Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
8-12, 2-9 Away
1
8-12, 2-9 Away
Final
5-14, 5-5 Home
3
5-14, 5-5 Home
Twins Hitting
a-struck out looking for J Castro in the 8th
- Batting
- HRJ Morneau (5, 5th inning off R Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Morneau (15)
- Team LOB3
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Stairs (1, S Baker)
- 3BM Grudzielanek (2, S Baker)
- RBIR Sanders (12), M Stairs (1), E Brown (10)
- 2Out RBIM Stairs, E Brown
- Team LOB4
- Baserunning
- CSM Grudzielanek (1, 2nd base by S Baker/J Mauer)
- SBM Teahen (2, 2nd base off S Baker/J Mauer)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 7-7; J Crain 0-1
- Game ScoresS Baker 57
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Hernandez(W,6-10) |
E. Dessens(H,12) |
A. Burgos(S,18) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 82-53 | 1.29 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.84 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 1.93 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 113-71 |
- Pitching
- WPR Hernandez
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hernandez 12-8; E Dessens 0-2; A Burgos 1-1
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 70
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | R Sanders grounded out to shortstop, M Grudzielanek scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 5th | J Morneau homered to right center. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | M Stairs doubled to deep center, M Grudzielanek scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | E Brown singled to left, M Stairs scored. | 1 | 3 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 27 April 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 9,273
Game Time:2:07
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Charlie Reliford
- First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
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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