-Ran for Butler in the 12th.
BATTING 2B: Teahen (7, Blackburn). HR: Teahen (3, 9th inning off Nathan, 2 on, 1 out). TB: DeJesus 2; Gathright; Olivo 3; Teahen 6; Callaspo; Pena; Butler. RBI: Teahen 3 (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gathright; Buck; Gordon. S: Gathright. GIDP: Buck. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING DP: 2 (Callaspo-Teahen, Teahen-Pena-Bannister).

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blackburn	8.1	8	2	2	0	4	0	3.39
Nathan (BS, 1)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1.74
Reyes	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.07
Crain (W, 2-2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.86
Guerrier (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.34

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bannister	5.0	7	3	3	2	3	0	4.97
Mahay	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.74
Gobble	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.80
Soria	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.84
Nunez (L, 3-1)	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	1.71

HBP: Gordon (by Blackburn), DeJesus (by Reyes), Harris (by Soria).
Pitches-strikes: Blackburn 92-75, Nathan 10-7, Reyes 12-8, Crain 12-10, Guerrier 15-13, Bannister 111-72, Mahay 17-12, Gobble 33-20, Soria 31-21, Nunez 23-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Blackburn 10-10, Nathan 1-0, Reyes 2-0, Crain 2-0, Guerrier 1-1, Bannister 10-2, Mahay 1-5, Gobble 1-4, Soria 1-3, Nunez 2-1.
Batters faced: Blackburn 32, Nathan 3, Reyes 4, Crain 4, Guerrier 4, Bannister 23, Mahay 7, Gobble 8, Soria 8, Nunez 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Nathan 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Reynolds.
Weather: 67 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 20 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:42.
Att: 17,191.

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

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