Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Attendance: 38154
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Chris Getz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Melky Cabrera CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .275
Alex Gordon LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .340
Billy Butler 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .351
Jeff Francoeur RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .273
Wilson Betemit 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400
Mike Aviles DH 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .107
Brayan Pena C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316
Alcides Escobar SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .205
Totals 37 3 8 3 2 5 15  
Batting
2B - Jeff Francoeur (2)
TB - Chris Getz, Melky Cabrera, Alex Gordon, Jeff Francoeur 2, Wilson Betemit 2, Brayan Pena, Alcides Escobar
RBI - Melky Cabrera (6), Wilson Betemit (5), Mike Aviles (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jeff Francoeur (7), Alcides Escobar (13)
S - Chris Getz (2)
SF - Mike Aviles (1)
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Jeff Francoeur (Mauer at 1st)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jeff Francis 7.0 8 3 3 1 5 0 2.61
Aaron Crow 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Tim Collins 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Robinson Tejeda (L 0-1) 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.06
Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Francis 100-66, Aaron Crow 25-14, Tim Collins 18-12, Robinson Tejeda 18-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Francis 12-1, Aaron Crow 1-1, Tim Collins 0-2, Robinson Tejeda 0-0
Batters Faced - Jeff Francis 29, Aaron Crow 6, Tim Collins 4, Robinson Tejeda 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Tim Collins 1-0
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .275
Joe Mauer C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .235
Justin Morneau 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
Delmon Young LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .189
     Jason Repko PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 .219
Jason Kubel DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .314
Danny Valencia 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .206
Luke Hughes 2B 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 .273
Alexi Casilla SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .143
     Jim Thome PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211
     Matt Tolbert PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 39 4 13 4 3 7 18  
Batting
2B - Jason Kubel (3)
TB - Denard Span, Joe Mauer, Delmon Young, Michael Cuddyer 4, Jason Kubel 3, Danny Valencia, Luke Hughes 2, Jim Thome
RBI - Joe Mauer (4), Danny Valencia (3), Luke Hughes 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Denard Span (1), Joe Mauer (7), Justin Morneau (5), Luke Hughes (1)
SF - Joe Mauer (1)
Team LOB - 11
Baserunning
SB - Alexi Casilla (2, 2nd off Francis/Pena)
Fielding
E - Brian Duensing (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Brian Duensing 6.0 8 3 2 2 2 0 4.15
Jose Mijares 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Matt Capps 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.35
Joe Nathan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
Dusty Hughes (W 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.79
Pitches-Strikes - Brian Duensing 102-69, Jose Mijares 4-3, Matt Capps 19-15, Joe Nathan 15-10, Dusty Hughes 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brian Duensing 9-6, Jose Mijares 0-0, Matt Capps 1-2, Joe Nathan 2-0, Dusty Hughes 1-1
Batters Faced - Brian Duensing 29, Jose Mijares 1, Matt Capps 5, Joe Nathan 3, Dusty Hughes 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jose Mijares 2-0, Matt Capps 2-0