Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Cuddyer (20, S Elarton); S Stewart (5, S Elarton); L Castillo (12, S Elarton)
- HRJ Morneau (22, 2nd inning off S Elarton 1 on, 0 Out); J Mauer (6, 6th inning off S Elarton 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Morneau 3 (71), J Mauer (41)
- 2Out RBIJ Morneau
- GIDPJ Mauer; T Hunter
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP2 (J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Morneau, L Castillo-J Bartlett-J Morneau)
- PBJ Mauer
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. BrownLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .325 | .410 | .490 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 | .319 | .386 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .243 | .303 | .430 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .352 | .439 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .315 | .387 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .359 | .402 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .312 | .436 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .262 | .333 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .312 | .421 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .336 | .430 | .414 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .335 | .456 |
| 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
a-struck out looking for E German in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM Grudzielanek (18, J Santana); A Berroa (14, J Santana); D DeJesus (12, J Crain)
- RBIJ Buck (24), M Teahen (26), A Berroa 3 (30)
- 2Out RBIM Teahen, A Berroa 3
- GIDPE Brown; R Sanders
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP2 (M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-T Graffanino, A Berroa-M Grudzielanek-T Graffanino)
- EJ Buck (4, throw)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPT Hunter (By A Burgos)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Santana 7-3; J Crain 0-3; J Rincon 1-0; J Nathan 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Santana 43
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Wellemeyer(H,3) |
A. Sisco(L,1-3) |
A. Burgos(B,12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 110-67 | 5.13 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 4.50 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 7.79 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-6 | 6.28 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 0.87 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 159-91 |
- Pitching
- WPA Burgos 2
- IBBE Brown (By J Crain)
- HBPM Teahen (By J Santana)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Elarton 13-7; T Wellemeyer 1-1; A Sisco 0-0; A Burgos 0-1; J Nelson 1-0
- Game ScoresS Elarton 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Morneau homered to right center, M Cuddyer scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J Buck grounded out to shortstop, T Graffanino scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 6th | J Mauer homered to left. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 6th | M Teahen hit by pitch, D DeJesus scored, M Grudzielanek to third, E Brown to second. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6th | A Berroa doubled to left, M Grudzielanek, E Brown and M Teahen scored. | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8th | J Morneau singled to left, L Castillo scored, M Cuddyer to second. | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8th | M Cuddyer to third, J Morneau to second on wild pitch by A Burgos, M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Buck. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 8th | J Morneau scored, T Hunter to third, S Stewart to second on wild pitch by A Burgos. | 6 | 5 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 4 July 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 28,401
Game Time:3:22
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt
- First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Young
- Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
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 |

