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Cuddyer helps Twins slip past RoyalsBaseball Betting Lines07/01/2009 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Cuddyer hit a solo homer and knocked in two runs, as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Joe Mauer went 3-for-3 with a pair of walks and an RBI for the Twins, who took the last two games in the series and have won five of seven overall. Minnesota catcher Mike Redmond (hand/wrist) left the game in the fifth inning after getting hit by a foul tip. Shortstop Nick Punto (back) and first baseman Justin Morneau (groin) also exited early. "On this trip, we went 6-3. You feel you should be eight games over .500. We played some really good baseball teams. All the games have been tight and close. It feels like you're better than that," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. Glen Perkins (4-4) took the win after working seven innings. The left-hander gave up a run on 10 hits and struck out one without walking a batter. Joe Nathan earned his 21st save of the season after retiring the final batter of the game. Jose Guillen had an RBI single to account for the lone Kansas City run. The Royals have dropped five of the last seven games. Billy Butler turned in a four-hit effort in defeat. Gil Meche (4-8) was tagged with the loss. The right-hander, who had been considered a question mark to make this start because of a tired arm issue that has affected his performances over his last two outings, turned in a solid six-inning outing. He allowed three runs -- two earned -- on six hits, while walking five and striking out the same number of batters. "I still think it's stupid, but it's just my opinion," Meche said about being adversely affected by a 132-pitch outing in his last win on June 16. "I could totally see how people think that. The things I've done this week between starts, not throwing for a couple days, doing a lot of treatment and a lot of workouts for my shoulders. I came out of the pen today and I had good life." Cuddyer opened the scoring in the second when he cracked a lead off homer over the left-field fence to put the Twins in front. Minnesota got a gift run in the third. With runners on first and second and two outs, Joe Crede's grounder went through the legs of second baseman Alberto Callaspo that brought home Redmond to make it a 2-0 game. Mauer's RBI single in the top of the sixth stretched the Twins lead to three, but the Royals got the run back in the home half on Guillen's run-scoring base hit. In the top of the eighth, Denard Span reached with a two-out single, stole second and scored on Matt Tolbert's base hit. Mauer was then intentionally walked and Brian Buscher and Cuddyer also drew free passes, the later forcing in another run to put the visitors up 5-1. R.A. Dickey pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Twins, then stayed on for the ninth and gave up a one-out single to Brayan Pena, struck out Luis Hernandez and walked Mitch Maier. Nathan then took the hill for Dickey and retired David DeJesus on a grounder to first. Game Notes The Royals were without catcher Miguel Olivo, who was suspended by Major League Baseball for one game for arguing and making contact with home-plate umpire Phil Cuzzi during the team's game at Pittsburgh on June 27...It was announced on Wednesday that KC shortstop Mike Aviles will need reconstructive surgery on his right elbow and will miss the rest of the season...Kansas City will open a four-game set when it hosts the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, while the Twins start a nine-game homestand against Detroit on Friday...The Twins have now won five consecutive series at Kauffman Stadium and finished 6-3 on their nine-game road trip.
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