Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Twins Batting

Doubles: J Hardy (1, G Meche)

Triples: J Morneau (1, G Meche)

Home Runs: J Thome (2, 2nd inning off G Meche 1 on, 1 Out); O Hudson (1, 7th inning off J Parrish 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Thome 2 (5), D Span (4), J Mauer 2 (10), O Hudson (4)

2-out Runs Batted In: D Span, J Mauer 2

Ground Into Double Play: J Kubel; M Cuddyer

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (J Thome 0-1, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 1-1, J Morneau 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Thome 1; J Morneau 1

Twins Pitching

Intentional Walks: J Thome (By G Meche)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: N Blackburn 8-21; B Duensing 3-7; M Guerrier 1-4; J Rauch 5-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: N Blackburn 15-2-11-17; B Duensing 4-2-4-5; M Guerrier 1-0-4-3; J Rauch 4-0-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 6-5; B Duensing 4-1; M Guerrier 1-2; J Rauch 1-1

Game Scores: N Blackburn 35

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (J Hardy-O Hudson-J Morneau)

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: D Span (4, 2nd base off G Meche/J Kendall)

Royals Batting

Doubles: J Guillen (4, N Blackburn); D DeJesus (4, N Blackburn); W Bloomquist (1, N Blackburn)

Home Runs: R Ankiel 2 (3, 2nd inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: R Ankiel 3 (9), W Bloomquist (1), S Podsednik (4)

Sacrifice Hit: Y Betancourt; J Kendall

Ground Into Double Play: B Butler

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Y Betancourt 0-1, S Podsednik 1-2, W Bloomquist 0-1, R Ankiel 1-2, D DeJesus 0-3, J Guillen 0-1, B Butler 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D DeJesus 2; R Ankiel 1; B Butler 1

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Meche 19-28; J Parrish 2-5; J Rupe 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Meche 25-0-19-23; J Parrish 4-1-4-4; J Rupe 5-1-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 12-5; J Parrish 3-0; J Rupe 0-2

Game Scores: G Meche 35

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (A Callaspo-B Butler, W Bloomquist-A Callaspo-B Butler)

Royals Baserunning

Picked Off: S Podsednik (1st base by N Blackburn)