Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Buck (20, S Baker)
- HRA Berroa (11, 3rd inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIA Berroa (53), M Teahen (53), J Buck 2 (45), M Stairs (64)
- 2Out RBIJ Buck 2
- SFM Stairs
- GIDPM Stairs
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP2 (A Berroa-M Stairs, A Berroa-A Blanco-M Stairs)
Twins Hitting
a-grounded to second for J Bartlett in the 8th
- Batting
- GIDPJ Jones; T Tiffee
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP2 (T Tiffee-B Abernathy-J Morneau, J Bartlett-J Morneau)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J.P. Howell(W,3-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 97-56 | 6.78 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31-19 | 2.77 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 5.67 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 154-93 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Howell 5-3; A Sisco 5-0; A Burgos 1-2; J Affeldt 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Howell 71
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Baker(L,3-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 80-60 | 3.78 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-15 | 4.27 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 1.04 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 121-83 |
- Pitching
- HBPB Abernathy (By J Howell)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 3-9; T Mulholland 6-2; T Bowyer 1-1
- Game ScoresS Baker 36
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | A Berroa homered to left center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Teahen singled to center, M Sweeney scored, M Stairs to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Buck doubled to deep right, M Stairs and M Teahen scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 5th | M Stairs hit sacrifice fly to left, A Guiel scored. | 5 | 0 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 27 September 2005
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 13,472
Game Time:2:19
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
- First Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- Third Base Umpire - Joe West
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
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