Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
4-6, 0-4 Away
7
4-6, 0-4 Away
Final
6-4, 3-1 Home
9
6-4, 3-1 Home
Royals Hitting
a-singled to center for T Graffanino in the 9th
- Batting
- HRM Sweeney (3, 4th inning off J Santana 0 on, 1 Out); C Beltran (5, 7th inning off J Rincon 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Sweeney (9), C Beltran 3 (11)
- 2Out RBIC Beltran 3
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- EK Harvey (1, ground ball)
- AssistsC Beltran (C Koskie at 3rd base)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 3BL Ford (1, J Grimsley)
- HRL Ford (2, 2nd inning off J Gobble 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIL Ford 3 (5), L Rivas 2 (5), M Cuddyer (6), S Stewart (9), J Jones (8)
- 2Out RBIL Ford
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- CSC Koskie (2, 3rd base by J Gobble/B Santiago)
- SBL Rivas (1, 2nd base off J Gobble/B Santiago); J Jones (1, 2nd base off J Gobble/B Santiago)
- Fielding
- EC Koskie (1, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Cerda(L,1-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 90-50 | 4.09 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-14 | 5.06 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-8 | 1.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-9 | 1.59 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 138-81 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Gobble
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Gobble 4-8; J Cerda 2-1; J Grimsley 0-0; N Field 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Gobble 27
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Rincon(W,11-6; B, 4) |
J.C. Romero(H,16) |
J. Nathan(S,44) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 94-59 | 6.46 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-12 | 4.76 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-6 | 5.06 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 146-87 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Santana 7-6; J Rincon 0-1; J Romero 2-0; J Nathan 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Santana 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Gonzalez homered to right center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | L Ford homered to left, M Cuddyer scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | L Rivas singled to center, S Stewart scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 3rd | M Cuddyer singled to left, L Rivas scored, C Koskie to second. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | M Sweeney homered to left. | 2 | 4 | |
| 4th | S Stewart singled to right, L Ford scored, H Blanco to third, S Stewart to second on throwing error by right fielder J Gonzalez. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | H Blanco scored, S Stewart to third on wild pitch by J Gobble. | 2 | 6 | |
| 4th | L Rivas singled to left, S Stewart scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 6th | J Gonzalez homered to left, C Beltran scored. | 4 | 7 | |
| 7th | C Beltran homered to right, B Santiago and M Lopez scored. | 7 | 7 | |
| 7th | J Jones singled to center, J Offerman scored, C Koskie tagged out at third. | 7 | 8 | |
| 7th | L Ford tripled to deep right center, J Jones scored. | 7 | 9 | |
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 17 April 2004
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 22,553
Game Time:3:02
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
- First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
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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