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Twins 3, Royals 1
 Mark Grudzielanek hits an RBI single in the fourth inning on Monday night. (Jim Mone/AP) |
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Right-hander Gil Meche only gave up two runs over seven solid innings, but the Royals fell to the Twins in the series opener at the Metrodome, ending their four-game winning streak. Meche struck out six and walked one. After David DeJesus doubled, second baseman Mark Grudzielanek drove him in with a single in the fourth inning. Complete story >
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| Kansas City | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| DeJesus, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| Grudzielanek, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Teahen, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .283 |
| Butler, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .305 |
| Gload, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Gordon, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .243 |
| Brown, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Buck, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| a-Smith, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| Pena, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
a-Flied out for Buck in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: DeJesus (24, Baker).
TB: DeJesus 2; Grudzielanek.
RBI: Grudzielanek (36).
BASERUNNING
SB: Grudzielanek (1, 2nd base off Baker/Mauer).
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Pena-Grudzielanek-Gload, Gordon-Gload).
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| Minnesota | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Tyner, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Bartlett, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| Mauer, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Morneau, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| Hunter, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .288 |
| Kubel, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .241 |
| White, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .138 |
| Buscher, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Rodriguez, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Punto, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | |
BATTING
2B: Mauer (19, Meche), Tyner (10, Gobble).
3B: Tyner (1, Meche).
TB: Tyner 6; Bartlett; Mauer 3; Morneau 2; Buscher.
RBI: Mauer 3 (46).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kubel 2; Bartlett.
GIDP: Hunter; Punto.
Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING
DP: (Punto-Bartlett).
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| Kansas City | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Meche (L, 7-8) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Gobble | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.25 |
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| Minnesota | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Baker (W, 5-4) | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.88 |
| Nathan (S, 23) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 |
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WP: Gobble.
IBB: Hunter (by Gobble).
Pitches-strikes: Meche 98-65, Gobble 25-15, Baker 99-71, Nathan 9-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Meche 12-3, Gobble 0-1, Baker 4-13, Nathan 1-2.
Batters faced: Meche 27, Gobble 6, Baker 25, Nathan 3.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Paul Schrieber.
Weather: 70 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:18.
Att: 23,628.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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