Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
55-104, 21-57 Away
10
55-104, 21-57 Away
Final/10
80-79, 42-36 Home
6
80-79, 42-36 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Sweeney (39, J Mays)
- HRM Teahen (7, 6th inning off T Bowyer 0 on, 0 Out); J Buck (12, 6th inning off T Bowyer 0 on, 1 Out); M Sweeney (21, 6th inning off T Bowyer 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Stairs (65), A Berroa 2 (55), M Sweeney 5 (83), M Teahen (54), J Buck (46)
- 2Out RBIA Berroa 2, M Sweeney 3
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- EA Berroa (23, throw); E Brown (12, throw)
Twins Hitting
a-struck out looking for J Tyner in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BL Rodriguez 2 (10, M Wood 2); N Punto (18, J Affeldt)
- HRN Punto (4, 3rd inning off M Wood 1 on, 0 Out); L Rodriguez (2, 4th inning off M Wood 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIN Punto 2 (26), L Ford (53), L Rodriguez 3 (18)
- 2Out RBIL Ford, L Rodriguez 3
- Team LOB10
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D.J. Carrasco(W,6-8) |
J. Gobble(H,4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77-46 | 4.46 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-14 | 4.79 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-15 | 5.64 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 5.36 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 163-95 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Wood 5-7; D Carrasco 2-0; J Gobble 1-3; J Affeldt 2-0; M MacDougal 1-1
- Game ScoresM Wood 22
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Bowyer(L,0-1; B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 91-55 | 5.65 |
| 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 37-21 | 5.59 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41-27 | 3.49 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 169-103 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Mays 5-6; T Bowyer 1-0; M Guerrier 4-2
- Game ScoresJ Mays 38
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Stairs singled to left, T Long scored, M Sweeney to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | A Berroa singled to center, M Sweeney and M Stairs scored, E Brown to third. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | M Sweeney doubled to deep right center, A Blanco and A Guiel scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 3rd | N Punto homered to right, J Bartlett scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 3rd | L Ford singled to left, L Rodriguez scored, L Ford to second on throwing error by left fielder E Brown. | 5 | 3 | |
| 4th | L Rodriguez homered to right, J Tyner and N Punto scored. | 5 | 6 | |
| 6th | M Teahen homered to center. | 6 | 6 | |
| 6th | J Buck homered to center. | 6 | 6 | |
| 6th | M Sweeney homered to left, A Blanco and T Long scored. | 9 | 6 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 30 September 2005
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 14,638
Game Time:2:59
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
- First Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
- Second Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
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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