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Nick Blackburn scattered 10 hits and three runs over six innings. (Orlin Wagner/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
It was a long night in the opener of the second leg of the Twins' Show-Me State swing. Nick Blackburn was effective, but consecutive home runs in the sixth inning spelled his demise and the Minnesota bats were silenced by Luke Hochevar. Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer late, but it wasn't enough to spark a rally.
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Series at a glance:
MIN
Minnesota (39-39)
Lost 1 		Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2   KC
Kansas City (33-42)
Won 2
June 29, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Minnesota
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0   2 5 2
Kansas City
 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 X   4 12 1
Standings thru 6/29/09  |  Recap: MIN | KC  |  Gameday  |  Twins stats  |  Royals stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span, CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .281
Harris, B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288
Mauer, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .386
Morneau, 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .309
Kubel, DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .313
Cuddyer, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276
Buscher, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .198
Young, D, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .256
Punto, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .220
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 5 17  

BATTING
2B: Cuddyer (17, Hochevar).
HR: Morneau (18, 8th inning off Bale, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Span; Harris, B; Morneau 4; Cuddyer 2; Young, D.
RBI: Morneau 2 (63).
2-out RBI: Morneau 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Punto 2; Kubel.
GIDP: Punto; Mauer.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Cuddyer (4, throw), Harris, B (5, fielding).
 
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus, D, LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .242
Bloomquist, RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .273
Butler, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .287
Jacobs, DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224
Teahen, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .281
Callaspo, 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .298
Olivo, C 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .262
Maier, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .236
Pena, To, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .105
Totals 37 4 12 3 3 5 19  

BATTING
2B: Maier (6, Blackburn).
3B: Olivo (2, Dickey).
HR: Callaspo (5, 6th inning off Blackburn, 0 on, 0 out), Olivo (12, 6th inning off Blackburn, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: DeJesus, D 2; Butler 2; Teahen; Callaspo 5; Olivo 8; Maier 2; Pena, To.
RBI: Callaspo (28), Olivo 2 (32).
2-out RBI: Olivo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena, To 3; Teahen 2; Butler; Jacobs.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Maier (3, 2nd base off Dickey/Mauer).

FIELDING
E: Teahen (7, throw).
DP: 2 (Pena, To-Callaspo-Butler, Callaspo-Pena, To-Butler).
 
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blackburn (L, 6-4) 6.0 10 3 2 1 4 2 3.10
Dickey 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.45
Mijares, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.38
 
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hochevar (W, 3-3) 7.0 2 0 0 4 2 0 4.96
Bale 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 7.15
Soria (S, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.93

Pitches-strikes: Blackburn 103-67, Dickey 18-10, Mijares, Jo 15-8, Hochevar 102-62, Bale 20-12, Soria 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blackburn 6-8, Dickey 2-1, Mijares, Jo 0-2, Hochevar 9-10, Bale 2-1, Soria 0-0.
Batters faced: Blackburn 30, Dickey 6, Mijares, Jo 4, Hochevar 27, Bale 5, Soria 3.
Ejections: Minnesota Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire ejected by HP umpire Larry Vanover (6th).
Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Charlie Reliford.
Weather: 89 degrees, clear.
Wind: 2 mph, L to R.
T: 2:44.
Att: 22,066.
June 29, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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