Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

25-50, 10-29 Away

Final

41-33, 22-17 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	3	0	0

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
A. BerroaSS
T. LongDH
E. BrownRF
M. Stairs1B
M. Teahen3B
J. BuckC
S. CostaLF
R. Gotay2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.278	.349	.404
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.245	.286	.349
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.310	.391
4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.295	.363	.469
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.253	.390	.459
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.259	.299	.368
4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.225	.266	.358
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.314	.399
33	1	6	1	1	1	5

Batting
2BJ Buck (7, J Mays)
HRD Dejesus (4, 8th inning off J Mays 0 on, 1 Out)
RBID DeJesus (29)
Team LOB6

Fielding
EZ Greinke (1, throw)

Twins Hitting

hitters
S. StewartLF
L. Rodriguez2B
J. MauerC
J. Morneau1B
T. HunterCF
J. JonesRF
L. FordDH
G. Williams3B
J. CastroSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.336	.433
4	0	1	0	0	0	.317	.339	.433
4	0	1	0	0	0	.288	.359	.420
4	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.327	.480
3	1	1	0	1	0	.269	.341	.496
3	1	1	1	1	0	.269	.349	.430
2	0	0	1	1	1	.276	.358	.410
3	0	2	1	1	0	.421	.436	.447
3	0	2	0	0	0	.247	.274	.380
30	3	8	3	4	1

Batting
2BL Rodriguez (4, Z Greinke)
RBIJ Jones (36), L Ford (33), G Williams (2)
2Out RBIG Williams
SFL Ford
Team LOB8

Baserunning
SBJ Jones (7, 3rd base off Z Greinke/J Buck); J Mauer (5, 2nd base off J Gobble/J Buck)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
Z. Greinke(L,5-17)
J. Gobble
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	2	2	2	1	96-62	5.92
2.0	4	1	1	2	0	36-17	8.31
8.0	8	3	3	4	1	132-79

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 7-10; J Gobble 4-1
Game ScoresZ Greinke 55

Twins Pitching

pitchers
J. Mays(W,6-10)
J. Nathan(S,43)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	6	1	1	0	3	1	94-61	3.94
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	18-11	4.02
9.0	6	1	1	1	5	1	112-72

Pitching
IBBL Ford (By J Gobble)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Mays 11-10; J Nathan 1-0
Game ScoresJ Mays 69

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	MIN
		8th	D DeJesus homered to right.	1	0
		8th	G Williams reached on infield single to third, J Morneau scored, L Ford out at third, T Hunter to third.	1	1

Royals
1
Twins
3

Game 1

28/6

Royals
8
Twins
11

Game 2

29/6

Royals
3
Twins
1

Game 3

29/6

Metrodome

1:10 AM, 28 June 2005

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 16,530

Game Time:2:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Reilly
First Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Second Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber

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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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

J. Mays4-3

Z. Greinke1-9

J. Nathan19

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

2025 American League Central Standings

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