Royals Hitting
a-struck out swinging for J Smith in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Teahen (25, K Slowey); R Gload (17, K Slowey)
- RBID DeJesus (64)
- SFD DeJesus
- GIDPJ Guillen
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- EL Nunez (1, throw)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Kubel (19, K Davies)
- RBIC Gomez (43), J Kubel 2 (71), D Young (62), N Punto (26)
- 2Out RBIC Gomez, N Punto, J Kubel
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- CSN Punto (7, 2nd base by L Nunez)
- SBC Gomez (30, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck)
- Fielding
- DP1 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Davies 7-7; L Nunez 0-0; J Gobble 1-1; R Tejeda 0-2
- Game ScoresK Davies 39
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Slowey(W,12-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94-65 | 3.63 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-13 | 6.06 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.21 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 124-88 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Slowey 9-10; B Bonser 1-0; C Breslow 1-2
- Game ScoresK Slowey 66
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | C Gomez singled to center, J Kubel scored, N Punto to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | J Kubel hit a ground rule double to deep left center, A Casilla scored, J Mauer to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | D Young grounded out to shortstop, J Mauer scored, J Kubel to third. | 1 | 3 | |
| 6th | N Punto singled to left, D Young scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 7th | A Casilla reached on bunt single to pitcher, C Gomez to third, D Span to third, C Gomez and D Span scored, A Casilla to third on throwing error by pitcher L Nunez. | 1 | 6 | |
| 7th | J Kubel singled to center, A Casilla scored. | 1 | 7 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 11 September 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 20,421
Game Time:2:50
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Charlie Reliford
- First Base Umpire - Brian Runge
- Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
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