Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

46-37, 20-19 Away

Final

29-55, 18-25 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	12	0
2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	-	8	12	1

J. Lima2-7

6.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

K. Lohse7-7

5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Twins Hitting

hitters
S. StewartLF
N. Punto2B-3B
J. MauerC
T. HunterCF
J. JonesRF
M. LeCroyDH
J. Morneau1B
L. Rodriguez3B
aL. FordPH
L. Rivas2B
J. CastroSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.295	.343	.431
5	3	4	1	1	0	0	.285	.344	.417
5	0	3	3	0	0	1	.297	.366	.424
5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.276	.343	.495
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.261	.350	.429
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.270	.363	.476
3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.270	.336	.491
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.337	.398
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.353	.397
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.271	.222
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.233	.257	.355
37	5	12	5	1	3	5

a-flied out to center for L Rodriguez in the 8th

Batting
2BJ Mauer (11, M Wood)
HRN Punto (2, 1st inning off J Lima 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIN Punto (9), J Mauer 3 (31), T Hunter (53)
2Out RBIJ Mauer, T Hunter
SHL Rodriguez
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP1 (J Castro-J Morneau)

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
T. Graffanino2B-1B
T. LongLF
E. BrownRF
M. Stairs1B
R. GotayPR-2B
A. BerroaSS
M. Teahen3B
J. BuckC
S. CostaDH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	1	2	.284	.350	.412
2	1	1	3	3	0	.311	.386	.411
5	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.295	.370
4	1	1	1	1	1	.287	.358	.454
4	0	2	0	0	0	.262	.383	.441
1	1	0	0	0	0	.243	.305	.378
5	2	4	2	0	0	.257	.297	.356
3	1	0	0	0	1	.249	.303	.347
4	0	1	2	0	1	.227	.265	.353
3	1	1	0	1	1	.286	.348	.397
35	8	12	8	6	6

Batting
RBIE Brown (38), A Berroa 2 (22), T Graffanino 3 (18), J Buck 2 (22)
2Out RBIA Berroa, T Graffanino 2
SHM Teahen
GIDPT Long
Team LOB10

Fielding
EM Stairs (2, catch)
AssistsE Brown (J Mauer at 3rd base)

Twins Pitching

pitchers
K. Lohse(L,9-13)
M. Guerrier
J.C. Romero
J. Crain
T. Mulholland
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	9	4	4	2	3	103-68	4.42
1.0	2	3	3	2	2	32-19	3.60
0.1	1	1	1	1	1	14-7	2.56
0.2	0	0	0	1	0	7-3	1.59
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	4.81
8.0	12	8	8	6	6	162-103

Pitching
WPM Guerrier
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Lohse 6-6; M Guerrier 1-0; J Romero 1-0; J Crain 2-0; T Mulholland 2-1
Game ScoresK Lohse 34

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Lima(W,5-16)
J. Gobble(H,4)
J. Affeldt
M. Wood
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.2	8	3	3	2	4	1	78-55	7.33
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	33-22	4.32
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	3.75
1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	16-10	3.83
9.0	12	5	5	3	5	1	132-90

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lima 7-8; J Gobble 1-1; J Affeldt 0-1; M Wood 3-0
Game ScoresJ Lima 48

Scoring Summary

		MIN	KC
1st	N Punto homered to right.	1	0
1st	E Brown singled to left, D DeJesus scored, T Graffanino to second.	1	1
1st	A Berroa singled to left, T Graffanino scored, E Brown to second.	1	2
4th	T Graffanino singled to center, A Berroa and S Costa scored, D DeJesus to second.	1	4
5th	J Mauer singled to center, S Stewart scored, N Punto to second.	2	4
5th	T Hunter singled to right center, N Punto scored, J Mauer thrown out at third.	3	4
7th	A Berroa singled to center, E Brown scored, R Gotay to second.	3	5
7th	J Buck singled to center, R Gotay and A Berroa scored, M Teahen to third.	3	7
7th	T Graffanino walked, M Teahen scored, J Buck to third, S Costa to second.	3	8
9th	J Mauer doubled to deep left, S Stewart and N Punto scored.	5	8

Twins
5
Royals
8

Game 1

8/7

Twins
5
Royals
4

Game 2

9/7

Twins
8
Royals
12

Game 3

10/7

Twins
3
Royals
2

Game 4

10/7

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 8 July 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,662

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Larry Poncino
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

J. Lima2-7

K. Lohse7-7

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

2025 American League Central Standings

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