Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 11, Minnesota 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 30, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Bill Welke, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Marty Foster
Attendance: 22099
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 200000000232
Kansas City 00110018-11132
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .298
Matt Tolbert SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .178
Jason Kubel RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .351
Justin Morneau 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .224
Michael Cuddyer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226
Jim Thome DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .214
Danny Valencia 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217
Steve Holm C 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .118
     Luke Hughes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Rene Tosoni LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214
Totals 30 2 3 0 7 5 17  
Batting
2B - Jason Kubel (9)
TB - Matt Tolbert, Jason Kubel 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau (12), Michael Cuddyer (12), Jim Thome (3)
GIDP - Justin Morneau (3)
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
E - Michael Cuddyer (2), Justin Morneau (1)
Outfield Assists - Jason Kubel (Cabrera at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Brian Duensing (L 2-1) 7.0 8 3 2 2 6 1 2.91
Joe Nathan 0.2 1 3 2 1 0 0 10.00
Jose Mijares 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50
Jim Hoey 0.1 3 4 0 1 0 1 5.79
WP - Jim Hoey
HBP - Matt Treanor (by Nathan)
IBB - Wilson Betemit (by Nathan)
Pitches-Strikes - Brian Duensing 99-61, Joe Nathan 20-9, Jose Mijares 5-4, Jim Hoey 25-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brian Duensing 8-5, Joe Nathan 0-0, Jose Mijares 0-0, Jim Hoey 1-1
Batters Faced - Brian Duensing 30, Joe Nathan 5, Jose Mijares 1, Jim Hoey 6
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jose Mijares 3-1, Jim Hoey 3-3
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Mike Aviles 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .225
Melky Cabrera CF-LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .283
Alex Gordon LF-1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .339
Billy Butler 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .312
     Jarrod Dyson PR-CF 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .133
Jeff Francoeur RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .314
Wilson Betemit DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .338
Alcides Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .221
Matt Treanor C 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .176
Chris Getz 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .244
Totals 36 11 13 8 4 6 15  
Batting
2B - Billy Butler (7), Jeff Francoeur (9)
3B - Chris Getz (2)
HR - Alex Gordon (2), Billy Butler (3)
TB - Mike Aviles, Melky Cabrera 2, Alex Gordon 5, Billy Butler 6, Jarrod Dyson, Jeff Francoeur 2, Wilson Betemit, Matt Treanor, Chris Getz 4
RBI - Mike Aviles 2 (17), Alex Gordon 3 (19), Billy Butler (11), Jeff Francoeur (20), Chris Getz (9)
2-Out RBI - Mike Aviles (8), Alex Gordon 3 (6), Jeff Francoeur (9), Chris Getz (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Gordon (11), Jeff Francoeur (13), Wilson Betemit (13), Chris Getz (8)
SF - Mike Aviles (2)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
SB - Jarrod Dyson (7, 3rd off Nathan/Holm)
Fielding
E - Matt Treanor (2), Mike Aviles (4)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Sean O'Sullivan 6.0 2 2 1 7 3 0 3.43
Nathan Adcock (W 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Aaron Crow (H 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Jeremy Jeffress 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38
Pitches-Strikes - Sean O'Sullivan 104-55, Nathan Adcock 15-10, Aaron Crow 8-5, Jeremy Jeffress 11-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Sean O'Sullivan 8-5, Nathan Adcock 1-1, Aaron Crow 2-0, Jeremy Jeffress 1-0
Batters Faced - Sean O'Sullivan 27, Nathan Adcock 4, Aaron Crow 3, Jeremy Jeffress 3