Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 7, Kansas City 2
Saturday, June 4, 2011 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, June 4, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 92°
Umpires: Home - Chris Guccione, 1B - Cory Blaser, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Mike Everitt
Attendance: 27861
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0010023017130
Kansas City 002000000281
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 20-37 6-15 14-22 W3
Kansas City 25-33 19-17 6-16 L3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 19-17 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 14-22 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Nick Blackburn pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.57. Luke Hochevar took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Michael Cuddyer had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Kansas City
Nick Blackburn Player Luke Hochevar
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 6.0
2 Strikeouts 2
7 Hits 11
3.60 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Minnesota   Kansas City
Alexi Casilla Player Melky Cabrera
4 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
5 TB 2
.800 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 13 1 19 .325 6 7 1 0 0
Kansas City 8 0 8 .242 6 2 5 2 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .375 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .297 after a loss.