Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Callaspo (12, L Ayala); J Guillen (2, R Dickey)
- 3BW Bloomquist (2, R Dickey)
- HRJ Guillen (3, 7th inning off S Baker 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Guillen 4 (11), A Callaspo 2 (9), C Crisp (10)
- SFC Crisp
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP4-6 (M Maier 1-1, A Callaspo 1-1, M Jacobs 0-1, W Bloomquist 0-1, J Guillen 2-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Callaspo-W Bloomquist-M Jacobs)
- EW Bloomquist (1, throw); J Buck (3, throw); J Soria (1, throw)
Twins Hitting
a-singled to center for B Harris in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Kubel (7, G Meche); M Cuddyer (5, G Meche); J Morneau 2 (8, G Meche, H Ramirez)
- RBIM Cuddyer 2 (10), D Young (12), J Mauer (3)
- 2Out RBID Young, J Mauer
- GIDPN Punto
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP5-13 (B Harris 0-1, J Mauer 1-1, J Kubel 0-3, J Morales 0-1, J Morneau 1-1, M Cuddyer 2-2, D Young 1-2, B Buscher 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBD Span (7, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck); M Cuddyer (3, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck)
- Fielding
- AssistsD Young (A Callaspo at 3rd base, M Teahen at Home)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Meche(W,2-5) |
H. Ramirez(H,2) |
J. Wright(H,4) |
J. Soria(S,7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 116-68 | 4.14 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 8.18 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.72 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-13 | 1.17 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 165-103 |
- Pitching
- WPG Meche
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedG Meche 13-26; H Ramirez 3-5; J Wright 3-3; J Soria 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesG Meche 21-7-19-21; H Ramirez 2-3-5-3; J Wright 2-3-3-1; J Soria 6-0-2-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 10-5; H Ramirez 0-1; J Wright 0-1; J Soria 2-1
- Game ScoresG Meche 43
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS Baker 8-24; L Ayala 2-3; R Dickey 6-11
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS Baker 13-11-26-19; L Ayala 3-1-3-3; R Dickey 6-1-4-8
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 1-13; L Ayala 0-2; R Dickey 2-2
- Game ScoresS Baker 45
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Morneau reached on infield single to shortstop, D Span scored, J Morneau to second on throwing error by shortstop W Bloomquist. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | M Cuddyer doubled to left, J Kubel scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 6th | M Cuddyer singled to center, J Morneau scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 6th | D Young singled to center, M Cuddyer scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 7th | J Guillen homered to right center, W Bloomquist and M Teahen scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 7th | A Callaspo doubled to deep left center, M Jacobs and D DeJesus scored, A Callaspo out stretching at third. | 5 | 4 | |
| 8th | J Guillen doubled to deep left, W Bloomquist scored, M Teahen thrown out at home. | 6 | 4 | |
| 9th | C Crisp hit sacrifice fly to right, A Callaspo scored, J Buck to third. | 7 | 4 | |
| 9th | J Mauer singled to center, D Span scored. | 7 | 5 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Metrodome
7:10 PM, 3 May 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 31,845
Game Time:3:04
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
- First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
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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