Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BS Costa (20, C Silva); J Buck (21, C Silva)
- HRD Dejesus (8, 3rd inning off C Silva 0 on, 2 Out); M Sweeney (7, 4th inning off C Silva 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBID DeJesus (52), M Sweeney (29), J Buck 2 (50), A Berroa (54), A Sanchez (1)
- 2Out RBID DeJesus, J Buck
- SFA Sanchez
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSE German (3, 2nd base by W Eyre/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP2 (E German-A Sanchez-P Phillips, A Berroa-A Sanchez)
- ES Costa 2 (6, fly ball, bobble)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. Punto3B |
L. FordRF-CF |
J. TynerRF |
R. WhiteLF |
J. RabePR-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .361 | .384 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .286 | .313 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .431 | .503 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .359 | .498 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .378 | .566 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .338 | .492 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .345 | .357 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .276 | .365 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .314 | .490 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .284 | .394 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .303 | .306 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .324 | .441 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .351 | .376 | .427 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .373 | .401 |
| 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for L Rodriguez in the 7th
b-grounded to third for J Rabe in the 9th
c-struck out swinging for A Casilla in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Mauer (35, M Redman)
- HRM Cuddyer (23, 9th inning off J Nelson 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Mauer (83), R White 2 (38), M Cuddyer (102)
- 2Out RBIR White 2
- GIDPL Rodriguez
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Rincon-J Morneau)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPM Redman
- BKM Redman
- HBPS Costa (By C Silva); E German (By J Rincon)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Redman 13-5; J Nelson 1-0
- Game ScoresM Redman 56
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Silva(L,11-15) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54-37 | 6.07 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-20 | 3.31 |
| 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-15 | 5.49 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 2.99 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 118-79 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Silva 7-5; M Guerrier 2-3; W Eyre 1-3; J Rincon 1-2
- Game ScoresC Silva 30
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Mauer doubled to deep right center, N Punto scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | D DeJesus homered to right. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | M Sweeney homered to left. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Buck doubled to deep left, S Costa scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | A Berroa singled to center, J Buck scored, P Phillips to third. | 4 | 1 | |
| 4th | A Sanchez hit sacrifice fly to center, P Phillips scored. | 5 | 1 | |
| 5th | J Buck singled to right, E German scored, S Costa to third. | 6 | 1 | |
| 7th | R White singled to center, J Mauer and M Cuddyer scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 9th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 6 | 4 | |
MIN wins 3-1
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 28 September 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 28,540
Game Time:2:36
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Paul Emmel
- First Base Umpire - Bruce Froemming
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Runge
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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