Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
67-62, 33-32 Away
1
67-62, 33-32 Away
Final
67-63, 35-32 Home
8
67-63, 35-32 Home
Royals Hitting
a-struck out looking for A Berroa in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM Sweeney (15, J Santana); A Guiel (21, J Santana); J Randa (22, J Romero)
- 3BA Berroa (4, J Santana)
- HRD Relaford (8, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBID Relaford (51)
- Team LOB9
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. StewartRF-LF |
L. Rivas2B |
J. JonesLF |
D. MohrPR-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .367 | .479 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .317 | .394 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .300 | .389 | .466 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .337 | .514 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .385 | .468 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .303 | .438 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .336 | .458 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .326 | .422 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 | .341 | .452 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .301 | .346 |
| 30 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
- Batting
- 2BD Mientkiewicz (34, J Grimsley); S Stewart (34, M MacDougal)
- HRT Hunter (23, 2nd inning off K Appier 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIT Hunter (83), M LeCroy 3 (49), C Koskie (62), J Jones (53), L Rivas 2 (37)
- 2Out RBIJ Jones, M LeCroy 2
- SFC Koskie; L Rivas
- SHL Rivas
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- CSD Mohr (2, 2nd base by A Levine/B Mayne)
- SBL Rivas (13, 2nd base off G Lloyd/B Mayne); S Stewart (4, 3rd base off G Lloyd/B Mayne); C Guzman (14, 2nd base off J Grimsley/B Mayne)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Lloyd(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50-24 | 5.40 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30-14 | 4.81 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40-22 | 3.03 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-17 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 4.67 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 171-92 |
- Pitching
- WPK Appier
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Appier 1-4; G Lloyd 0-2; A Levine 1-2; J Grimsley 4-1; M MacDougal 1-1
- Game ScoresK Appier 49
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Santana(W,12-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 105-66 | 2.85 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.70 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34-24 | 3.66 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 159-101 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Romero
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Santana 0-8; J Romero 1-0; J Rincon 3-1
- Game ScoresJ Santana 64
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | D Relaford homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | T Hunter homered to center. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M LeCroy singled to right, S Stewart scored, L Rivas to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | C Koskie hit sacrifice fly to center, L Rivas scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 3rd | J Jones singled to center, M LeCroy scored, T Hunter to third. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | M LeCroy singled to left center, S Stewart scored, D Mientkiewicz to third. | 1 | 5 | |
| 6th | L Rivas sacrificed to pitcher, C Guzman scored. | 1 | 6 | |
| 8th | L Rivas hit sacrifice fly to right, A Pierzynski scored, S Stewart to third. | 1 | 7 | |
| 8th | M LeCroy singled to center, S Stewart scored, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 1 | 8 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
7:05 PM, 24 August 2003
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 34,265
Game Time:2:57
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Fichter
- First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
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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