Totals 37 5 8 4
E: Bloomquist (5), Callaspo (9). LOB: Minnesota 13, Kansas City 9. 2B: Gomez (9), Butler 2 (22). HR: Cuddyer (12), off Meche. RBIs: Tolbert (11), Mauer (44), Cuddyer 2 (42), J.Guillen (34). SB: Span (13). RLSP: Minnesota 6 (Span, Redmond 2, Morneau, Crede 2); Kansas City 5 (J.Guillen, Teahen 2, DeJesus 2). RA: Morneau. GIDP: J.Guillen, Teahen, B.Pena. DP: Minnesota 3 (Perkins, Punto, Morneau), (Tolbert, Punto, Morneau), (Tolbert, Punto, Morneau).
Minnesota walks (8): Tolbert, Mauer 2, Buscher, Cuddyer 2, Gomez, Punto.
Kansas City walk (1): Maier.
Minnesota strikeouts (8): Span, Morneau, Crede, Gomez 2, Punto, B.Harris 2.
Kansas City strikeouts (3): Teahen, Lu.Hernandez, Maier.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Perkins (W) 7 10 1 1 0 1 92 4.38
Dickey 12/3 2 0 0 1 2 30 2.36
Nathan (S) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.44
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Meche (L) 6 6 3 2 5 5 121 4.20
Tejeda 12/3 2 2 2 1 2 29 4.26
Bale 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 7.15
R.Colon 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.46
Mahay 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 4.38
W: Perkins, 4-4. L: Meche, 4-8. S: Nathan, 21.
Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Nathan 2-0, Bale 2-1, R.Colon 3-0. IBB: off Tejeda (Mauer). Umpires: Home, Dan Iassogna; first, Charlie Reliford; second, Larry Vanover; third, Sam Holbrook. T: 3:03. A: 18,906 (38,177).
