Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 8, Minnesota 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, September 26, 2008
Where: Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 30674
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Mike Aviles SS-2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .323
Alberto Jose Callaspo 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .314
     Tony Francisco Pena SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .169
Jose Guillen RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .264
     Joey Gathright CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Ryan Shealy 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .299
Mark Teahen LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .256
Billy Butler DH 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .274
Alex Gordon 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .261
     Jason Smith 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Miguel Olivo C 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .255
Mitch Maier CF-RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .294
Totals 39 8 16 8 3 8 15  
Batting
2B - Mike Aviles (26), Mark Teahen (31), Alex Gordon (35)
HR - Mike Aviles (10), Billy Butler (11)
TB - Mike Aviles 6, Alberto Jose Callaspo, Tony Francisco Pena, Jose Guillen 2, Ryan Shealy, Mark Teahen 3, Billy Butler 6, Alex Gordon 2, Miguel Olivo 2, Mitch Maier
RBI - Mike Aviles (50), Jose Guillen (97), Ryan Shealy 2 (18), Billy Butler 2 (55), Alex Gordon (59), Miguel Olivo (41)
2-Out RBI - Alex Gordon (19)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Miguel Olivo (41), Mitch Maier 2 (14)
GIDP - Jose Guillen (23), Billy Butler (23), Mitch Maier (3)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
CS - Mitch Maier (2, 2nd by Liriano/Mauer)
PO - Mitch Maier (1st by Liriano)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kyle Davies (W 9-7) 6.0 4 1 1 2 8 0 4.06
Leo Nunez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.02
Jimmy Gobble 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.90
Yasuhiko Yabuta 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.78
Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Davies 101-64, Leo Nunez 23-15, Jimmy Gobble 10-8, Yasuhiko Yabuta 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Davies 6-3, Leo Nunez 2-0, Jimmy Gobble 0-1, Yasuhiko Yabuta 0-1
Batters Faced - Kyle Davies 22, Leo Nunez 5, Jimmy Gobble 3, Yasuhiko Yabuta 3
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .299
Alexi Casilla 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .283
Joe Mauer C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .331
Justin Morneau 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304
Jason Kubel DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .274
Delmon Young LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .294
Brian Buscher 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
     Brendan Harris 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267
Nick Punto SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .279
Carlos Gomez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .261
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 13 12  
Batting
3B - Denard Span (7)
TB - Denard Span 3, Joe Mauer 2, Jason Kubel, Delmon Young, Brendan Harris
RBI - Alexi Casilla (50)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Gomez 3 (47)
GIDP - Brian Buscher (6)
Team LOB - 5
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Francisco Liriano (L 6-4) 4.1 11 6 6 1 5 1 3.91
Phillip Humber 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 1 4.63
Eddie Guardado 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
Bobby Korecky 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.58
WP - Francisco Liriano (2)
Pitches-Strikes - Francisco Liriano 85-59, Phillip Humber 43-27, Eddie Guardado 3-3, Bobby Korecky 18-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Francisco Liriano 1-6, Phillip Humber 3-0, Eddie Guardado 2-0, Bobby Korecky 6-0
Batters Faced - Francisco Liriano 24, Phillip Humber 11, Eddie Guardado 1, Bobby Korecky 6
Inherited Runners-Scored - Eddie Guardado 2-0