Royals 10, Twins 5: Royals Rough Up Pavano, Thwart Comeback Attempts
Recapping the Twins' 10-5 loss to the Royals in the final game of the weekend series in Minneapolis, where the Twins took two of three.
| Final - 4.18.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Scott Podsednik, LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .457 |
| Mitch Maier, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Butler, 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .319 |
| Jose Guillen, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .367 |
| Willie Bloomquist, pr,dh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| Rick Ankiel, CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 |
| Alberto Callaspo, 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Jason Kendall, C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 |
| Alex Gordon, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| Totals | 41 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Callaspo
Doubles - DeJesus, Butler 2
Sacrifices - DeJesus
Stolen Bases - Podsednik, Guillen, Bloomquist, Kendall
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Gordon, Betancourt
Home runs - Callaspo
Doubles - DeJesus, Butler 2
Sacrifices - DeJesus
Stolen Bases - Podsednik, Guillen, Bloomquist, Kendall
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Gordon, Betancourt
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar (W, 2-0) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 104-53 |
| Dusty Hughes | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 0 | 11-3 |
| Josh Rupe (, 0-0) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29-17 |
| Joakim Soria (S, 0-0; S,3) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 18-11 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Orlando Hudson, 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .269 |
| Joe Mauer, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .378 |
| Justin Morneau, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .319 |
| Michael Cuddyer, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .340 |
| Jason Kubel, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Delmon Young, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Brendan Harris, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Jim Thome, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Alexi Casilla, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Span
Grounded into DP - Span
Sacrifice flies - Cuddyer
Team LOB - 11
Doubles - Span
Grounded into DP - Span
Sacrifice flies - Cuddyer
Team LOB - 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Pavano (L, 2-1) | 3.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.96 | 0 | 79-55 |
| Alex Burnett | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 38-22 |
| Ron Mahay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 28-19 |
| Jesse Crain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 0 | 16-8 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - Mike Reilly, Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Duration: 3:10
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - Mike Reilly, Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Duration: 3:10
