Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .321 | .319 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .320 | .354 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .382 | .453 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .305 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .388 | .522 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .385 | .615 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .315 | .391 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .315 | .298 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .333 | .360 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .287 | .422 |
| 36 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
a-walked for A Gordon in the 9th
b-flied out to center for B Pena in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Miller (2, F Liriano)
- HRJ Fields (1, 4th inning off F Liriano 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Fields (1), G Blanco (7)
- 2Out RBIJ Fields, G Blanco
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-10 (M Aviles 0-3, Y Betancourt 1-1, G Blanco 1-4, W Betemit 0-1, J Fields 0-1)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF |
J. KubelRF |
J. ThomeDH |
D. YoungLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .334 | .347 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .354 | .396 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .403 | .470 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .267 | .231 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .337 | .444 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .340 | .422 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .407 | .635 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .125 | .258 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .334 | .488 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .312 | .383 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .324 | .429 |
| 36 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
a-struck out swinging for D Span in the 7th
b-flied out to right for J Thome in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BD Young 2 (40, B Bannister, L Hochevar)
- 3BM Tolbert (3, B Bannister)
- HRJ Thome (22, 6th inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Hardy 3 (34), J Kubel (84), D Young 4 (97), M Tolbert (15), J Thome (52)
- 2Out RBIJ Kubel, D Young 4, J Hardy 2, M Tolbert
- SFJ Hardy
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP4-13 (M Tolbert 0-1, J Mauer 0-2, J Kubel 1-3, J Hardy 1-2, D Span 0-1, O Hudson 0-1, D Young 2-2, M Cuddyer 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBD Span (21, 2nd base off B Bannister/B Pena)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bannister(L,7-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55-33 | 6.32 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 7.43 |
| 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 53-33 | 5.11 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30-20 | 7.64 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 140-87 |
- Pitching
- WPB Bannister
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Bannister 10-18; G Holland 0-1; L Hochevar 12-16; J Chavez 5-7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Bannister 12-1-4-16; G Holland 0-0-0-1; L Hochevar 11-7-4-11; J Chavez 7-3-6-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 5-3; G Holland 1-0; L Hochevar 1-5; J Chavez 1-3
- Game ScoresB Bannister 12
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Liriano(W,13-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 95-61 | 3.24 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-14 | 8.18 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25-13 | 5.06 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 136-88 |
- Pitching
- WPF Liriano
- HBPJ Thome (By L Hochevar)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedF Liriano 18-28; G Perkins 3-4; P Neshek 1-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesF Liriano 16-11-10-24; G Perkins 4-4-4-2; P Neshek 3-1-5-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Liriano 11-6; G Perkins 1-0; P Neshek 0-3
- Game ScoresF Liriano 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Hardy hit sacrifice fly to right, J Thome scored, D Young to third. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | J Kubel singled to center, D Span scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | D Young singled to left center, J Kubel and M Cuddyer scored, J Thome to second. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | J Hardy singled to center, J Thome and D Young scored. | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3rd | M Tolbert tripled to deep right, J Hardy scored. | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4th | J Fields homered to left (378 feet). | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4th | D Young doubled to deep left, O Hudson and J Mauer scored, J Thome to third. | 1 | 9 | ||
| 5th | J Miller scored, Y Betancourt to second on wild pitch by F Liriano. | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6th | J Thome homered to right (440 feet). | 2 | 10 | ||
| 9th | G Blanco singled to right, J Dyson scored, Y Betancourt to third. | 3 | 10 | ||
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Target Field
1:10 AM, 8 September 2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 38,816
Game Time:2:38
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
- Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
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 |

