Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
8-11, 2-8 Away
2
8-11, 2-8 Away
Final
4-14, 4-5 Home
1
4-14, 4-5 Home
Twins Hitting
a-singled to left for J Castro in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Castro (2, S Elarton)
- RBIR Sierra (2), J Mauer (7)
- SFJ Mauer
- GIDPL Castillo
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- Picked OffJ Mauer (1st base by S Elarton)
Royals Hitting
a-struck out looking for J Buck in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BS Costa (3, K Lohse)
- RBIM Grudzielanek (4)
- Team LOB14
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Teahen-M Grudzielanek-D Mientkiewicz)
- EM Teahen (3, throw)
- PBJ Buck
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Liriano(W,12-3) |
J. Rincon(H,26) |
J. Nathan(S,36) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 101-60 | 8.55 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 0.79 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-15 | 3.48 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 161-95 |
- Pitching
- HBPT Batista (By S Elarton)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Lohse 6-7; F Liriano 1-1; J Rincon 0-1; J Nathan 1-1
- Game ScoresK Lohse 58
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hudson(L,7-6; B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 96-59 | 3.16 |
| 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 7.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 10.29 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 2.16 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 135-84 |
- Pitching
- IBBM Sweeney (By K Lohse)
- HBPS Costa (By K Lohse)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Elarton 7-11; L Hudson 0-0; A Sisco 0-2; A Burgos 0-2
- Game ScoresS Elarton 71
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | M Grudzielanek grounded out to first, M Teahen scored, A Berroa to third, S Costa to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 8th | R Sierra singled to left, L Ford scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 8th | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left, N Punto scored, S Stewart to second. | 2 | 1 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 26 April 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 12,996
Game Time:2:58
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert
- First Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
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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