Royals Hitting
a-singled to center for L Hernandez in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Olivo (15, N Blackburn)
- HRM Jacobs (19, 7th inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out); A Gordon (5, 8th inning off J Mijares 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Jacobs (61), A Gordon 2 (21)
- SHM Teahen
- GIDPM Maier
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP1-4 (A Gordon 1-2, M Maier 0-1, M Olivo 0-1)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Kubel (35, Z Greinke); D Young (16, Z Greinke)
- HRM Cuddyer (31, 8th inning off D Hughes 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Mauer (96), D Young 3 (58), M Cuddyer (92)
- 2Out RBIJ Mauer, D Young 3
- SHD Span
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP3-5 (O Cabrera 0-1, M Tolbert 0-1, J Mauer 1-1, J Morales 1-1, D Young 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSD Young (5, 2nd base by Z Greinke/M Olivo)
- Fielding
- DP1 (N Punto-O Cabrera-M Cuddyer)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Hughes(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 96-63 | 2.16 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.83 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-6 | 4.61 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 5.72 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 124-79 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedZ Greinke 17-26; R Colon 2-3; D Hughes 1-3; J Cruz 1-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesZ Greinke 19-9-17-18; R Colon 2-1-1-3; D Hughes 2-0-1-3; J Cruz 0-1-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 6-6; R Colon 0-2; D Hughes 1-1; J Cruz 1-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 47
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPM Cuddyer (By Z Greinke)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN Blackburn 18-25; J Mijares 1-2; J Rauch 3-3; J Nathan 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN Blackburn 21-5-14-20; J Mijares 0-1-0-2; J Rauch 1-0-2-3; J Nathan 2-3-4-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 9-7; J Mijares 0-0; J Rauch 2-1; J Nathan 0-1
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 66
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | J Mauer singled to right, N Punto scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 6th | D Young doubled to deep right center, J Mauer, J Kubel and M Cuddyer scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 7th | M Jacobs homered to right. | 1 | 4 | |
| 8th | A Gordon homered to right, M Olivo scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 8th | M Maier grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Hulett scored, W Bloomquist out at second. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 4 | 5 | |
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Metrodome
9:10 PM, 3 October 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 48,644
Game Time:2:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
- First Base Umpire - Rick Reed
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
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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