Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Harris (12, B Bannister)
- HRJ Morneau (19, 4th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Morneau (64), M Cuddyer (40)
- SFM Cuddyer
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP0-8 (B Harris 0-2, J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 0-2, J Crede 0-1, D Span 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-1)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. BloomquistRF-CF |
M. MaierCF |
Peña Jr.SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .297 | .404 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .323 | .356 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .336 | .434 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .310 | .416 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .333 | .472 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .349 | .456 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 | .351 | .450 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .285 | .524 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .317 | .339 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .333 | .400 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .143 | .125 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .190 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .071 | .071 |
| 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for M Maier in the 6th
b-grounded to pitcher for T Pena Jr in the 7th
c-grounded to first for M Jacobs in the 8th
d-struck out swinging for L Hernandez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BD DeJesus (15, S Baker); M Teahen (16, B Keppel)
- RBIM Jacobs (27)
- 2Out RBIM Jacobs
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-11 (M Maier 0-1, A Callaspo 0-2, M Olivo 1-3, T Pena 0-1, W Bloomquist 0-1, M Jacobs 1-1, J Guillen 0-1, B Butler 0-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffD DeJesus (1st base by S Baker)
- Fielding
- EB Butler (4, throw)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Baker(W,6-6) |
B. Keppel(H,1) |
J. Mijares(H,11) |
M. Guerrier(H,16) |
J. Nathan(S,20) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 111-75 | 4.99 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43-28 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 2.35 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.80 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 1.45 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 177-121 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS Baker 11-21; B Keppel 5-9; J Mijares 2-3; M Guerrier 0-1; J Nathan 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS Baker 12-7-38-18; B Keppel 7-5-11-5; J Mijares 2-0-2-3; M Guerrier 1-0-1-1; J Nathan 2-4-1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 3-10; B Keppel 4-0; J Mijares 1-0; M Guerrier 1-0; J Nathan 1-0
- Game ScoresS Baker 52
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bannister(L,5-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 98-69 | 3.93 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42-28 | 4.91 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 140-97 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Cruz
- BKB Bannister
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Bannister 22-29; J Cruz 4-8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Bannister 17-10-20-22; J Cruz 7-4-11-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 6-9; J Cruz 0-4
- Game ScoresB Bannister 64
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Jacobs singled to center, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | J Morneau homered to right. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6th | M Cuddyer hit sacrifice fly to right, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to second. | 2 | 1 | ||
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 1 July 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 19,310
Game Time:3:17
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
- Second Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
- Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
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 |

