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Royals 3

Twins 10

Final

Offense pounds 11 hits in win over Royals

Michael Cuddyer drove in three runs, and five Twins had two hits, as they beat the Royals in the opener of a three-game set. Scott Baker threw seven strong innings to get the victory, striking out six batters.

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Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, RF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.317
Podsednik, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.436
Butler, 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.316
Guillen, J, DH	4	0	1	0	2	1	.350
Ankiel, CF	3	0	0	0	2	2	.286
Callaspo, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	3	.256
Kendall, C	4	0	1	0	1	1	.368
Betancourt, Y, SS	4	1	3	2	0	0	.324
Bloomquist, 2B	4	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Totals	35	3	9	3	7	11	.303

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Span, CF	3	2	2	0	1	0	2	.225
Hudson, O, 2B	3	2	2	2	2	0	1	.255
Mauer, C	3	1	0	1	1	0	4	.324
Morneau, 1B	3	2	1	0	2	1	4	.341
Cuddyer, RF	5	1	2	3	0	0	6	.348
Kubel, DH	3	0	0	1	2	1	2	.258
Young, D, LF	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	.300
Hardy, SS	5	0	2	2	0	3	2	.267
Harris, 3B	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	.250
Totals	32	10	11	10	9	7	24	.280

BATTING
3B: DeJesus (1, Baker, S).
HR: Betancourt, Y (2, 5th inning off Baker, S, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: DeJesus 3; Podsednik; Butler; Guillen, J; Callaspo; Kendall; Betancourt, Y 6.
RBI: Betancourt, Y 2 (5), Butler (9).
2-out RBI: Betancourt, Y 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Callaspo; Bloomquist.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Callaspo (1, 2nd base off Baker, S/Mauer).

FIELDING
E: Bloomquist (2, missed catch).
DP: (Bloomquist-Betancourt, Y-Butler).

BATTING
2B: Cuddyer (2, Greinke), Hudson, O (4, Tejeda).
TB: Span 2; Hudson, O 3; Morneau; Cuddyer 3; Hardy 2; Harris 2.
RBI: Cuddyer 3 (9), Kubel (6), Young, D (8), Mauer (8), Hudson, O 2 (3), Hardy 2 (6).
2-out RBI: Cuddyer 2; Hardy 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cuddyer 2; Kubel 2; Hardy.
SF: Young, D; Mauer.
GIDP: Span.
Team RISP: 4-for-15.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Young, D (Callaspo at home).

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Greinke(L, 0-2)	5.0	6	4	2	5	5	3.57
Farnsworth	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	4.91
Hughes, D	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	8.31
Tejeda	1.0	2	4	4	2	1	14.40
Cruz, J	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	3.38
Totals	8.0	11	10	8	9	7	5.60

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA
Baker, S(W, 2-1)	7.0	7	2	2	6	1	3.38
Guerrier(H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Duensing	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	4.15
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	7	1	2.91

Farnsworth pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP: Tejeda.
HBP: Span (by Farnsworth), Ankiel (by Duensing).
Pitches-strikes: Greinke 108-57, Farnsworth 13-6, Hughes, D 15-9, Tejeda 35-20, Cruz, J 19-10, Baker, S 92-70, Guerrier 9-7, Duensing 15-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Greinke 3-6, Farnsworth 0-0, Hughes, D 1-2, Tejeda 1-1, Cruz, J 0-0, Baker, S 6-4, Guerrier 1-2, Duensing 2-0.
Batters faced: Greinke 26, Farnsworth 3, Hughes, D 4, Tejeda 7, Cruz, J 4, Baker, S 27, Guerrier 3, Duensing 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Hughes, D 3-1, Cruz, J 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 56 degrees, clear.
Wind: 16 mph, L to R.
T: 3:04.
Att: 38,532.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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