Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
a-walked for L May in the 9th
b-flied out to left for J Miller in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BW Betemit 2 (17, B Duensing, M Capps); B Pena (7, B Duensing)
- RBIB Pena 2 (12), A Gordon (16)
- 2Out RBIA Gordon
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-10 (Y Betancourt 0-3, A Gordon 1-2, M Maier 0-1, L May 0-1, B Pena 1-2, W Betemit 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Dyson (1, 2nd base off M Capps/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Pena-Y Betancourt)
- EW Betemit (6, ground ball)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 3BD Span (8, Z Greinke)
- HRJ Hardy (6, 7th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIM Tolbert (16), D Span 2 (49), J Hardy (35)
- 2Out RBIM Tolbert, D Span 2
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP2-3 (M Tolbert 1-1, D Span 1-1, O Hudson 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSJ Mauer (4, 2nd base by Z Greinke/B Pena); O Hudson (3, 2nd base by Z Greinke/B Pena)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(L,8-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 115-68 | 3.90 |
| 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 115-68 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedZ Greinke 15-31
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesZ Greinke 22-9-13-24
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 14-4
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 57
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Duensing(W,8-2) |
M. Capps(S,11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 105-70 | 2.02 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-18 | 2.84 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 129-88 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Duensing 21-30; M Capps 6-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Duensing 17-11-19-23; M Capps 4-1-8-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Duensing 11-6; M Capps 2-1
- Game ScoresB Duensing 73
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Pena doubled to deep right, W Betemit scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th | M Tolbert singled to right, J Morales scored, J Hardy to third, M Tolbert to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | D Span tripled to deep right, J Hardy and M Tolbert scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7th | J Hardy homered to center (415 feet). | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9th | B Pena grounded out to first, W Betemit scored. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9th | A Gordon singled to left, K Ka'aihue scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Target Field
1:10 AM, 9 September 2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 39,376
Game Time:2:19
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- First Base Umpire - Brian Knight
- Second Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
- Third Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
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 |

