Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

62-60, 29-30 Away

Final

64-56, 33-29 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	9	17	1
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	1

K. Rogers10-6

8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

J. Gobble2-1

3.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- P. Abbott pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- P. Abbott pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- C Guzman singled to shallow left center, J Jones and A Pierzynski scored, D Mohr to third, D Mohr scored, C Guzman to third on throwing error by center fielder D Relaford.
  8
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 5th
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J Randa safe at second on throwing error by third baseman C Koskie.
  8
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TwinsTop 6th
- P. Abbott pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- P. Abbott pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- P. Abbott pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- G. Lloyd pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- M Restovich hit for J Jones.
  9
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- G. Lloyd pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- M. MacDougal pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- K. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J.C. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
9
Royals
2

Game 1

16/8

Twins
14
Royals
5

Game 2

16/8

Twins
4
Royals
5

Game 3

17/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:05 AM, 16 August 2003

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 39,927

Game Time:2:59

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson

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

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

K. Rogers10-6

J. Gobble2-1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Swinging
3 Foul Ball
4 Ball
5 Fly Out