Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
61-75, 30-38 Away
8
61-75, 30-38 Away
Final
69-68, 37-32 Home
1
69-68, 37-32 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD DeJesus (29, B Bonser); S Costa (5, J DePaula); T Pena (21, C Cali)
- HRA Gordon 2 (14, 2nd inning off B Bonser 0 on, 0 Out; 3rd inning off J DePaula 0 on, 0 Out); J Buck (17, 9th inning off P Neshek 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIA Gordon 2 (50), J Gathright (16), D DeJesus 2 (54), R Gload (45), J Buck 2 (45)
- 2Out RBIR Gload, J Buck 2
- GIDPJ Gathright
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP2 (T Pena-R Gload, T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. TynerLF |
G. Jones1B |
L. Rodriguez3B-2B |
N. Punto2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .343 | .359 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .347 | .385 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .336 | .536 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .343 | .514 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .357 | .440 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .348 | .356 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .239 | .256 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .270 | .289 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .199 | .288 | .256 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .342 | .333 |
| 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
a-grounded to first for N Punto in the 8th
- Batting
- RBIL Rodriguez (9)
- SFL Rodriguez
- GIDPJ Tyner; L Rodriguez
- Team LOB3
- Baserunning
- CSJ Bartlett (3, 2nd base by B Bannister/J Buck)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Bartlett-N Punto-G Jones)
- EJ DePaula (1, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bannister(W,12-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101-67 | 3.16 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.61 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113-76 |
- Pitching
- IBBM Grudzielanek (By C Cali)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 12-10; J Soria 1-1
- Game ScoresB Bannister 67
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bonser(L,8-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43-27 | 4.95 |
| 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46-27 | 6.17 |
| 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45-26 | 4.34 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24-17 | 2.83 |
| 9.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 158-97 |
- Pitching
- HBPM Cuddyer (By B Bannister)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bonser 3-2; J DePaula 6-3; C Cali 2-4; P Neshek 3-2
- Game ScoresB Bonser 21
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | A Gordon homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Gathright singled to left, S Costa scored, J Buck to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | D DeJesus doubled to deep right, J Buck and J Gathright scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | R Gload singled to right, D DeJesus scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 3rd | A Gordon homered to right. | 6 | 0 | |
| 8th | L Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to left, M Redmond scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| 9th | J Buck homered to left center, S Costa scored. | 8 | 1 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
7:10 PM, 2 September 2007
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 26,454
Game Time:2:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
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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