Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Grudzielanek2B-SS |
S. CostaRF |
E. BrownLF |
Peña Jr.SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .376 | .356 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .305 | .347 | .437 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .312 | .414 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .318 | .407 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .354 | .464 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .226 | .284 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .293 | .342 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .278 | .339 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .316 | .460 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .357 | .370 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .140 | .234 | .273 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .353 | .380 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .316 | .451 |
| 39 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
a-flied out to right for T Pena in the 8th
b-grounded to second for J Larue in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BB Butler 2 (19, P Neshek, C Silva); S Costa 2 (4, P Neshek, C Silva); J LaRue (8, C Silva); M Sweeney (11, J Rincon)
- HRA Gordon (12, 5th inning off C Silva 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIS Costa 2 (10), T Pena (41), A Gordon (48)
- 2Out RBIT Pena, A Gordon
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSE Brown (2, 2nd base by C Silva/M Redmond)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Gordon-E German-B Butler)
- ET Pena (21, throw); J Gathright (2, bobble)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BL Rodriguez (4, B Duckworth); T Hunter (39, B Duckworth); M Redmond (13, N Musser)
- RBIL Rodriguez (8), T Hunter (96), J Kubel (52), M Redmond 2 (38)
- 2Out RBIL Rodriguez
- GIDPJ Bartlett
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- EJ Bartlett 2 (23, pop up, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Duckworth(L,3-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70-44 | 3.79 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28-18 | 4.50 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29-13 | 2.31 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 127-75 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Duckworth 4-7; N Musser 0-2; D Riske 4-2
- Game ScoresB Duckworth 25
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPJ Bartlett (By B Duckworth)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Silva 9-4; J Rincon 3-0; P Neshek 0-2; J Nathan 2-0
- Game ScoresC Silva 48
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | L Rodriguez doubled to right, J Kubel scored, M Redmond to third. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | S Costa hit a ground rule double to deep center, B Butler scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4th | T Pena singled to center, S Costa scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4th | N Punto singled to left center, L Rodriguez to third, L Rodriguez scored on throwing error by shortstop T Pena. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | A Gordon homered to center. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5th | T Hunter doubled to deep right, J Bartlett scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5th | J Kubel singled to center, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to third. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5th | M Redmond doubled to left, M Cuddyer and J Kubel scored. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8th | S Costa doubled to deep right center, B Butler scored. | 4 | 6 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
5:10 PM, 1 September 2007
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 21,738
Game Time:2:44
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
- First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
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 |

