Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
5-5, 2-1 Away
5
5-5, 2-1 Away
Final
6-4, 2-2 Home
0
6-4, 2-2 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Gomez (4, G Meche)
- 3BC Gomez (1, Y Yabuta)
- HRJ Morneau (3, 3rd inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBID Span (1), C Gomez 2 (4), M Tolbert (1), J Morneau (8)
- 2Out RBID Span, C Gomez 2, M Tolbert
- GIDPD Young
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBD Young (2, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck); M Tolbert (1, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck)
- Fielding
- AssistsD Span (B Butler at 2nd base)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. Gload1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .233 | .225 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .457 | .419 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .343 | .452 | .571 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .146 | .186 | .195 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .415 | .487 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .333 | .537 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .359 | .351 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .265 | .355 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .357 | .571 |
| 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BA Gordon (3, L Hernandez); J Buck (1, J Nathan)
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Grudzielanek-A Callaspo-R Gload)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hernandez(W,3-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99-63 | 2.57 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 3.38 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-16 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 128-84 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Nathan
- IBBJ Morneau (By G Meche)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hernandez 10-8; J Crain 1-0; J Nathan 1-1
- Game ScoresL Hernandez 65
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Meche(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 108-62 | 7.13 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38-24 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 158-94 |
- Pitching
- WPG Meche
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 8-4; Y Yabuta 2-3; R Ramirez 2-1
- Game ScoresG Meche 44
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | D Span singled to left, D Young scored, B Harris to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | C Gomez doubled to deep left, B Harris and D Span scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | M Tolbert singled to center, C Gomez scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Morneau homered to right. | 5 | 0 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 12 April 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,691
Game Time:2:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper
- First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
- Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
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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