Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
62-60, 29-30 Away
9
62-60, 29-30 Away
Final
64-56, 33-29 Home
2
64-56, 33-29 Home
Twins Hitting
a-singled to left for J Jones in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BC Koskie (25, J Gobble); A Pierzynski (24, J Gobble); J Jones (26, P Abbott); D Mohr (20, M MacDougal)
- HRT Hunter (22, 3rd inning off J Gobble 2 on, 2 Out); L Rivas (5, 6th inning off P Abbott 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC Koskie (59), J Jones (49), T Hunter 3 (79), C Guzman 2 (33), L Rivas (30)
- 2Out RBIC Koskie, J Jones, T Hunter 3, C Guzman 2
- Team LOB10
- Fielding
- EC Koskie (7, throw)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BR Ibanez (25, J Romero)
- RBIM Lopez 2 (7)
- 2Out RBIM Lopez
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- ED Relaford (13, throw)
- AssistsA Guiel (C Koskie at 3rd base)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Rogers(W,13-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 131-86 | 4.70 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-16 | 5.06 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 152-102 |
- Pitching
- IBBA Pierzynski (By P Abbott)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Rogers 6-11; J Romero 0-1
- Game ScoresK Rogers 82
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Gobble(L,4-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69-43 | 3.52 |
| 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59-41 | 9.35 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 4.35 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.59 |
| 9.0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 161-105 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Gobble 2-6; P Abbott 6-4; G Lloyd 1-0; M MacDougal 3-0
- Game ScoresJ Gobble 23
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | C Koskie doubled to center, L Rivas scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Jones singled to center, C Koskie scored, M LeCroy to third, J Jones to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | T Hunter homered to left, M LeCroy and J Jones scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 5th | C Guzman singled to shallow left center, J Jones and A Pierzynski scored, D Mohr to third, D Mohr scored, C Guzman to third on throwing error by center fielder D Relaford. | 8 | 0 | |
| 5th | M Lopez singled to left center, J Randa scored. | 8 | 1 | |
| 6th | L Rivas homered to left. | 9 | 1 | |
| 9th | M Lopez singled to center, R Ibanez scored, M Sweeney to second. | 9 | 2 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:05 AM, 16 August 2003
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 39,927
Game Time:2:59
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
- Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
- Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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