Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Valencia 2 (3, B Chen 2); J Kubel (8, B Chen); D Span (4, L Coleman)
- HRL Hughes (1, 5th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIL Hughes (4), D Valencia 2 (13)
- GIDPJ Kubel
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-11 (D Butera 0-2, R Tosoni 1-2, J Kubel 0-1, J Morneau 0-2, M Cuddyer 1-2, D Valencia 1-2)
- Baserunning
- CSD Valencia (1, Home by L Coleman/B Pena)
- SBM Cuddyer (2, 2nd base off B Chen/B Pena)
- Fielding
- ED Butera (1, throw)
- AssistsJ Kubel (J Francoeur at Home)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. Getz2B |
M. CabreraCF-LF |
A. GordonLF-1B |
J. DysonPR-CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .330 | .268 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .300 | .435 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .337 | .395 | .519 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .429 | .435 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 | .364 | .577 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 | .397 | .507 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .310 | .338 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .235 | .071 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .298 | .357 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .248 | .267 |
| 32 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Batting
- 2BA Gordon (12, S Baker); B Pena (2, S Baker); W Betemit (8, A Burnett)
- 3BA Gordon (2, S Baker)
- RBIA Gordon (16), C Getz (8), A Escobar (8)
- 2Out RBIA Gordon
- SFA Escobar
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP3-7 (K Ka'aihue 1-1, B Pena 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, C Getz 1-1, B Butler 0-2, J Francoeur 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Dyson (6, 2nd base off A Burnett/D Butera)
- Fielding
- DP1 (C Getz-A Escobar-K Ka'aihue)
- EK Ka'aihue (2, catch)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Burnett(L,0-1; B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107-72 | 3.16 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38-20 | 4.50 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 145-92 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS Baker 18-28; A Burnett 4-9
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS Baker 18-8-24-22; A Burnett 5-2-7-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 5-11; A Burnett 1-3
- Game ScoresS Baker 50
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPJ Francoeur (By S Baker)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Chen 14-25; L Coleman 0-4; B Wood 5-6; J Soria 1-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Chen 14-7-17-22; L Coleman 3-1-5-1; B Wood 4-5-3-4; J Soria 3-0-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Chen 8-7; L Coleman 0-0; B Wood 2-1; J Soria 3-0
- Game ScoresB Chen 39
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | L Hughes homered to left (407 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th | A Gordon tripled to deep right, M Cabrera scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6th | D Valencia doubled to deep center, J Kubel and J Morneau scored. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7th | C Getz singled to center, B Pena scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 8th | W Betemit scored, J Dyson safe at third on throwing error by catcher D Butera. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8th | A Escobar hit sacrifice fly to shortstop, J Dyson scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
KC leads 2-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 30 April 2011
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 31,407
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster
- First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
- Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
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 |

