Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Kubel (25, K Davies); M Cuddyer (29, J Wright)
- HRM Cuddyer (20, 2nd inning off K Davies 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Cuddyer 2 (60), J Kubel 3 (71), B Harris (31), C Gomez (27), A Casilla (14)
- 2Out RBIJ Kubel 2, B Harris, C Gomez, A Casilla, M Cuddyer
- GIDPJ Kubel
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP6-16 (B Harris 1-2, A Casilla 1-1, O Cabrera 0-1, C Gomez 1-1, J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 2-3, D Span 0-1, M Cuddyer 1-3, D Young 0-3)
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Duensing-A Casilla-M Cuddyer)
- AssistsC Gomez (A Callaspo at 3rd base)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Olivo (13, B Duensing); M Teahen (31, B Keppel)
- 3BD DeJesus (9, B Keppel)
- RBIM Olivo 2 (44), D DeJesus 2 (58), M Teahen (41), Y Betancourt 2 (34)
- 2Out RBIM Olivo 2, D DeJesus 2
- SHB Pena 2
- GIDPM Maier
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP3-19 (M Maier 0-3, Y Betancourt 0-4, J Anderson 0-2, M Olivo 1-2, A Callaspo 0-1, B Pena 0-2, D DeJesus 1-1, M Teahen 1-1, B Butler 0-3)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Callaspo-Y Betancourt-B Butler)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Duensing(W,1-1) |
J. Crain(H,3) |
J. Mijares(H,18) |
M. Guerrier(S,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80-49 | 4.91 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-12 | 5.55 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 6.96 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-16 | 2.08 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-13 | 2.36 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 157-98 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Duensing 14-23; B Keppel 2-5; J Crain 2-4; J Mijares 4-6; M Guerrier 5-7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Duensing 14-8-10-17; B Keppel 6-1-2-3; J Crain 3-2-1-2; J Mijares 3-0-8-5; M Guerrier 3-1-3-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Duensing 8-4; B Keppel 1-0; J Crain 0-0; J Mijares 2-2; M Guerrier 3-1
- Game ScoresB Duensing 49
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPK Davies
- HBPM Teahen (By B Duensing); D DeJesus (By B Duensing)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedK Davies 14-25; R Mahay 3-4; J Bale 0-2; R Colon 3-8; J Wright 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesK Davies 15-12-10-16; R Mahay 1-0-4-4; J Bale 3-0-0-2; R Colon 4-4-4-7; J Wright 1-1-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Davies 4-8; R Mahay 1-0; J Bale 0-0; R Colon 1-5; J Wright 2-1
- Game ScoresK Davies 40
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Kubel doubled to center, A Casilla and D Span scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 5th | M Olivo doubled to deep right, J Anderson and D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | B Harris singled to center, J Mauer scored, D Young to second. | 4 | 2 | |
| 6th | C Gomez singled to center, D Young scored, B Harris to third. | 5 | 2 | |
| 6th | A Casilla singled to right, B Harris scored, C Gomez to third. | 6 | 2 | |
| 6th | D DeJesus tripled to deep center, M Teahen and J Anderson scored. | 6 | 4 | |
| 7th | J Kubel singled to right, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to second. | 7 | 4 | |
| 7th | M Teahen singled to center, B Butler scored, M Olivo to third, A Callaspo to second. | 7 | 5 | |
| 7th | Y Betancourt hit into fielder's choice to center, M Olivo scored, A Callaspo out at third, M Teahen to second. | 7 | 6 | |
| 9th | M Cuddyer doubled to right, O Cabrera scored. | 8 | 6 | |
| 9th | Y Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Callaspo scored, M Maier out at second. | 8 | 7 | |
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 23 August 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 33,811
Game Time:3:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gerry Davis
- First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- Second Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
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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