Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
74-86, 36-43 Away
8
74-86, 36-43 Away
Final
87-73, 52-27 Home
1
87-73, 52-27 Home
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. AvilesSS-2B |
Peña Jr.SS |
J. Smith3B |
M. MaierCF-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .352 | .478 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 | .371 | .382 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .189 | .209 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .301 | .439 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .311 | .272 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 | .356 | .627 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .314 | .405 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .323 | .400 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 | .353 | .436 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .269 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .278 | .444 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .318 | .329 |
| 39 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BM Aviles (26, F Liriano); A Gordon (35, F Liriano); M Teahen (31, F Liriano)
- HRB Butler (11, 5th inning off F Liriano 1 on, 1 Out); M Aviles (10, 6th inning off P Humber 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Guillen (97), R Shealy 2 (18), A Gordon (59), B Butler 2 (55), M Aviles (50), M Olivo (41)
- 2Out RBIA Gordon
- GIDPM Maier; J Guillen; B Butler
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSM Maier (2, 2nd base by F Liriano)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Callaspo-M Aviles-R Shealy)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 3BD Span (7, K Davies)
- RBIA Casilla (50)
- GIDPB Buscher
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP3 (N Punto-A Casilla-J Morneau 3)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Davies 6-3; L Nunez 2-0; J Gobble 0-1; Y Yabuta 0-1
- Game ScoresK Davies 66
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Liriano(L,6-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 85-59 | 3.91 |
| 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 43-27 | 4.63 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 4.15 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 4.58 |
| 9.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 149-102 |
- Pitching
- WPF Liriano 2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Liriano 1-6; P Humber 3-0; E Guardado 2-0; B Korecky 6-0
- Game ScoresF Liriano 21
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | J Guillen singled to left, M Aviles scored, A Callaspo to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | R Shealy singled to center, A Callaspo and J Guillen scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | A Gordon doubled to left center, R Shealy scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 5th | B Butler homered to center, M Teahen scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 6th | M Aviles homered to left. | 7 | 0 | |
| 6th | A Casilla grounded out to second, D Span scored. | 7 | 1 | |
| 7th | M Olivo singled to center, B Butler scored, A Gordon to second. | 8 | 1 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 27 September 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 30,674
Game Time:2:50
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
- Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
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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