Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF |
J. KubelLF |
J. ThomeDH |
A. CasillaPR-DH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .397 | .323 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .387 | .391 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .426 | .491 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .356 | .500 | .542 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .324 | .360 | .529 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .185 | .323 | .315 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .353 | .621 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .226 | .284 | .387 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .172 | .324 | .276 |
| 38 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BM Cuddyer (3, G Meche); J Mauer (6, B Thompson); J Thome (2, R Tejeda)
- HRJ Thome (3, 5th inning off B Thompson 0 on, 1 Out); J Hardy (3, 8th inning off K Farnsworth 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Morneau (11), M Cuddyer 2 (15), J Thome 3 (8), J Hardy (8)
- 2Out RBIJ Morneau, M Cuddyer
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP3-11 (B Harris 0-1, J Thome 1-2, J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 1-2, J Hardy 0-1, O Hudson 0-1, J Morneau 1-1, M Cuddyer 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBD Span (5, 2nd base off G Meche/J Kendall); O Hudson (1, 2nd base off G Meche/J Kendall); M Cuddyer (2, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Kendall)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Morneau-J Hardy-J Morneau)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .329 | .477 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .415 | .492 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 | .314 | .391 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .354 | .382 | .692 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .333 | .476 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .266 | .414 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .377 | .386 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .333 | .462 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .333 | .448 |
| 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BY Betancourt (2, C Pavano)
- HRD Dejesus (2, 6th inning off C Pavano 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBID DeJesus 2 (8), S Podsednik (7)
- 2Out RBID DeJesus
- GIDPR Ankiel
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP1-4 (Y Betancourt 0-1, S Podsednik 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, B Butler 0-1)
- Fielding
- EA Callaspo (1, throw)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Pavano(W,3-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 104-70 | 4.24 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-9 | 0.96 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.16 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 136-87 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Morneau (By B Thompson)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Pavano 21-24; M Guerrier 3-6; B Duensing 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Pavano 22-11-19-18; M Guerrier 4-1-1-3; B Duensing 3-1-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Pavano 9-7; M Guerrier 1-1; B Duensing 0-2
- Game ScoresC Pavano 66
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Meche(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 84-43 | 11.37 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27-15 | 5.40 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-15 | 6.43 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19-11 | 4.76 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 11.74 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 180-98 |
- Pitching
- WPG Meche
- HBPD DeJesus (By M Guerrier)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedG Meche 9-19; B Thompson 4-8; D Hughes 5-7; K Farnsworth 3-5; R Tejeda 3-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesG Meche 13-3-15-12; B Thompson 3-0-5-7; D Hughes 3-3-3-6; K Farnsworth 4-0-2-5; R Tejeda 3-4-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 7-1; B Thompson 3-2; D Hughes 1-4; K Farnsworth 2-1; R Tejeda 0-2
- Game ScoresG Meche 33
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Morneau singled to right center, O Hudson scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | M Cuddyer doubled to deep left, J Morneau scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span scored, J Morneau out at second, O Hudson to third. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | D DeJesus singled to center, Y Betancourt scored. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 4th | O Hudson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span out at second, B Harris to third, B Harris scored on throwing error by second baseman A Callaspo. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 5th | J Thome homered to left (374 feet). | 5 | 1 | ||
| 6th | D DeJesus inside-the-park home run to deep right. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 8th | J Hardy homered to left (387 feet). | 6 | 2 | ||
| 8th | S Podsednik grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Kendall scored, D DeJesus out at second, A Gordon to third. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 9th | J Thome doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer and J Kubel scored. | 8 | 3 | ||
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 24 April 2010
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,605
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry
- First Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
- Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
- Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
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 |

