Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
64-51, 25-30 Away
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64-51, 25-30 Away
Final
53-63, 27-33 Home
1
53-63, 27-33 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- RBIJ Mauer 2 (54), J Kubel (58)
- SFJ Mauer
- SHN Punto
- GIDPJ Kubel
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBC Gomez 2 (23, 2nd base off J Peralta/M Olivo, 3rd base off H Ramirez/M Olivo); D Span (7, 2nd base off H Ramirez/M Olivo)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Everett-N Punto-J Morneau)
- EA Everett (5, ground ball)
- PBJ Mauer
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. Gload1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .364 | .535 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .311 | .380 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .359 | .453 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .290 | .451 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .331 | .392 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .349 | .415 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .473 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .321 | .341 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .274 | .304 |
| 38 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Batting
- RBID DeJesus (56)
- GIDPR Gload
- Team LOB11
- Fielding
- DP1 (E German-M Aviles-R Gload)
- EM Aviles (6, throw); R Ramirez (1, bunt)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Slowey(W,8-8) |
C. Breslow(H,3) |
J. Crain(H,14) |
D. Reyes(H,14) |
M. Guerrier(H,17) |
J. Nathan(S,31) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98-62 | 4.07 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 2.36 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 3.30 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.61 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.20 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-12 | 1.09 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 161-103 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Morneau (By R Ramirez)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Slowey 6-9; C Breslow 0-1; J Crain 1-1; D Reyes 1-0; M Guerrier 0-2; J Nathan 2-0
- Game ScoresK Slowey 53
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Davies(L,5-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 69-36 | 4.66 |
| 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 55-34 | 4.70 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 2.70 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 2.93 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 166-96 |
- Pitching
- WPK Davies; R Ramirez
- HBPR Gload (By J Nathan)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Davies 3-2; J Peralta 4-3; H Ramirez 3-1; R Ramirez 2-3
- Game ScoresK Davies 36
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | J Mauer singled to left center, D Span scored, N Punto to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Kubel grounded into fielder's choice to second, N Punto scored, J Morneau out at second, J Mauer to third, J Mauer scored on throwing error by shortstop M Aviles. | 3 | 0 | |
| 6th | D DeJesus singled to right, M Aviles scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 9th | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left, D Span scored, N Punto to third. | 4 | 1 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 9 August 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 33,653
Game Time:3:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Second Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
- Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
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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