Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
65-51, 26-30 Away
7
65-51, 26-30 Away
Final
53-64, 27-34 Home
3
53-64, 27-34 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 3BJ Kubel (4, Z Greinke)
- HRD Young (5, 2nd inning off Z Greinke 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBID Young 2 (46), B Buscher (30), D Span 2 (18), J Morneau (90)
- SFJ Morneau
- GIDPB Buscher
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSN Punto (4, 2nd base by Z Greinke/J Buck)
- SBC Gomez (24, 2nd base off Z Greinke/J Buck)
- Picked OffC Gomez (2nd base by Z Greinke)
Royals Hitting
a-struck out swinging for E German in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BA Gordon (28, F Liriano); J Guillen (32, F Liriano); M Teahen (17, F Liriano)
- HRM Olivo (11, 4th inning off F Liriano 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIM Olivo (34), M Teahen 2 (38)
- 2Out RBIM Teahen 2
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBM Aviles (4, 3rd base off F Liriano/J Mauer); D DeJesus (10, 2nd base off F Liriano/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Aviles-E German-B Butler)
- EA Gordon (12, ground ball); R Tejeda (2, throw)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Liriano(W,2-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 100-64 | 6.55 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41-27 | 6.36 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.53 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 158-102 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Mauer (By L Nunez)
- HBPD Young (By Z Greinke)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Liriano 3-9; B Bonser 3-1; D Reyes 1-1
- Game ScoresF Liriano 48
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(L,9-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 100-59 | 4.09 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 2.76 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-14 | 4.00 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 146-85 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 4-3; L Nunez 3-3; R Tejeda 5-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 30
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | D Young homered to center, J Kubel scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Olivo homered to left. | 2 | 1 | |
| 6th | B Buscher singled to left, J Kubel scored, D Young to second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 6th | C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young scored on error by third baseman A Gordon, B Buscher to third, A Everett to second. | 4 | 1 | |
| 6th | D Span singled to left, B Buscher and A Everett scored, C Gomez to third, D Span to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Morneau hit sacrifice fly to center, C Gomez scored, D Span to third. | 7 | 1 | |
| 6th | M Teahen doubled to deep left center, J Guillen and A Gordon scored. | 7 | 3 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 10 August 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 27,960
Game Time:3:15
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- First Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
- Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
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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